Luke Vella

Strength and Conditioning Coach at Edinburgh Rugby

[Luke Vella @LukeVella1986]

TENDON STIFFNESS

Conundrum: + tendon stiffness is an adaptive response to:

- Long term strength training

- Ageing

- Disuse/unloading

Solution: There is more to improving tendon function than stiffness vs compliance!

#tendon #tendinopathy #performance #rehab

[Mark Bennett @MarkBennett07]

Using the same data but split into bins from speed "fast", "medium", "slow". Classify speed bin from CMJ and DJ height as well as relative squat. Helps provide objective numbers for player goals in speed positions. (numbers different in squat/jump as not all squatted)

[Luke Vella @LukeVella1986]

Have often wondered how the work of @ProfJillCook and @hazelscreen would compliment one another.

Not sure how I missed this one, but a terrific paper for anyone wanting to understand #tendinopathy.

https://t.co/LE1QZOXBGE

[Luke Vella @LukeVella1986]

@KamalSinghCSCS @SportsmithHQ @HawkinDynamics @IMeasureU @BLKBOXFITNESS @KitmanLabs @SetantaCollege @lumley_nick @ajoakley @WJBNutrition @ChrisGaviglio Very good question and the jury is still out. Some research to show BFR can improve clinical outcomes in hypertensive patients. Effective programming and monitoring required to ensure safety.

[Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research @JSCRonline]

Current Issue: Predicting Loading Intensity Measuring Velocity in Barbell Hip Thrust Exercise, by @dehoyolora et al.
https://t.co/TY2duzflQg @NSCA @lippincott

[Edinburgh Rugby @EdinburghRugby]

🦁 𝙏𝙝𝙚 🦁 𝘽𝙪𝙧𝙜𝙝 🦁 𝙇𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨

How good is this? 🤩 #LionsRugby

[Luke Vella @LukeVella1986]

@Mramacdonald @jamiecoffey87 @drewscottwit @forcedecks @DrChrisBishop Yeh mate let's tee up a phone call, be good to chat some more.

[Luke Vella @LukeVella1986]

A great opportunity, couldn't recommend @lumley_nick and @EdinburghRugby highly enough.

[Nick Lumley @lumley_nick]

We’re looking for a quality strength and conditioning coach to join our team @EdinburghRugby and lead on rehab at the club

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https://t.co/FWZIp0eF1K

[Luke Vella @LukeVella1986]

@adamcvscott @harricizmic @WSWayland Is failing a 160kg back squat considered force deficient @harricizmic?

[Luke Vella @LukeVella1986]

@adamcvscott @PulseNetball @ChrisGaviglio @LaylaGuscoth Such great news! Reward for a lot of hard work and persistence.

[Luke Vella @LukeVella1986]

@PauloCa77631929 @Jeukendrup @MuscleScience Thanks Paulo. Do you happen to have a reference for that?

[Edinburgh Rugby @EdinburghRugby]

They aren't smiling on the inside... 🙃

Plenty of clean gym kit and healthy supplements delivered to the squad today as they prepare to #StayAtHome and train individually for the next four weeks.

[Luke Vella @LukeVella1986]

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[Luke Vella @LukeVella1986]

@KasperJanssen @AntonEngels @AllanMacdonald_ @jordivanzelst @MuscleScience @Jeukendrup @StefanPraet As a water soluble vitamin, will Vit C not be damaged by exposure to heat, or bringing a Ribena to boil? I believe @MuscleScience talks about this in a separate podcast?

[Luke Vella @LukeVella1986]

@AllanMacdonald_ @MuscleScience @Jeukendrup Is there any research demonstrating a decrease in collagen cross-linking with slow velocity muscle contractions? I understand concept, however struggling to find research to confirm?

[Luke Vella @LukeVella1986]

@adamcvscott @jazzscott121 #ProudDad

[Luke Vella @LukeVella1986]

@JSCRonline @lumley_nick

[Luke Vella @LukeVella1986]

@GregLehman @TonyBlazevich @das_shield @ryan_timmins @mamoltub May also be worth looking in to some of the work and concepts of @MuscleScience Keith Baar on the effects of contraction types, but more importantly velocity, on viscoelastic structures such as collagen and elastin, and diff between stiffness and compliance.