Welcome back to another edition of the monthly round up of sports science research. This month we have a look at a program for preventing hamstring injuries in sprinters, a bit on running economy, beta-alanine, blood flow restricted training, vitamin D, and the All Blacks Rugby Team. Enjoy! Read more
American football has undergone drastic change in the 50 years since Vern strapped on a helmet as a college lineman. New practice guidelines are finally trying to keep up with the changes to help protect players. But will they work? On this episode of the podcast we discuss how the sport is evolved and how practice must evolve with it. Read more
Jumping is an integral part of athletic development and training for all power sports. But we have a little different approach to it than most coaches. On this episode we discuss using mutli-jumps as a tool for athletic development, including a detailed look at Nick Garcia’s jumping progression, periodization, and more. Read more
Bill Knowles is a world-renowned expert in reconditioning, having worked with athletes and teams from across the globe at the Olympic and professional levels. He joins us on this weeks podcast to discuss injuries, coming back from injury, and athletic development. Read more
The core fundamentals that guide our training are rarely the sexy things that will make us rich. Instead they are simple truths that simply work. On this episode Nick and I share some of the simple truths that make up the foundation of our training methods. Read more
For the first time ever the GAINcast and the HMMR Podcast join forces to co-host the first episode of 2017. As the new year gets underway we chat about the state of training for sports. Topics span from how to use injury prediction, Olympic lifting, finding context in training, doping, and more. Read more
For the first time ever the HMMR Podcast and the GAINcast join forces to co-host the first episode of 2017. As the new year gets underway we chat about the state of training for sports with GAINcast host Vern Gambetta. Topics span from how to use injury prediction, Olympic lifting, finding context in training, doping, and more. Read more
