Publication: “Peak Power, Force and Velocity During Jump Squats in Professional Rugby Players”
Published September 22, 2011
A few weeks ago we found out that our paper with the title ”Peak Power, Force and Velocity During Jump Squats in Professional Rugby Players” was accepted for publication in the Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research (JSCR).
We had to go through 3 reviews, mainly due to the reviewers continuously not being happy with the sample size. Fortunately, through some further detail added (especially in the statistics portion where one of the primary authors performed some impressive skills that were in all honesty way over my head), we were able to demonstrate that the sample size was statistically appropriate/significant, and more than matched -if not improved upon- previous published research of a similar nature (especially given the fact our sample consisted of highly trained professional athletes).
Although the below pdf is still the “proof-read” version sent to us by JCSR (there are a few grammatical and administrative alterations left to be made) getting the final copy will take a while so I decided to post the study early for anyone interested as the main content will stay the same.
In addition, I have also attached a pdf of my undergraduate dissertation which was what the publication study was based on. The raw data is the same but there are a few different angles of discussion/focus (along with some different references) within this paper which may be of additional interest.
Finally, I would like to sincerely thank everyone who was involved with this paper, as well as all who sent in their congratulations and good wishes over the last few weeks. Thoughts/comments/critical review are of course always welcome, I hope you find the papers to be of use!
JSCR Publication Proof-Version
Dissertation Final Copy (Graphs, Tables and Figures displayed after Reference section)
An Interview with Adam Trypas
Published September 15, 2011
This week’s post is an interview with Adam Trypas, a good friend, mentor and top-class coach.
Adam has just finished as the Head S&C coach for Toyota Rugby (Japan), and has been a tremendous source of knowledge and education for me over the last few years.
Weighing in with a competitive Weightlifting background and many successful years coaching athetes in professional Rugby League/Union (as well as Soccer and Water Polo), Adam has an astute knowledge of what it takes to succeed at the highest level, and is always more than willing to “talk shop” with anyone.
Some great thoughts and discussion in this interview, enjoy!
1. Hi Adam, thanks for taking the time to do this interview. Could you give my readers your background, and how you came to be a strength and conditioning coach?
No problem at all. It is very humbling to be asked to contribute to your page.
I come from an Olympic lifting background, which was instilled in me from a young age from my father who represented Australia in lifting in the 1970’s. Although I had absolutely no interest in lifting weights in my early teens, I just decided one weekend when I was 17yrs of age that I was going to start weightlifting the following Monday.
An Interview With Dr. Michael Hartman – Part 2
Published May 2, 2011
Part 2 of Dr. Hartman’s interview (click here to read Part 1), what better way to start the week?
Michael returns to give his thoughts on in-season training for athletes, how he implements screening and corrective exercise protocols, plenty of good reading suggestions and what every athlete needs to train. In addition, he gives some of the best advice i’ve read about how to develop yourself as a coach and what factors must be taken into consideration.
Plenty of things to get your teeth into here, have a great week.
8. How do you implement resistance training during a team sport athlete’s in-season period?
In-season training really depends on the athlete and how often they compete, and the amount of time they play. In the US, most team sports play both during the week and weekend (except American football, which is just Friday or Saturday). In some cases there may be a stretch of 3 games in 5 days, and other times 3 games over 18-21 days. Obviously the time during the season with a high amount of game activity, the training is more restorative or corrective in nature, and higher loading, as seen is the off-season, is reserved for the times during the season without much game activity. Continue reading
Keeping It Simple, Keeping It Fun: The Path To Results
Published April 18, 2011
Nick Horton
This week’s warm-up post to Part 2 of Michael Hartman’s interview (click here for Part 1) is a really thoughtful and impressive article written by Nick Horton, who I did an interview with here.
Nick’s blog is full of great information and genuine care/thought on how to develop athletes, with the best part being that he manages to do this all by being friendly, open-minded and creatively analytical.
Click here for the link to the article “The Death of Heavy Days: How To Do More Work With Less Obsession”, in which Nick goes over habit breaker protocols, how to guarantee training program success with athletes, and what needs to be done to construct a benficial psychological training environment to achieve results.
Enjoy!
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1 CommentAn Interview with Dr. Michael Hartman – Part 1
Published April 9, 2011
This week’s offering is Part 1 of my interview with Dr. Michael Hartman, a sport scientist and strength & conditioning coach based in Texas. Michael weighs in with some serious credentials to his name, having held coaching and sport science roles at the prestigious US Olympic Training Centre amongst other things, as well as being fortunate enough to learn his trade from some of the most highly regarded practitioners in the field.
As always its an honour to have someone of this standing take the time to answer an interview and share his thoughts, I think there are some big take-homes in this one so I hope you get as much out of it as I did.
Stay tuned for Part 2!
There is no substitute for hard work....
1. Hi Michael, thanks for taking the time to do this interview. Could you give my readers your background, and how you came to be a Strength and Conditioning coach?
I was first introduced to strength training as a teenager by my father. There were always bodybuilding magazines lying around, but the first “real” strength training book he bought for me was “Speed-Strength Training for Football” by EJ Kreis. Even now, 25+ years after it was published, I still think it’s a decent book for athletes. Later, during high school, my brother and I were introduced to an organized off-season program that emphasized the use of the Squat, Bench Press, and Power Clean while recognizing the importance of setting goals and working hard; simple concepts that many people seem to forget when designing a program. Continue reading
Patrick Ward Trigger Point Article and Buddy Morris Interview
Published April 9, 2011
Patrick Ward
Great trigger point article by Patrick Ward on Joel Jamieson’s “8 Weeks Out”.
As always, Patrick delivers an easy to understand but thoroughly informative view on an area of great importance to anyone dealing with training, soft-tissue work or general health. In this article he takes a closer look at what trigger points are, how they can affect the body and ways through which these problematic areas can be addressed (appropriate manual therapy being one of them). Continue reading
Polish Training Hall Videos 2008
Published January 23, 2011
Here’s some great footage of the Polish Olympic Weightlifting team training in the run-up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.