Dr. Paul Comfort, a leading strength and conditioning researcher and professor, shares insights on significant topics in sports science. He dives into the innovative idea of microdosing strength training to boost performance while minimizing fatigue. Comfort also discusses the critical role of countermovement depth in jump performance evaluation and emphasizes the importance of clear communication of metrics with coaches. The intricacies of measuring athletic performance metrics, like impulse and power, are explored to shed light on optimal training strategies and athlete readiness.
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Microdosing Benefits in Training
Break weekly training volume into smaller sessions to reduce fatigue and improve performance consistency.
Microdosing allows athletes to complete a higher percentage of planned volume and improves exercise quality.
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Simplify CMJ Testing Approach
Start testing with basic, understandable metrics like jump height and time to take off.
Use these basics to guide further analysis on jump phases and inform coaching cues.
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Standardize Cueing for Jumps
Standardize cues during testing to ensure consistent jump strategies across sessions.
Intervene in training if shallow countermovement depths limit performance or signal injury risk.
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Dr. Paul Comfort - Professor at the University of Salford (UK) - joins us for the 62nd episode, and our first international podcast, of MTN. If you've taken a dive into force research within the field, you've come across Dr Comfort's work. Today's podcast is a masterclass on understanding data, figuring out what's important/and what's not, how different variables can paint different pictures of the same event, and he takes us down a few rabbit holes of recent interest
Make sure to follow Dr Comfort on social media to keep track of his latest research and what he and his students are up to @paulcomfort1975
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