Strength and Conditioning
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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…
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Free Game Friday: The Incentive Factor
May 9th, 2025 | Lawrence, KS, USA Welcome back to another Free Game Friday! This week’s topic is about incentivizing your training if you are an athlete, or your daily process if you are just working towards a goal that is important to you. Incentivizing the process by setting smaller goals on the way to…
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Exercise Science Corner – Influence of Throwing Kinematics on Ulnar Collateral Ligament Thickness in Collegiate Baseball Players
May 6th, 2025 | Lawrence, KS, USA Link to this article can be found here Background: The extent to which differences in throwing kinematics between pitchers and nonpitchers influence ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) thickness has yet to be explored. Purpose: To examine bilateral UCL thickness in collegiate baseball players and potential contributions of throwing mechanics…
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Free Game Friday: The Successful Mindset
May 2nd, 2025 | Lawrence, KS, USA Welcome back to another Free Game Friday! This week’s topic is about having a successful mindset. The right mindset is fundamental to achieving your goals. Without the necessary mental intention and fortitude, achieving excellence will become even more difficult. To acquire real power, you must believe that you…
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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)…
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Free Game Friday: 9-Steps for Athletic Motivation
April 8th, 2025 | Lawrence, KS, USA Welcome back to another Free Game Friday! This week’s topic is getting and staying motivated. On the pathway to attainment, you will encounter setbacks, especially when you have BIG goals. Finding a way to stay motivated through the “peaks and valleys” will help you navigate. This is true…
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Exercise Science Corner – Development of an Abbreviated Model for Predicting Functional Movement Screen Score Within Tactical Populations
KANSAS, USA – April 23rd, 2025 — (Quincy Johnson Fitness LLC, PRNewswire, SEND2PRESS) — Read full publication here Background The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) is a tool commonly used to identify compensations when performing 7 specific movement patterns. Timely administration of the full FMS is largely dependent on the practitioner’s familiarity and experience with the…
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Free Game Friday: Successful Goal-Setting
KANSAS, USA – April 18th, 2025 — (Quincy Johnson Fitness LLC, PRNewswire, SEND2PRESS) — What’s up! We’re back for another “Free Game Friday”. This week, we are talking goal-setting. Why? Well, many aspire to achieve greatness but few plan accordingly. Goal setting can involve identifying larger goals, smaller goals, and strategies for success to achieve…
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Exercise Science Corner – Comparing the maximal horizontal deceleration demands between a novel acceleration to deceleration assessment and the 505 change of direction test
KANSAS, USA – April 16th, 2025 — (Quincy Johnson Fitness LLC, PRNewswire, SEND2PRESS) — Read full article here The importance of quantifying maximal horizontal deceleration performance in athlete populations has received a considerable increase in interest over recent years. However, research is still scarce investigating movement characteristics of maximal horizontal decelerations outside of measures derived…
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Free Game Friday – Motivation and Discipline
KANSAS, USA – April 11, 2025 — (Quincy Johnson Fitness LLC, PRNewswire, SEND2PRESS) — What’s up everyone! We’re back with another Free Game Friday. Whether you have a major goal, a lifelong dream, or a daily habit you’d like to maintain, motivation and discipline will help you succeed. For athletes, coaches, and scientists…we all know…