Education

Force Plate

What Story is Your CMJ Telling?

Using the shape and characteristics of the countermovement jump (CMJ) to determine strategy.

Metrics

The case against the fluffy metrics: Rate of force development (part 3)

This is the third and final part of our series of articles that discuss the issues surrounding the calculation of RFD during ground-based tasks.

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The case against the fluffy metrics (Part 2) - Power

This article sets out to provide some context to the 'fluffy' metric category

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From force to velocity: What is this wizardry?

This article goes through how force (how hard we push or pull something) can be converted into velocity (how quickly an object moves in a given...

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The 'ODS System': A guide to selecting your force-time metrics

This article introduces the ODS system for selecting force-time metrics

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What drives CMJ performance?

A slightly more in-depth review of the countermovement jump test and how it can inform training and other things.

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Now we know what a force plate does, how do we use it?

Another dive into the basics of force testing. This article covers some core concepts of measurement including impulse and other measurable...

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So, you've heard about force plates... A Gentle Introduction to Using Force Plates

A gentle introduction to using force plates by Dr. Jason Lake, PhD.