Review 7 – Muscle & Tendon
In this episode, Daniel reviews the relative contribution of muscle and tendon work in vertical jump tasks between good and poor performers by McBride (2021) and how this should impact our training foci.
Tag: Theory
Review 6 – Availability
In this episode, Daniel reviews the importance of training availability on competition outcome by Raysmith et al. (2016) and highlights how we undervalue absence of injury and illness.
Review 5 – Do We Actually Understand the Intensity of Plyometrics?
In this episode, Daniel reviews the intensity assessment of plyometrics by Sugisaki et al. (2013) and highlights how little we focus on joint-by-joint demands than prescribing jumping activities.
Review 4 – What Can We Learn From the Brain?
In this episode, Daniel reviews the meta-analysis by Elliot et al. (2020) and highlights how little confidence we have in brain-based training. More specifically, this paper shows that fMRI studies, one of our “best”…
Review 3 – Are We Acknowledging Adaptive Variability Enough?
In this episode, Daniel reviews the results by Damas et al. (2019) and highlights how little adaptive certainty we can attribute to distinct resistance training methods. More specifically, this intervention study determi…
Review 2 – Are Isometrics Overrated for Speed Development?
In this episode, Daniel provides an alternative interpretation for the recent publication by Miller et al. (2020) and what this could imply for training. This cross-sectional study checked how single and multijoint isome…
Review 1 – Understanding Shortcomings in Research
When comparing groups of people in the way how they move, we first must make sure we do it in a way the acquired data can actually tell us something meaningful. Understanding and acknowledging some pitfalls when designin…
Validity and Repeatability of the YoYoIR1 and 1000TT: Re-analysis of the Clancy et al. paper
In the following two videos and a PDF report, I am going to re-analyze the paper by Clancy et al. using bootstrap magnitude-based approach (using bmbstats package) and mixed-effects model in R language.
Conceptualizing Philosophy in Strength & Conditioning: The Barbell Strategy and Risk
In this article, Adriano outlines Taleb’s Barbell Strategy for Risk in Financial Investment and details how high-performance sport programs may benefit from categorizing the risk potential of individual training elemen…
My View on Olympic Weightlifting for Athletic Development in Team Sports
Part of the beauty of the Olympic lifts is that they allow the athletes to get ballistic intent in, without actually becoming projectiles themselves. Read more on the subject in the following article.
