Matthew T.G. Pain

TL;DR: The differences in voluntary normalized RFD between athletes and controls were explained by agonist muscle neural activation and not by the similar intrinsic contractile properties of the groups.

TL;DR: Results suggest that explosive force production during isometric squats was associated with athletic performance, and sprint performance was most strongly related to the proportion of maximal force achieved in the initial phase of explosive-isometric squats, whilst jump height was most strong related to absolute force in the later phase of the explosive- Isometric squats.

TL;DR: Comparisons between players from the Spanish Professional Football League, all age categories of these clubs' youth teams, the Under-17 to Under-21 national teams, and the national team suggest that talent identification and selection processes can be improved to help better identify potential talent early on and minimize wasted potential.

TL;DR: A four body-segment wobbling mass model was developed to reproduce the vertical ground reaction force curve for the first 100 ms of landing, indicating the important contribution of the wobbling masses on reducing system loading.

TL;DR: Reaction time in nine athletes performing sprint starts in four conditions was measured using starting blocks instrumented with piezoelectric force transducers in each footplate that were synchronized with the starting signal and it is demonstrated that the neuromuscular-physiological component of simple auditory reaction times can be under 85 ms and that EMG latencies can beunder 60 ms.