All Things Speed & Strength | Podcast by Lucas Quinn and Jared Wilson

Episode #17: Dr. Lachlan James & Dr. Steven Duhig | Defining Strength in Performance

Apr 15, 2024

Dr. Lachlan James and Dr. Steven Duhig discuss strength in performance, exploring assessing strength impact, optimizing metrics in rugby league, and tailored strength training for injury prevention and performance enhancement in various sports.

01:22:38

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Lachlan James

Steven Duhig

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Quick takeaways

Isometric strength testing requires familiarization and reflects comprehensive monitoring.

Utilizing velocity-based training offers tailored feedback for athletes' capabilities instantly.

Divergence from maximal dynamic strength highlights need for targeted training strategies.

KPIs as performance metrics validate strength training impact on sprint-specific outcomes.

Deep dives

Evaluation of Isometric Strength Testing

Isometric strength testing, whether using an isobeld squat or isometric mid-thigh pull, is crucial but requires time and familiarization for meaningful results. The often different output to temporal metrics in a countermovement jump, for instance, underlines the comprehensive nature of monitoring. Monitoring acute stress, fatigue and readiness is more about movement time changes than alterations in output metrics, emphasizing strategy shifts to accomplish jump height goals.

Introduction

2min

Exploring the Multifaceted Career of an Athletic Performance Expert

3min

Exploring Strength Classification and Diagnosis in Athletic Performance

19min

Optimizing Performance Metrics in Rugby League Strength and Conditioning

33min

Balanced Preseason Training Approach in Rugby League and Australian Rules Football

2min

Optimizing Strength Training for Athlete Performance

17min

Athletic Trunk Morphology Research and Injury Risk Study

6min

We welcomed Dr. Lachlan James and Dr. Steven Duhig onto the All Things Speed & Strength Podcast. This episode was guest co-hosted by Dr. Patrick Holmberg.

Lachlan James is a Senior Lecturer, Sport Scientist, and Course Coordinator of the Master of Strength and Conditioning degree at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.

He received his PhD in Sport Science in 2017 and has published over 40 peer reviewed articles, including 25 as first or senior author. He currently supervises 7 PhD students with research projects in the AFL, Super Rugby, Queensland Academy of Sport, the A-League and with VALD Performance. Prior to entering academia, he spent 10 years in professional practice as a strength and conditioning coach and applied sport scientist.

https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/lpjames/publications

Steven Duhig is a Lecturer in Exercise Science at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia. He received his PhD in 2017 with a research focus on hamstring strain injuries. Since then, he has broadened his research interests to include identifying determinants of athletic performance and personalising training programs to optimise sports performance.

His current research involves exploring the connections between muscle architecture and injury risk, as well as performance enhancement and injury prevention in various sports, including Australian rules football, soccer, rugby league, swimming, track and field, and surfing. He is also interested in developing technologies to improve musculoskeletal imaging and function.

https://experts.griffith.edu.au/9460-steven-duhig

The episode is available on all platforms, including YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.

About your hosts: The All Things Speed & Strength Podcast is hosted by Lucas Quinn and Jared Wilson. Lucas owns a Training Facility in Westlake Village, California, and works with athletes from the youth to the professional level. Jared is an NBA strength coach and also owns a Training Facility in Ventura, California.

Lucas' online speed training digital platform for athletes:

www.SpeedUnleashedLQ.com and www.LQSportsPerformance.com

Instagram: @LQ_StrengthCoach / @JaredWilson.Performance / @Speed_Strength.Podcast

Twitter: @LQStrengthCoach / @_JaredWilson / @SpeedStrPodcast

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