field testing
How to Find Critical Velocity From Two Time Trials: A Field Protocol Without Lactate Testing
Set a real threshold pace from two time trials and a calculator, no lactate strips or lab visit required. Full critical velocity test protocol, math, and norms.
Fixing a Suspicious Left/Right Balance on Your Cycling Power Meter
A sudden L/R swing on your power meter is often crank drift or bad calibration, not new muscle imbalance. Here's how to tell the two apart.
Fencing Lunge Explosiveness Test Protocol: Measuring Reach Distance and Push-Off Time
Two fencers post nearly the same lunge reach on tape, but one rear foot fires far faster. A fencing lunge power test that scores distance and speed together.
Hurdle Clearance Rhythm Test: Measuring Lead Leg Timing and Step Consistency Between Hurdles
Splits look clean but hurdle six tells another story. A CV protocol for inter-hurdle rhythm and lead leg timing that catches breakdown before it shows up.
Korfball Shooting Elevation: Testing Clearance Over the High Post
A shooter keeps getting blocked at the post despite a clean release. A field protocol that turns that into a measurable clearance-margin number.
Reconciling Laser/Doppler Sprint Speed With Timing Gates
Laser peak speed and timing-gate splits rarely match, and it is not a calibration error. The averaging math behind the gap, plus a field protocol to prove it.
Manual Stopwatch Sprint Timing Bias Correction: Aligning Hand-Timed Splits With Gate Data
Hand-timed sprints read about 0.2s fast. A field protocol for measuring your own timer's bias and correcting it to match gate-verified sprint times.
How to Run a Maximal Aerobic Speed (MAS) Test: A Field Protocol for Setting Real Interval Speeds
That VO2max number came from a formula, not a real run. Field-test true Maximal Aerobic Speed on a track and set every interval pace from actual data.
The Rock Climbing Lead Endurance Test: Timing Forearm Pump Onset With a Fingerboard Decay Curve
Grip testing misses when the pump actually hits mid-route. This protocol times hold-time decay across repeated hangs to pin down the exact moment.
Assessing Single-Leg Deceleration and Landing Control: Scoring Braking, Not Just Height
A single-leg hop that lands soft and quiet still fails half the athletes on braking control. Field protocol, scoring math, and cutoffs for that gap.
Skateboarding Ollie Explosive Jump Test: Measuring Pop Height and Ankle Stiffness
A skateboarding ollie power test that compares bare-jump height to on-board pop height, showing how much explosive power actually survives the trick.
Star Excursion Balance Test: Protocol and Normalizing Reach Distance to Limb Length
A taller athlete's raw SEBT reach looks better on paper, until you normalize to limb length. Full 8-direction protocol, the math, and injury-risk cutoffs.