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Research-informed & industry-leading edu & training for healthcare pros, principally in S&C. Director of Get Back To Sport & @JApproach #osteoarthritis
Jun 6, 2023 11 tweets 4 min read
1/ Velocity-based training & rehab, a 🧵

What is it and 5 reasons to consider its use in training & end-stage rehab

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#veolcitybasedtraining #strengthandconditioning Image 2/ Velocity-based training is a method of training explosive force production that involves using real-time feedback on movement velocity

The training load can be quickly & objectively adjusted to achieve the desired movement velocity
May 4, 2023 11 tweets 5 min read
1/ How to attenuate #DOMS (delayed-onset muscle soreness) - a potential barrier to exercise.

🧵The Repeated-Bout Effect (RBE)
- how to minimise soreness & maximise adaptation
- in rehab!
- using a really simple intervention...

#strengthandconditioning #muscledamage Image 2/ DOMS is one of the consequences of exercise-induced muscle damage.

Eccentric (lengthening) ‘contractions’ can cause microtrauma to the musculature; shown as pockets of damage to the weakest contractile units (sarcomeres).

(Other changes also observed….) Image