Researchers invented Tensiomyography (TMG) technology in the 1980s, originally for assessing degenerative muscle diseases. However, Mr. Srdjan Djordjevic of Ljubljana, Slovenia, developed its sports application in the 1990s. TMG is a non-invasive, selective muscle function diagnostic tool used by athletes seeking to optimize and maximize their performance, as well as for precise diagnostics of injured …
If you watch any pre-match team talk from a male-oriented sport, chances are you will see analogies that draw from the military: the concept of a battle, a war, the need for controlled aggression, to fight for what you want. In Any Given Sunday, Al Pacino's character Tony D'Amato, head coach of the Miami Sharks …
Monitoring, Wearables, and Practical Decision Frameworks The growing availability of monitoring tools has fundamentally changed how recovery and physiological readiness are discussed in applied settings. Heart rate variability platforms, sleep trackers, Global Positioning Systems, wellness questionnaires, and composite "readiness" scores are now commonplace across nearly all levels of sport. While these tools offer valuable information, …
A lo largo de mi seguimiento de los gurús de internet, he conocido, probado, experimentado, visitado, creído y discutido muchos puntos diferentes en diferentes momentos. Louie Simmons fue mi primero. Me suscribí a Powerlifting USA para leer su columna, compré cadenas, bandas, máquinas glute-ham, reverse hypers y una camiseta de Westside Barbell que él me …
Why Does This Matter? Athletes need simple, yet high impacted systems to function at a high level. At this level, you have a limited amount of time to make sure you are allowing time for functionality and growth. Tech allows coaches to track what truly matters; Intent, Speed, and readiness. Taking the guess work out …
Episode Overview The 40-yard dash may be the most talked-about sprint in American sports — and the most misunderstood. In this episode of The Fast Lane, Chris Kerr sits down with Dan Fichter and Chris Korfist to break down what truly determines elite 40-yard dash performance, why most “4.4s” aren’t real, and how force, projection, …
Introduction In the last decade, sport performance technology has definitely exploded in popularity and availability. Coaches (and athletes) now have seamless access to force plates, GPS, timing systems, VBT devices, wearable fitness tools and AMS platforms that rival what professional teams and lab settings used to invest hundreds of thousands into. Now, it’s more affordable …
Context Your head sport coach walks in your door and tells you that they only want to train in the weightroom this offseason. No speed, conditioning, or change of direction work required. What do you do to sway the sport coach in this situation? Believe it or not this exact topic has co me up …
As always make sure you stream this on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and right in the video above! Episode Overview Episode 4 of The Fast Lane serves as a deep recap of the 2025 Track & Football Consortium (TFC), blending reflection, humor and high-level applied coaching discussion. Rather than simply re-hashing presentations, this episode expands on …
(Re)imagining Cluster Sets in Strength and Conditioning Cluster sets are an advanced training method in weightlifting that have (re)gained popularity among strength and conditioning professionals for their ability to enhance performance, power, and muscular endurance. Once popular in the powerlifting world for decades, it has moved into the performance space in recent times with different …
