Reactive strength index (RSI) is a metric we use to help assess an athlete's elasticity. In this first ever live-streamed episode, Drake, John, and Greg discuss how it's used and what to do with the information collected from an RSI testing protocol.  The guys also discuss how different box heights can affect an athlete's RSI, and how having an outstanding RSI doesn't mean you're automatically an outstanding athlete.  

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Reactive Strength Index (RSI): Discussions In The Lab Episode 7

Athletic Lab is a Sport Performance Training Center in North Carolina, USA. The Athletic Lab Audio Inventory is a station dedicated to bringing athletes and coaches as much relevant training information as we can put out while maintaining our status as the premier sport performance and fitness training center in the Triangle region.

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Athletic Lab's Director of Scholastic Training, Matt Hunter, gives insight into a model for long term athletic development. Along the way, he covers training injured athletes, the use of games in training, and thoughts on periodizing training for youth athletes.

Training Youth Athletes with Matt Hunter - Insight Into Athletic Lab's LTAD Model

Coach Matt Hunter explains the differences in training change of direction ability vs. Agility and how to start/progress training.

Change of Direction Progressions and Considerations with Coach Matt Hunter

Coach Greg Gustin reviews an article by John Grace, originally posted on Fitforfutbol.com about how to simplify the athlete monitoring starter pack.

The Athlete Monitoring Start-up Kit

Coach John Evans picks Coach Mike Young's brain about how limb length matters in sprinting.

Limb Length Matters for Sprinters

In the latest episode of the Sports Performance Podcast, Ivan talks with Dr. John Kiely, Senior Lecturer in Elite Performance at the UCLAN Coaching & Performance Institute. This is Part 2 of a two part series.

Reactive Strength Index (RSI): Discussions In The Lab Episode 7

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