Dylan Martens

Strength and conditioning coach at Loughborough University

[Dylan Martens @dylanmartens159]

@RICH_AgilityLab This paper found hip extensor absolute volume explained 47% of variance in elite sprint performance. Not sure on the mechanism, but does this suggest hypertrophy style training may be more important than we think for explosive actions?

https://t.co/E1YFHtz2dZ

[Dylan Martens @dylanmartens159]

@carmenbott Developing F-Max in season while limiting muscular fatigue/soreness

Developing F-Max at a specific joint angle that is relevant to a sport

[Josie Pointon @josie_pointon]

📣 All netball coaches

@NetballEastMids Coach Conference

🗓️ Sat 17th June
📍 De Montford University, Leicester

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[Dylan Martens @dylanmartens159]

@Petrakos_G Hi George, senior s&c position at Loughborough closes tomorrow. May be of interest:

https://t.co/ahLsoN3WST

[BBC Sport @BBCSport]

🇪🇬 Egypt ➡️ England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

One of the most decorated squash players of all time, Mohamed ElShorbagy, has switched his allegiance from Egypt to England.

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[No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen @NoLieWithBTC]

Elon Musk told the United Nations he would give them $6 billion to end world hunger if they showed him a detailed plan of how they would use the money. They called his bluff and gave him their plan— and then they never got the money. Now he’s buying Twitter for $45 billion.

[Danny Schaechter 🏝️🏈🐾 @CoachDShack]

7 years later and this video is still the best argument against speed ladders:

[Dylan Martens @dylanmartens159]

@HowellsDan The thought process remains the same. But the number of appropriate methods will decrease as you add more logistical constraints. Add too many constraints and you will eventually sacrifice the quality of outcome.

[Chris Beardsley @SandCResearch]

When comparing periodization or progression models, it is helpful to consider the underlying physiology that leads to adaptations occurring. In this way, we can assess which periodization or progression model is best for a given purpose.

[Cross Court Analytics @xcourtanalytics]

📈 Coll seemed to try out a new game-plan against Farag in the British Open Final:

Targeting Farag's forehand ✅🧵

A tactic he announced from the very first shot of the match, when he elected to serve (unusually) from the Left

[Dylan Martens @dylanmartens159]

@ValhallaPerform What’s your view on the initial question? Can you point me to some reading on the topic?

[Dylan Martens @dylanmartens159]

@ValhallaPerform Why would a development athlete not experience central fatigue?

I've certainly seen fatigue, but always assumed it would be due to a mix of peripheral and central factors.

How would you differentiate between central and peripheral fatigue?

[Dylan Martens @dylanmartens159]

@AGreenslade_2 Top work Adam! 👊

[Dr. David Nolan @DrDavidNolan]

Should Transgender Athletes Be Allowed To Compete?

Some of the main tenets of the debate.

A unbiased discussion of some of the many factors in this complex issue.

A thread...

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[Dylan Martens @dylanmartens159]

Blistering pace 😳

[PSA Squash Tour @PSASquashTour]

That one got the @CWCsquash crowd going! 🔥🔥

What a RALLY and what a celebration from @FaresDessouky 🦵💥

#CWCSquash

[Ross Tucker @Scienceofsport]

The Lia Thomas result last night is pretty straightforward - confirmation of hypothesis. Based on the physiology, it was predictable that a male athlete with sufficient base level athleticism would suppress T, retain enough physiological advantage & thus performance, to win (1/_

[Dylan Martens @dylanmartens159]

@joelbrannigan03 According to the ONS there were 21,600 deaths in 2020/21 due to influenza or pneumonia, compared to 92,900 due to covid.

[Dylan Martens @dylanmartens159]

@bmarcello13 It could improve the capacity of the athlete to tolerate high volumes of skills training. If they have a higher ceiling of force production they may be able to do more practice without injury or technical breakdown due to fatigue.

[Dylan Martens @dylanmartens159]

Great to hear about @kt_d10 experiences and how they were able to adapt to challenging circumstances!

[Collaborate Sports @collab_sports]

Thanks to @kt_d10 for sharing her insight last night - really great session talking about the struggles of managing performance around covid isolation constraints when touching down in NZ ahead of a test series!