Title: Identifying Reliable and Relatable Force–Time Metrics in Athletes—Considerations for the Isometric Mid-Thigh Pull and Countermovement Jump Authors: Justin J Merrigan, Jason D Stone, W Guy Hornsby and Joshua A Hagen. Year: 2020 Questions: Are Force-Time metrics in a Countermovement Jump (CMJ) and Isometric Mid-Thigh Pull test reliable (IMTP)? Are there Force Time metrics from […]
Taken from BBC’s Fight for First: Excel Esports; the following snippet showcases how Game Changer Performance have integrated HumanTrak into Excel Esports performance structure to profile ROM and movement capabilities in the team’s athletes. If you’re interested in learning more about how HumanTrak can benefit you and your clients, click here or contact us at […]
Drawn from VALD’s European Football Report for the 2019-20 season; these figures show the distribution of results for over 21,000 Nordic tests conducted on roughly 3,900 elite football players across the EPL, ECL and UEFA using the NordBord Testing System. Each figure plots the scores for Nordic strength (x-axis) against normalised density (y-axis). Pinpointed also […]
The following graphs represent the distribution of results from over 8,900 hip adduction tests conducted on over 1,000 athletes using the ForceFrame Testing System during the 2019-20 EPL, ECL, and UEFA seasons. Each figure plots the scores for hip adductor strength (x-axis) against normalised density (y-axis), where 1 (the maximum) indicates a more common testing score, and scores […]
Title: Measurement Properties of an Adductor Strength Assessment System in Professional Australian Footballers Author/s: Ryan (@Sam_Ryan1), Kempton (@tom85kempton), Pacecca (@Mids9) and Coutts (@AaronJCoutts) Year: 2018 Journal: International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance (ISSN: 1555-0273) Question: Is the GroinBar a reliable measurement system for professional Australian football (AFL) players? Key Takeaway: The GroinBar proved superior in accuracy to common […]
Title: Eccentric knee flexor strength and risk of hamstring injuries in Rugby Union: A prospective study Author/s: Bourne (@MBourne5), Opar (@davidopar), Williams (@drmorgs), Shield (@das_shield) Year: 2015 Journal: The American Journal of Sports Medicine (ISSN: 0363 546) Question: How does eccentric knee flexor strength relate to risk of hamstring injuries in Rugby Union? Key Takeaway: Eccentric knee […]
Title: Eccentric hamstring strength and hamstring injury risk in Australian footballers Author/s: Opar (@davidopar), Williams (@drmorgs), Timmins (@ryan_timmins), Hickey (@JackHickey89), Duhig (@duhigs), Shield (@das_shield) Year: 2014 Journal: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise (ISSN: 0195-9131) Question: Does eccentric weakness put AFL Players at greater risk of hamstring strain injury? Key Takeaway: High levels of eccentric strength correlated with […]
Title: Reduced biceps femoris myoelectrical activity influences eccentric knee flexor weakness after repeat sprint running Author/s: Timmins, (@ryan_timmins), Opar (@davidopar), Williams (@drmorgs), Schache, Dear, and Shield (@das_shield) Year: 2014 Journal: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports (ISSN: 1600-0838) Question: How does repeated sprint running affect the hamstring muscles? Key Takeaway: Sprint running caused reductions in muscle strength, […]
Title: The role of neuromuscular inhibition in hamstring strain injury recurrence Author/s: Fyfe (@jacksonfyfe) Opar (@davidopar), Williams (@drmorgs), Shield (@das_shield) Year: 2013 Journal: Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology (ISSN: 1050-6411) Question: What is neuromuscular inhibition and what’s it role in HSI? Key Takeaway: Neuromuscular inhibition and the conceptual framework presented in this review help to illustrate a potential cause for […]
Title: Hamstring strain injuries: Factors that lead to injury and re-injury Author/s: Opar (@davidopar), Williams (@drmorgs), Shield (@das_shield) Year: 2012 Journal: Sports Medicine (ISSN: 0112-1642) Question: What are the factors leading to injury and re-injury of the hamstring muscles? Key Takeaway: Many current intervention strategies show mixed success. Time for a new approach? Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.2165/11594800-000000000-00000 (login required for fulltext) […]
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