Whether you're a quarterback, gymnast, triathlete or everyday lifter, you use the stretch-shortening cycle (SSC). You not only use it, you rely on it to maximize your speed and power training with ...

Introduction Achilles tendinopathy is believed to be driven in part by eccentric fatigue. 1 Likewise, interventions that improve resilience to eccentric fatigue demonstrate efficacy. 2 An experimental ...

Plyometric training is a game-changing tool for athletes who want to run faster, jump higher, and move with explosive power.

Introduction Achilles tendinopathy (AT) is a common condition. Its pathoaetiology is not fully understood although failed loading is believed to be a key feature in its pathogenesis. 2 The Achilles ...

Smacking a tennis ball, leaping to grab a basketball rebound, sprinting hard — almost every athletic movement depends on explosive power. Professional athletes have long built that power through ...

'Sprinters usually incorporate movements that mimic their sprint mechanics by focusing on force production, elasticity, and ...

INTRODUCTION TO POWER TRAINING AND HIGH-VELOCITY EXERCISE: A COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUING EDUCATION APPROVED COURSE Power training is a specialized form of strength training that emphasizes the ...

Alli Mafera springs off the Bosu balls — several that are lined up in a row — and nimbly bounces with both feet from one ball to the next. Balancing on a Bosu ball — think of it as a stability ball ...

Many athletes stretch. This high incidence likely contributes to the perception that static stretching improves performance. Though athletic performance and static stretching receive research, a lot ...