David Watts

Senior S&C Coach - @qldacademysport Formerly @melbournefc Level 3 Master Coach @the_asca Masters of Exercise Science from ECU

[paulpearcecoaching @paulcoachpearce]

Brilliant running from Gout Gout today at @qldathletics Shield meet
10.00 (+0.9)
@AustralianAths & @OceaniaAths U20 record
Fastest legal run on Australian soil.
Well done coach Di Shepherd 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@WorldAthletics
@adidas

[Rod Siegel @RodSiegel]

Fantastic work from @Phil_Bellinger & co, further advancing our understanding of the physiological responses to training. And a great 🧵 from @jem_arnold unpacking it all 👇

[Eamonn Flanagan @EamonnFlanagan]

Very cool study from Ben Southey

Outlines clear methodology for "single case experimental design" for reactive strength development

Such designs could be used much more often in elite sport, n=1 environments

(Open access article)

[7Sport @7Sport]

RIZZO WINS IT FROM SCRACTH

Unbelievable scenes in the Women's Gift 🤯

[athsSTATS @athsstats]

🔥 WOW ... K E N N E D Y 🔥

Lachlan Kennedy wins 🥈 at the World Indoor Championships covering the 60m in 6.50, only 0.01 from gold

His first indoor event, first global individual event .. and he has silver in the cupboard

🔥 sensational 🔥

📽️ SBS Sport

[Eamonn Flanagan @EamonnFlanagan]

A must read paper that I go back to often:

Does initial strength level affect adaptations to weightlifting, plyometric & ballistic training?

STRONG (2.01x BW squat) vs WEAKER (1.20x BW squat) groups

10 wk intervention: weightlifting derivatives, ballistic & plyo training

[athsSTATS @athsstats]

🔥 WOW 🔥

Jude Thomas🇦🇺 with a break out performance

Thomas was apparently training the house down at Falls and his bests of 3:37 / 3:56 were looking shakey

He gets a run at the Husky Classic🇺🇸 on the 307m, no banks track and takes charge of the race 300m out to finish a close 🥈 behind Nico Young🇺🇸 in 3:51.19

Just misses WiC & WCH entry standards but will be within the WiC ‘top list’

Goes to #7 Australian all-time for mile

🎥 runnerspace , full race:

https://t.co/QSrmbfVgwb

[Brad Schoenfeld, PhD @BradSchoenfeld]

Heat appears to be superior for recovery of muscular power vs cold exposure.

https://t.co/5aq5IiZxFZ

[Matt Lynch @Mattlynch_]

Gout will throw on the maroon singlet for QLD at the Australian All Schools champs at QSAC in December.
100m on Dec 7th and 200m on Dec 8th.

Tickets here: https://t.co/8fFjrpN4g2

https://t.co/dvQduASSDe

[FoundMyFitness Clips @fmfclips]

Creatine aids memory formation, mitigates symptoms of depression, and possibly staves off cognitive decline

Not to mention the physical performance benefits

And no... it doesn't cause hair loss

3-5g/day is a good dose for most people

[Australian Athletics @AustralianAths]

The king and queen of Melbourne 👑

A big morning at the Melbourne Marathon saw Jack Rayner and Genevieve Gregson crowned champions on the roads in blustery conditions!

Marathon:

🥇 Jack Rayner - 2:11:48
🥈 Ryan Gregson - 2:13:31
🥉 Chris Dryden - 2:18:09

🥇 Genevieve Gregson - 2:28:13
🥈 Sarah Klein - 2:31:05
🥉 Kate Mason - 2:34:08

Half Marathon:

🥇 Andy Buchanan - 1:01:42
🥈 Haftu Strintzos - 1:02:23
🥉 Liam Boudin - 1:02:31

🥇 Leanne Pompeani - 1:09:01
🥈 Jess Stenson - 1:09:03
🥉 Izzi Batt-Doyle - 1:09:09

📸 - @melbmara

#AthleticsNation

[AUS Olympic Team @AUSOlympicTeam]

It was a town hero's welcome for Matt Denny in Allora, 160km south-west of Brisbane.

He is the first Olympian to come from Allora and is now their first Olympic medallist.

📸 @QldAcademySport

#AllezAUS | @AthsAust

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

The hallmark of expertise is no longer how much you know. It's how well you synthesize.

Information scarcity rewarded knowledge acquisition. Information abundance requires pattern recognition.

It's not enough to collect facts. The future belongs to those who connect dots.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Remote work is not a distraction. It's a chance to concentrate.

Government workers were 28% more productive on days when supervisors assigned them tasks to do at home, because they were more focused.

The office is good for interaction, but it's not always ideal for deep work.

[Australian Athletics @AustralianAths]

Matty Denny 🤝 2024

This year has been like no other for Australia’s discus king but there is plenty more to come from @mattydenny in 2025.

2024 in a nutshell

✅ 2 x National Records - best of 69.96m
✅ The first Australian to crack 69m
✅ 4 x performances over 69m
✅ Olympic bronze
✅ Back-to-back Diamond League champion

🎥: @WelshyKnows

#AthleticsNation

[Chris Beardsley @SandCResearch]

It is widely assumed that maximum motor unit recruitment is reached at the end of a set with light loads. The research does not support this claim.

[Eamonn Flanagan @EamonnFlanagan]

Injury rates and stiffness represent a U-shaped curve.

Stiffer tendons = faster we can transmit force produced by muscle. Performance benefit.

But if tendon is "stiffer than the muscle is strong" this can lead to non-contact muscle injury.

Performance ⚖️ Injury potential

[Australian Athletics @AustralianAths]

What can't these girls do? 🤯

The Women's 4x100m relay team have shattered the Australian record once again in London, with Ella Connolly, Bree Masters, Kristie Edwards and Torrie Lewis passing the baton around the track in 42.48 for fourth place. Let's go! 🔥🔥

#AthleticsNation

[Chris Beardsley @SandCResearch]

Fast twitch fibers grow more than slow twitch fibers after strength training. Therefore, there will be a correlation between metabolite production (by fast twtich fibers) and hypertrophy. But metabolic stress is still not a hypertrophy mechanism.

[Sportspeople - #1 Sports Jobsite in Australia @SportspeopleAU]

[COOLJOBS] Strength and Conditioning Coach - @Adelaide_FC. Adelaide location. Full Time. Closing 22 Jul 2024. Apply@ https://t.co/lrTNUszWNM
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