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Comprehensive, evidence-based training programs and guides for athletes at every level.

Daily Readiness Testing Protocol Guide
guides·14 min read

Daily Readiness Testing Protocol Guide

Guessing load from how an athlete feels misses real fatigue. This protocol pairs CMJ data with subjective scales and clear thresholds for load decisions.

readiness·testing·daily
Sport-Specific Warm-Up Design: Evidence-Based Protocols
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Sport-Specific Warm-Up Design: Evidence-Based Protocols

Random warm-ups waste your PAP window. This protocol sequences muscle activation and movement prep with exact timing, then checks readiness with IMU data.

warm-up·sport-specific·PAP
Training Residuals for Season Planning: The Complete Guide
guides·9 min read

Training Residuals for Season Planning: The Complete Guide

Drop a quality from your program and it doesn't vanish overnight. See residual windows for strength, power, and endurance, and how to sequence a season.

training residuals·season planning·periodization
Triphasic Training: Eccentric-Isometric-Concentric Method
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Triphasic Training: Eccentric-Isometric-Concentric Method

Eccentric, isometric, and concentric phases need different tempos and loads, not the same lift done slower. Here's how to structure and track each block.

triphasic·training·eccentric
Individualizing Training with Velocity Profiles
guides·8 min read

Individualizing Training with Velocity Profiles

Two athletes lifting the same load can have opposite profiles. Classify force vs. velocity deficits and retest every 8 weeks to confirm the shift.

velocity profile·force-velocity·individualization
Acute:Chronic Workload Ratio (ACWR): Complete Practitioner Guide
guides·10 min read

Acute:Chronic Workload Ratio (ACWR): Complete Practitioner Guide

Master the ACWR for injury prevention and performance. Learn calculation methods, safe zones, sport-specific norms, and IMU-based workload tracking.

acute·chronic·workload
Athlete Profiling: Custom Training Design
guides·10 min read

Athlete Profiling: Custom Training Design

Athlete profiling for custom training design. Force-velocity profiling, jump testing, asymmetry screening, and data-driven load prescription.

athlete profiling·force-velocity profile·custom training
Bar Path Analysis Guide: Measuring, Interpreting, and Correcting Barbell Trajectories
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Bar Path Analysis Guide: Measuring, Interpreting, and Correcting Barbell Trajectories

Bar path analysis: ideal squat, deadlift, and bench trajectories, deviation norms, IMU measurement methods, and correction drills.

bar path·barbell analysis·powerlifting
Concurrent Power and Endurance Training: Resolving the Interference Effect
guides·9 min read

Concurrent Power and Endurance Training: Resolving the Interference Effect

The interference effect cuts power gains by up to 31% when endurance is trained concurrently. Learn the exact session sequencing, volume ratios.

concurrent training·power·endurance
Female Athlete Training Guide: Hormonal Phases, Power Gaps, and Evidence-Based Programming
guides·9 min read

Female Athlete Training Guide: Hormonal Phases, Power Gaps, and Evidence-Based Programming

Evidence-based programming for female athletes: menstrual cycle periodization, ACL risk reduction, and the strength-to-power gap.

female·athlete·training
Force Plate Testing Guide: Key Metrics, Protocols, and Practical Alternatives
guides·9 min read

Force Plate Testing Guide: Key Metrics, Protocols, and Practical Alternatives

Not sure which force plate protocol fits your goal? Compare CMJ, drop jump, IMTP, and RFD tests against normative data tables coaches actually use.

force plate·testing·CMJ
GPS Tracking in Team Sports: A Complete Practitioner Guide
guides·9 min read

GPS Tracking in Team Sports: A Complete Practitioner Guide

Total distance alone won't catch overload risk. See the GPS metrics, threshold zones, and positional norms that matter, plus where IMU data fills gaps.

gps·tracking·team