Sportsmith
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"The local, regional, and global load tolerance exercise prescription are only complete when they are part of building the player for his return to sport. Gradually shift from local and regional exercises into combined and multi-joint movements."
May 2, 2025 at 5:04 AM
"The local, regional, and global load tolerance exercise prescription are only complete when they are part of building the player for his return to sport. Gradually shift from local and regional exercises into combined and multi-joint movements."
"Players will likely tolerate linear jogging before multiplanar explosive movements in the gym. Therefore, practitioners can progress athletes further and faster up the pyramid in some areas while simultaneous working others at a "more clinical" level."
May 2, 2025 at 5:04 AM
"Players will likely tolerate linear jogging before multiplanar explosive movements in the gym. Therefore, practitioners can progress athletes further and faster up the pyramid in some areas while simultaneous working others at a "more clinical" level."
"Global strength maintenance exercises target key areas for football: quadriceps, hamstrings, calves, and ankle stability. Often, players can tolerate more isolated global strength maintenance exercises early in rehabilitation."
May 2, 2025 at 5:04 AM
"Global strength maintenance exercises target key areas for football: quadriceps, hamstrings, calves, and ankle stability. Often, players can tolerate more isolated global strength maintenance exercises early in rehabilitation."
"Split into two main areas—strength / power maintenance and cardiovascular maintenance— global load tolerance takes into account the last component of the overall treatment philosophy: reverse engineering football performance."
May 2, 2025 at 5:04 AM
"Split into two main areas—strength / power maintenance and cardiovascular maintenance— global load tolerance takes into account the last component of the overall treatment philosophy: reverse engineering football performance."
"When loading regional structures, we still want to avoid a maladaptive stimulus for the injured local tissue. For example, a loaded single leg hip thrust exercise through a full range of motion could be painful in the adductor, hip flexor, or core."
May 2, 2025 at 5:04 AM
"When loading regional structures, we still want to avoid a maladaptive stimulus for the injured local tissue. For example, a loaded single leg hip thrust exercise through a full range of motion could be painful in the adductor, hip flexor, or core."
"Often, the local load tolerance continuums apply to regional load tolerance exercise. For example, in an adductor-related groin pain case, local exercises for hip flexors and abdominals / core double as regional load tolerance exercises."
May 2, 2025 at 5:04 AM
"Often, the local load tolerance continuums apply to regional load tolerance exercise. For example, in an adductor-related groin pain case, local exercises for hip flexors and abdominals / core double as regional load tolerance exercises."
"“higher level” exercises become more velocity based. After strength sufficiency confirmation via test-retest, practitioners should verify that the player can perform speed based actions before introducing explosive or high intensity pitch actions."
May 2, 2025 at 5:04 AM
"“higher level” exercises become more velocity based. After strength sufficiency confirmation via test-retest, practitioners should verify that the player can perform speed based actions before introducing explosive or high intensity pitch actions."
"The most important aspects in exercise selection are understanding the stimulus and knowing how to progress/regress the movement. The key is simple: find the right one at the right time, and use test-retest to progress further along the continuum."
May 2, 2025 at 5:04 AM
"The most important aspects in exercise selection are understanding the stimulus and knowing how to progress/regress the movement. The key is simple: find the right one at the right time, and use test-retest to progress further along the continuum."
"Practitioners can manipulate many variables to progress and regress adductor exercises. These include range of motion; contraction type; lever length, or other biomechanical variables; postural demands; movement speed; and resistance."
May 2, 2025 at 5:04 AM
"Practitioners can manipulate many variables to progress and regress adductor exercises. These include range of motion; contraction type; lever length, or other biomechanical variables; postural demands; movement speed; and resistance."
"Local exercises are exercises that directly target the injured tissue and should be prescribed to a level that is tolerable while still promoting an adaptive progressive overload."
May 2, 2025 at 5:04 AM
"Local exercises are exercises that directly target the injured tissue and should be prescribed to a level that is tolerable while still promoting an adaptive progressive overload."
"This article dives deeper into exercise progressions and regressions, using test-retest, and returning (safely) to football."
May 2, 2025 at 5:04 AM
"This article dives deeper into exercise progressions and regressions, using test-retest, and returning (safely) to football."
"Exercise prescription boils down to finding the right recipe: how can we manipulate load to achieve a desired stimulus, and how can we progressively manipulate that load until the player can perform football related actions."
May 2, 2025 at 5:04 AM
"Exercise prescription boils down to finding the right recipe: how can we manipulate load to achieve a desired stimulus, and how can we progressively manipulate that load until the player can perform football related actions."
"We should look at the difference between the approach vertical jump and the standing vertical jump to understand the athlete’s ability to produce and absorb high forces similar to what an athlete would display in competition."
April 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"We should look at the difference between the approach vertical jump and the standing vertical jump to understand the athlete’s ability to produce and absorb high forces similar to what an athlete would display in competition."
"As practitioners, our goal is to prepare athletes for the demands of the sport and enhance physical ability. Coaches should explore using the AVJ to profile athletes and evaluate their preferred strategy to train accordingly."
April 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"As practitioners, our goal is to prepare athletes for the demands of the sport and enhance physical ability. Coaches should explore using the AVJ to profile athletes and evaluate their preferred strategy to train accordingly."
"Horizontal to vertical plyometrics, depth jumps, drop jumps, and repeated CMJs can train the horizontal deceleration / eccentric phase of the approach vertical jump. "
April 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"Horizontal to vertical plyometrics, depth jumps, drop jumps, and repeated CMJs can train the horizontal deceleration / eccentric phase of the approach vertical jump. "
"Athletes will either accelerate quickly or slowly creep into the penultimate step. If an athlete is able to bring velocity to the jump, we can usually conclude they can handle high amounts of eccentric force to reproduce and transmit the force vertically."
April 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"Athletes will either accelerate quickly or slowly creep into the penultimate step. If an athlete is able to bring velocity to the jump, we can usually conclude they can handle high amounts of eccentric force to reproduce and transmit the force vertically."
"Higher performing athletes with regard to horizontal braking impulse generated greater eccentric force and power values in the CMJ. The best performing athletes during deceleration were also the best performers during the CMJ."
April 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"Higher performing athletes with regard to horizontal braking impulse generated greater eccentric force and power values in the CMJ. The best performing athletes during deceleration were also the best performers during the CMJ."
"The approach jump has a large horizontal deceleration component that a standing CMJ does not. In light of this, practitioners need to understand the value of an athlete’s ability to rapidly decelerate horizontal speed."
April 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"The approach jump has a large horizontal deceleration component that a standing CMJ does not. In light of this, practitioners need to understand the value of an athlete’s ability to rapidly decelerate horizontal speed."
"An athlete who chooses a double leg approach vertical jump likely favours the ability to produce large amounts of force, slow SSC, and lower body strength. An athlete who favors a single leg approach jump will bias towards elastic properties."
April 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"An athlete who chooses a double leg approach vertical jump likely favours the ability to produce large amounts of force, slow SSC, and lower body strength. An athlete who favors a single leg approach jump will bias towards elastic properties."
"The prevalence of the approach vertical jump in sport makes it worthy of further study and understanding. In addition to eccentric utilization ratio (EUR) from a CMJ and squat jump, it may be beneficial to look at the difference between one's standing vertical jump and approach vertical jump."
April 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"The prevalence of the approach vertical jump in sport makes it worthy of further study and understanding. In addition to eccentric utilization ratio (EUR) from a CMJ and squat jump, it may be beneficial to look at the difference between one's standing vertical jump and approach vertical jump."
"The approach vertical jump provides insight into an athlete's jump technique, landing versatility, and their ability to exert synchronized lower body output. It also mimics sport specific scenarios, e.g., finishing a layup, spiking a volleyball, or performing triple jump. "
April 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"The approach vertical jump provides insight into an athlete's jump technique, landing versatility, and their ability to exert synchronized lower body output. It also mimics sport specific scenarios, e.g., finishing a layup, spiking a volleyball, or performing triple jump. "
"The single leg approach jump results in significantly greater eccentric impulse and GRF compared to a double leg approach vertical jump (DAVJ). Single leg approach jumps demonstrate greater approach speed and shorter contact times."
April 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"The single leg approach jump results in significantly greater eccentric impulse and GRF compared to a double leg approach vertical jump (DAVJ). Single leg approach jumps demonstrate greater approach speed and shorter contact times."
"An athlete may display exceptional braking or propulsive ability while performing a CMJ but perform poorly during an approach vertical jump. A common occurrence is having a similar approach vertical jump and standing vertical jump."
April 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"An athlete may display exceptional braking or propulsive ability while performing a CMJ but perform poorly during an approach vertical jump. A common occurrence is having a similar approach vertical jump and standing vertical jump."
"During an approach vertical jump, an athlete may produce up to three times their body weight on a single leg. High achieving athletes’ CMJ typically displays a similar output using two legs."
April 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"During an approach vertical jump, an athlete may produce up to three times their body weight on a single leg. High achieving athletes’ CMJ typically displays a similar output using two legs."