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London, England
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💪Muscles don’t read the plates.
Load is only a proxy for muscle fiber tension—a key driver of hypertrophy.
➡️Heavier isn’t always better: greater ROM and sufficient effort can provide a stronger growth stimulus.
➡️Train the muscle, not your ego.
journals.physiology.org/doi/…
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NEW ARTICLE: More Than Miles - Lift Heavy, Run Faster!
Endurance runners are often criticized because they like to collect Strava miles & don’t like to lift! But a high-intensity strength program will help you run faster & accumulate better quality miles
gabbettperformance.com.au/mo…
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Revealed: More than 30 senior Tories named in new Covid PPE ‘VIP lane’ records democracyforsale.substack.co…
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⚠️ Graft type is not associated with revision ACL reconstruction in football players ⚽️
A nationwide cohort analysis of subsequent ACL reconstructions🦵
Original research from the current issue 📘
#OpenAccess ➡️ bit.ly/4jQDfOM
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🔴 EXCLUSIVE: After *five-year* legal battle, Democracy for Sale has forced the government to reveal who referred firms to lucrative Covid PPE ‘VIP lane’ for 'politically connected'
30+ senior Tories are named, plus ex Duchess of York, and many more 🧵
democracyforsale.substack.co…
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Think squats fix mobility as you age? Think again. 🛑
New research shows aging rewires your ankles — and most leg workouts miss it.
• Stiffening Trap: Nervous system fires opposing ankle muscles at once (co-contraction) — gas + brake.
• Wasted Effort: More muscle activity, but weaker push-off power.
The Real Fix — Train smarter:
1. Single-leg balance holds (30+ seconds, eyes open then closed) — builds proprioception and timing.
2. Calf raises (slow eccentric lowering) — strengthens tendons and improves push-off.
3. Ankle mobility drills like “ankle ABCs” (drawing the alphabet with your foot) or stair dorsiflexion stretches.
4. Tai Chi or balance-focused moves — excellent for coordination and reducing co-contraction. Ankles trade efficiency for stability earlier than you think. (Lindsay et al., Gait & Posture 2026)
Whic of these ankle fixes are you ading to your routine this week?👇
Source:
Ankles trade efficiency for stability earlier than you think. (Lindsay et al., Gait & Posture 2026)
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【ハムストリングだけでなく、ヒラメ筋の負荷にも注目】
2026年8月公開の研究。
イタリア・セリエAの単一クラブを対象に、7シーズン分のGPSデータとヒラメ筋損傷の関連を調査。
GPSによる外的負荷指標とヒラメ筋損傷の関連を検討しています。
サッカーでは、スプリントだけでなく、加速・減速や反復走行でふくらはぎにも負荷がかかります。
ハムストリングだけを追っていてよいのか？
doi.org/10.1002/jeo2.70755
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⚽️ How Age Affects Physical Performance ⚽
❗️Players > 32 experienced declines in HI- & explosive actions, endurance remained rel stable with age. Peak = around 25.7 (speed), 24.8 (endurance), & 26 explosiveness❗️
👉 Branquinho et al 2026 🇵🇹
🗂️ doi.org/10.3390/jfmk10040385
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【ハムストリング損傷後、スプリントはいつ再開するべきか？】
2026年のJOSPT掲載研究。
欧州・中東のプロクラブ5チーム、男子選手95名を対象に、ハムストリング損傷後のフィールドリハビリと再受傷リスクを調査。
興味深い結果が報告されています。
高速走行（HSR）、スプリント、高強度加速をリハビリ進行の後半（60％以降）に導入した選手では、再受傷リスクが低い傾向にありました。
また、スプリントの総量よりも、導入するタイミングや段階的な負荷設定が重要である可能性が示されています。
考えたいのは、
・いつ高速走行を再開するのか？
・いつ最大スプリントに近づけるのか？
・加速、減速をどの段階で導入するのか？
・再受傷せずに競技パフォーマンスを戻せるのか？
復帰を急ぐことと、復帰の準備が整っていることは同じではありません。
ハムストリング損傷を繰り返す選手のリハビリを考える上で、非常に興味深い研究です。
原著論文：
doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2026.1…
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Excellent and disturbing new report from @EndCorruptionUK based on over 40 FOI requests.
Spotlight has found that UK govt ministers have held 137 meetings about Data Centres and AI growth zones between June 2024 and June 2026... but they didn't meet a single environmental group.
Government met only two community groups - but only AFTER the government had approved growth zones in their communities.
At the same time, Spotlight found that 38 government officials had left to take positions at AI and tech firms.
Spotlight is (correctly) calling for a halt on the approval of new AI and Data Centre Development zones until there has been a proper national consultation on community and environmental impacts. In other countries, these consultations have led to important new regulations to enforce environmental protections.
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【GPSで負荷を測れば、ケガは予測できるのか？】
セリエAの1クラブを7シーズン追跡した2026年の研究。
ヒラメ筋損傷は、受傷前の急激な負荷増加だけでは説明できなかった。
一方、受傷前28日間のスプリント距離は、選手自身の対照期間より37％少なかった。
負荷を減らせば安全、とは限らない。
スプリント刺激の不足も含め、負荷の「量」だけでなく「内容」を考える必要があるのでは？
※単一クラブの後ろ向き研究であり、因果関係を示すものではない。
Source：pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4256…
#サッカー #スポーツ科学 #GPS #傷害予防
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Britain’s £100,000 tax trap ft.trib.al/PozWvDe
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Updates on Pathophysiology of Discogenic Back Pain
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/article…
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Does “severe” spinal #stenosis on MRI mean exercise is futile and surgery should happen sooner rather than later? Big new study says nope: how bad it looked on the scan didn’t predict who improved. At all. Or their symptoms! Study of the week, 3m read:
painscience.com/blog/stenosi…
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💪 Must you lift heavier to build bigger muscles?
A new study found that both fixed-load and progressive resistance training increased muscle size, but progressive loading produced greater gains
Progression matters—but adding weight isn’t the only way
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4287…
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A 2026 review challenges 16 common diet myths:
💪 Muscle growth doesn’t require a calorie surplus
⏳ Fasting isn’t superior for long-term weight loss
🥗 No universally optimal macro ratio
🧬 DNA diets lack convincing evidence
Evidence beats diet hype
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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A 4-phase plyometric training progression model
Here's how I think about progressing plyometric training beyond just "extensive vs intensive".
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Time for recovery is the prime factor for recovery in painful radiculopathy.
Even when compared to surgical comparatives.
See here
repub.eur.nl/pub/35413
Here
bmjopen.bmj.com/content/3/5/…
& Here pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2742…
Patience is a must. Its a part of your management.
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Just 2–3 all-out sprints per session can be enough to increase your VO2 max.
A meta-analysis of 34 studies found that:
- Sprint interval training increased VO2 max by ~8% overall
- Doing more sprint repetitions did not improve results
Shorter, harder workouts can save a lot of time.
Video on sprint-interval training for VO2 max: youtu.be/Ox4CCAVprUE
Study: PMID: 28079707
