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The Kneeling Isometric Plantar Flexor Test: Preliminary Reliability and Feasibility in Professional Youth Football (2023)
Journal Article
McMahon, J. J., Ripley, N. J., Comfort, P., Robles-Palazón, F. J., Fahey, J. T., Badby, A. J., & Bramah, C. (2023). The Kneeling Isometric Plantar Flexor Test: Preliminary Reliability and Feasibility in Professional Youth Football. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 8(4), 164. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk8040164

Calf injuries are common in professional football; thus, the establishment of reliable and time-efficient methods of measuring the peak force capabilities of the plantar flexors with equipment that is accessible to football practitioners is valuable.... Read More about The Kneeling Isometric Plantar Flexor Test: Preliminary Reliability and Feasibility in Professional Youth Football.

Rapid force generation during unilateral isometric hamstring assessment: reliability and relationship to maximal force. (2023)
Journal Article
Ripley, N., Fahey, J., Cuthbert, M., McMahon, J., & Comfort, P. (2023). Rapid force generation during unilateral isometric hamstring assessment: reliability and relationship to maximal force. Sports Biomechanics, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2023.2276316

Limited research has reported the reliability of rapid force generation characteristics during isometric assessments of the hamstrings. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to determine the between-session reliability of rapid force genera... Read More about Rapid force generation during unilateral isometric hamstring assessment: reliability and relationship to maximal force..

Force plate methodologies applied to injury profiling and rehabilitation in sport: A scoping review protocol (2023)
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Robles-Palazón, F. J., Comfort, P., Ripley, N. J., Herrington, L., Bramah, C., & McMahon, J. J. (in press). Force plate methodologies applied to injury profiling and rehabilitation in sport: A scoping review protocol. PloS one, 18(10), e0292487. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292487

Musculoskeletal injuries are a common health problem among sporting populations. Such injuries come with a high financial burden to the involved organisations and can have a detrimental impact on the career attainment of injured individuals. Force pl... Read More about Force plate methodologies applied to injury profiling and rehabilitation in sport: A scoping review protocol.

The Good Morning—Exercise Technique and Exercise Selection Principles (2023)
Journal Article
Ross, S., Comfort, P., & McMahon, J. (2023). The Good Morning—Exercise Technique and Exercise Selection Principles. Strength and Conditioning Journal, https://doi.org/10.1519/ssc.0000000000000802

The good morning is a barbell exercise that can be used to develop muscular strength and hypertrophy in the posterior chain (i.e., hamstring muscles, gluteal muscles, spinal erectors, calf complex). The exercise uses a hip hinge motion with the barbe... Read More about The Good Morning—Exercise Technique and Exercise Selection Principles.

Changes in Body Mass and Movement Strategy Maintain Jump Height Immediately after Soccer Match (2023)
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Spencer, R., Sindall, P., M. Hammond, K., J. Atkins, S., Quinn, M., & McMahon, J. (2023). Changes in Body Mass and Movement Strategy Maintain Jump Height Immediately after Soccer Match. Applied Sciences, 13(12), 7188. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13127188

A countermovement jump (CMJ) performed on a force plate is commonly applied in soccer to quantify acute neuromuscular fatigue (NMF), which may manifest immediately following soccer match play. Jump height (JH) is the main outcome variable reported fo... Read More about Changes in Body Mass and Movement Strategy Maintain Jump Height Immediately after Soccer Match.

Microdosing: A Conceptual Framework for use as Programming Strategy for Resistance Training in Team Sports (2023)
Journal Article
Cuthbert, M., Haff, G. G., McMahon, J. J., Evans, M., & Comfort, P. (2023). Microdosing: A Conceptual Framework for use as Programming Strategy for Resistance Training in Team Sports. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 46(2), 180-201. https://doi.org/10.1519/ssc.0000000000000786

Microdosing, in the context of resistance training, has increased in popularity within sporting environments where it is frequently used among strength and conditioning professionals. Although there is a clear definition for the concept within the li... Read More about Microdosing: A Conceptual Framework for use as Programming Strategy for Resistance Training in Team Sports.

The Validity of Hawkin Dynamics Wireless Dual Force Plates for Measuring Countermovement Jump and Drop Jump Variables (2023)
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J. Badby, A., D. Mundy, P., Comfort, P., Lake, J. P., & McMahon, J. (2023). The Validity of Hawkin Dynamics Wireless Dual Force Plates for Measuring Countermovement Jump and Drop Jump Variables. Sensors, 23(10), 4820. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23104820

Force plate testing is becoming more commonplace in sport due to the advent of commercially available, portable, and affordable force plate systems (i.e., hardware and software). Following the validation of the Hawkin Dynamics Inc. (HD) proprietary s... Read More about The Validity of Hawkin Dynamics Wireless Dual Force Plates for Measuring Countermovement Jump and Drop Jump Variables.

A systematic review of the different calculation methods for measuring jump height during the countermovement and drop jump tests (2023)
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Xu, J., Turner, A., Comfort, P., Harry, J., McMahon, J., Chavda, S., & Bishop, C. (in press). A systematic review of the different calculation methods for measuring jump height during the countermovement and drop jump tests. Sports Medicine, 11, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-023-01828-x

Background The height obtained during the countermovement jump (CMJ) and drop jump (DJ) tests have been measured by numerous studies using different calculation methods and pieces of equipment. However, the differences in calculation methods and e... Read More about A systematic review of the different calculation methods for measuring jump height during the countermovement and drop jump tests.

Effect of additional Nordic hamstring exercise or sprint training on the modifiable risk factors of hamstring strain injuries and performance (2023)
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Ripley, N., Cuthbert, M., Comfort, P., & McMahon, J. (2023). Effect of additional Nordic hamstring exercise or sprint training on the modifiable risk factors of hamstring strain injuries and performance. PLoS ONE, 18(3), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281966

The Nordic hamstring exercise (NHE) has commonly been investigated in isolation, however, within practice multiple modalities are commonly incorporated. However, the NHE has a low level of compliance within sport, with sprinting being potentially bei... Read More about Effect of additional Nordic hamstring exercise or sprint training on the modifiable risk factors of hamstring strain injuries and performance.