Tyler Owens, Director of Strength and Conditioning for University of Washington Football, doesn’t just believe in training hard, he believes in training with purpose. He spoke at our booth at the 2025 CSCCa conference and walked through how the 1080 Sprint and 1080 Syncro systems help him apply foundational training principles and build qualities that transfer to the field.
Triphasic Training Made Simple
Deceleration and change of direction happen daily at practice, so the weight room supports that. Athletes use the 1080 Quantum for lunge progressions, linear and lateral, layering eccentric overload to isokinetics to finally ballistic movement.
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The goal: load real movement patterns under control with each progression building on the previous:
-Eccentric: 5–6 second tempo down
-Isokinetic: Concentric work at fixed speeds (0.2–0.4 m/s)
-Ballistic: Quick drops in and explosive punches out
The result? “This is probably the least tendonitis I’ve ever had on a football team.”
That’s the benefit of precision: build forcing and robustness that actually moves the needle.
From Isokinetics to PRs
Tyler also combines traditional training with new technology like isokinetic resistance. Isokinetic, meaning "same velocity," allow athletes to create as much force as possible against a fixed concentric load. Speed is controlled so force becomes the variable.
Control the bar down and squat up as hard as possible, but the 1080 Syncro won't let you move faster than the speed limit.
The result? Every athlete PR’d their regular barbell back squat by 15–20%. Isokinetics build the underlying quality (lower body strength), then it transfers by performing what you want it to transfer to (a regular back squat phase).
That’s the real-world training effect: targeted, transferable, and sustainable.
Individualized Sprint Training at Scale
Rather than reinvent the wheel, Tyler leans on proven methods like consistent sprint exposure and individualized loading to get consistent results. Running multiple 1080 Sprint units, the combination of technology and his training system allows for more efficient and effective individualization across an entire Power 4 football team.
On Tuesdays, they sprint, every week, all season long. Volume is low but intent is high. They begin with heavy resisted sprints (~50% Vdec) for force development, then rotate through 3-week blocks of 50%, 25%, and 10% Vdec.
Eventually, each athlete transitions to and individualized Vdec based on their sprint profile (whether they're force- or velocity-deficient) thanks to the 1080 Sprint’s sprint force-velocity and load-velocity profiling.
The result? Well, they speak for themselves:
-26 athletes hit new in-season PRs
-20 surpassed their previous off-season bests, in full pads
The data didn’t just show up in the app, it showed up on the field.
Takeaway
Whether it's reducing soft-tissue risk or increasing force at sport-specific speeds, 1080 helps University of Washington Football bring the right training stimulus to the right athlete at the right time, with the results to support it. With motorized resistance and real-time data, they’re getting there faster with precise training that actually transfers.
Published: December 5, 2025