Athletic Performance
-
Exercise Science Corner – Countermovement Jump Performance Difference in NCAA Division II Basketball: Arm Swing vs. No Arm Swing
May 13th, 2025 | Lawrence, KS, USA Link to article can be found here The countermovement jump (CMJ) is a common method for assessing lower-body power and neuromuscular characteristics. Two common strategies of CMJ are arm swing (AS) and no arm swing conditions (NAS). PURPOSE This study assessed performance differences between CMJ-AS and CMJ-NAS conditions…
-
Exercise Science Corner – Sport Science in American Football is Here
April 30th, 2025 | Lawrence, KS, USA Link to article here INTRODUCTION American football is a demanding sport characterized by high-intensity actions such as sprinting, multi-directional movement, tackling, and blocking. To add, there are several underlying characteristics that contribute to success which include optimal health status, body composition (BC), movement capacity (MC), muscular strength (MS)…
-
The TFT Approach to Powerlifting Athlete Development: Rylee Bentz of Kearney High School Dominates
March 30th, 2025 | Kansas, US Powerlifting is a dynamic sport that requires the development and expression of physical, psychological, technical, and tactical fortitude. Recently, Kearney High School (Kearney, NE) and now Concordia University athlete Rylee Bentz has utilized the 10-5-3 (TFT) approach to successfully prepare for championship powerlifting competitions in the USA Powerlifting (USAPL) organization.…
-
The TFT Approach to MMA Athlete Development: Vanessa Chavez of Kearney Combat Sports Dominates
March 30th, 2025 | Kansas, US Mixed martial arts is a combat sport that requires the development and expression of physical, psychological, technical, and tactical fortitude. Recently, Kearney Combat Sports (Kearney, NE) athlete Vanessa Chavez has utilized the 10-5-3 (TFT) approach to successfully prepare for championship caliber fighters in the Dynasty Combat Sports (DCS) organization. The TFT…
-
The TFT Approach to MMA Athlete Development: Delfino Benitez of Kearney Combat Sports Dominates
March 30th, 2025 | Kansas, US Mixed martial arts is a combat sport that requires the development and expression of physical, psychological, technical, and tactical fortitude. Recently, Kearney Combat Sports (Kearney, NE) athlete Delfino Benitez has utilized the 10-5-3 (TFT) approach to successfully prepare for championship caliber fighters in the Dynasty Combat Sports (DCS) organization.…
-
The TFT Approach to MMA Athlete Development: Jose Hernandez of Kearney Combat Sports Dominates
March 30th, 2025 | Kansas, US Mixed martial arts is a combat sport that requires the development and expression of physical, psychological, technical, and tactical fortitude. Recently, Kearney Combat Sports (Kearney, NE) athlete Jose Herandez has utilized the 10-5-3 (TFT) approach to successfully prepare for championship caliber fighters in the Fighting Alliance Championship (FCA) organization.…
-
The TFT Approach to MMA Athlete Development: Kearney Combat Sports Crowns Champions
March 30th, 2025 | Kansas, US Mixed martial arts is a combat sport that requires the development and expression physical, psychological, technical, and tactical fortitude. Recently, Kearney Combat Sports, located in Kearney, NE has begun utilizing a strength and conditioning method that has contributed to the success of their championship caliber fighters. Jose Hernandez, Delfino…
-
The TFT Approach to Athlete Development: An Applied Model for Strength and Conditioning Professionals
March 30th, 2025 | Kansas, USA Optimal sporting performance is often supported by supplemental approaches to enhancing athletic potential. One common supplemental approach is resistance training. In general, resistance training can be effective for mitigating injury risk, developing motor control, muscular strength and power, and sprinting speed and has also been supported by research over…
-
Two Exercise Science Majors receive Undergraduate Research Awards
01/29/24 The University of Kansas Undergraduate Research Center has awarded scholarships to 55 students for the 2024 spring semester. Two of those students are Exercise Science majors in the Health, Sport and Exercise Science Department. Brett Chapman, a senior from Leavenworth and Mason Thieu, a sophomore from Topeka both have been awarded $1,000 scholarships. Students…
-
Jayhawk Athletic Performance Laboratory Hosts Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance Leadership Meeting
03/21/2024 The University of Kansas Jayhawk Athletic Performance Laboratory hosted the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance Leadership meeting March 15th–16th. Representatives from the participating Alliance members attended the meeting held in the University of Kansas Welcome Center. The participating institutions include — University of Kansas, Stanford University, University of Oregon, University of California — San…