Partner 4-Direction Agility. Learning how to react and create an effective shin angle for the first step, just like defense. No cones needed, more athletes involved at once, easy progression from 1 steps ➡️ shuffle ➡️ crossovers

Let's dive into the non-negotiables, minimums, and time-windows to help you maximize your concurrent training. Patreon post 64:

Concurrent training: doing a little bit of everything all the time for high-quality and frequent training w/o needing excessive recovery. However, like all methodologies, it's a system to organize volume/intensity/frequency w/ it's own pros/cons/tradeoffs that must be understood

-Asymmetry in a countermovement jump is a pseudo-unilateral metric during a bilateral task. A metric is just a number, what matters is the task that produced it. The better we understand the task, the better we can use the data and its context to guide decisions. (2/2).

Data is just an observation of the athlete during that specific task. Examples:.-Max Acceleration in a Force-Velocity Profile (3kg resisted, all-out sprint) is not the same as Max Acceleration in an ADA test (3kg assisted, knowing you’ll decelerate soon). (1/2).

In part 2: same-week testing and Load-Velocity Profiling, answering:. 1. Are LVP metrics reliable across 2 sessions?.2. Is there a meaningful difference between profile 1 and 2?.3. Does it actually change what loads you program for training?. Free article:

Free article: same-week sprint testing. Athlete's performance fluctuates day to day from prior training/sleep/nutrition/etc, so how does that affect the data?. Is it worth testing multiple times to get better data? Or is that adding time and effort for no different results?

1️⃣ Safer: no stress on wrists/shoulders when catching, easy to “fail” (just drop it).2️⃣ More forceful: you can go supramaximal, heavier than you could clean.3️⃣ Higher output: movement stays simple, focus on being explosive. Shown, High Pull Complex: Power, High Hang, Low Hang.

Hot take: High Pulls > Cleans. Unless you’re an Olympic lifter, catching the bar doesn’t really matter. In every other setting, the goal is simple: apply force bilaterally, vertically, and explosively. Why High Pulls win ⬇️

Real testing, real data, real decisions. Patreon post 62:

Sprint testing: is 1 rep enough?. With data from 50 D1 football players, I answer:.1️⃣ Are Force-Velocity Profile metrics reliable?.2️⃣ Is there a meaningful difference rep 1 and rep 2?.3️⃣ Does the rep choice change what "bucket" an athlete falls into?. ⬇️

(Because X only allows 4 pictures at a time). (3/3)

as a donation to @MakeAWish . But this couldn't have been done without @billmills who encouraged me to get this thing going (and also has a fantastic Patreon himself). Here's to year 2, kicking it off with 10 of my favorite articles from year 1!.(2/3)

Hard to believe it's already been a year 🤯. A big thank you to everyone who has joined my @Patreon, both free and paid, to support me creating high-level content for high-level coaches and practitioners. But a bigger thank you to those who helped contribute to almost $900.(1/3)

RT @1080motion: Load-Velocity Profiling 🏃‍♂️‍➡️. Stop guessing and start giving athletes the exact load they need for their resisted sprint….

that helps coaches make better decisions and answer:.-Has the athlete earned more individualized training?.-Is their sprinting speed holding back their game speed?.-Are their brakes (COD) where they should be compared to their gas (accel)?. Patreon post 61

Speed matters and can be trained, but sprinting isn’t the only type of speed that counts. COD is just as important, yet COD tests in isolation miss key context. So what’s a good number for COD performance?. The Change of Direction Ratio is a simple, actionable metric.

Ep 195 of the Matt Tometz Performance Podcast. Link in bio for all platforms, out everywhere you can listen

Small changes can drive big results if they’re the right ones. Here are three simple shifts I made that moved the needle for my college athletes that not only kept them engaged, but also progressing. Patreon post 60:

RT @ScienceforSport: How do you collect data and then use it to drive intent in the gym and on the field?.Or, do you get you stuck retrospe….

On-ramping isn’t about slowing down, it’s about making your fast sustainable. Here's how to fully understand, program, and apply on-ramping for top speed sprinting for your athletes. Patreon post 59: