This post provides an intro to my new Sportsmith article, 'Integrating muscle volume analysis into athlete monitoring, training & rehab'

The following excerpt is taken from the VALD eBook 'Practitioner's Guide to Shoulders'.

This article goes under-the-hood to explain how GPS technology works and the settings and situations that affect its precision.

This blog post delves into the usefulness of impulse in the Nordic hamstring exercise, exploring its definition and how it can be used.

I discuss five key ways sports technology enhances team training, and their potential pitfalls.

This post compares the two prevalent methods for calculating jump height: flight time and impulse momentum.

This article explores which sports science measures matter most in football (soccer).

This post delves into the benefits of incorporating heart rate technology and what this can look like in applied sports science.

With strictly one game a week, the remaining six days must be expertly managed to balance training load and recovery.

This article delves into the science behind Myocene and its potential application in athlete monitoring programmes.

Here we delve into different ways to test hamstring muscle strength.

This video delves into the methodology of various jump tests including the countermovement jump (CMJ), squat jump (SJ), and drop jump (DJ).

Sleep tracking is common but do we consider the downsides? In this article we discuss the pitfalls and how to overcome them.

Force plate technology is widely used across sports & biomechanics labs to test athletic capacities. Go inside the technology in this video.

This post explores how AI-driven analytics of MRI scans enables more detailed insights into body composition and musculoskeletal health.

In this video, we discuss how to use timing gates, and the SmartSpeed system from VALD Performance.

In this video, we're going to discuss different options for calf muscle strength testing, as well as calf anatomy & function for athletes.

This post discusses how to use the VALD Performance ForceFrame to measure shoulder strength in internal and external rotation.

This YouTube video discusses everything you need to know about using the isometric mid thigh pull strength test with your athletes.

This video will show you how to use the VALD Performance ForceFrame to measure strength in the hip and groin area.