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1080 In Session #2: Measure Max Force and Estimate 1 Repetition Maximum

Continuing our educational series “1080 In Session,” Adam Rolf walks through how to assess force outputs in a movement in order to estimate force capacity for the exercise.

Schwingfest! Fusing Traditional Sport with a High Performance Model

How can specificity and modern strength training methods be applied in folk sports? Coach Arno Galmarini shares his methods for applying a modern high performance model while working with a young grappler competing in the traditional Swiss sport of Schwingen.

4 Key Exercises to Determine Return-to-Play Readiness After an ACL Tear, By Kyle Davey

Kyle Davey, Coordinator of Athletic Performance at RE_Building by NWRA, shares 4 key exercises using the 1080 Sprint to assess return-to-play from an ACL tear and ensure the lowest possible risk for re-injury.

1080 In Session: Creating a Load-Velocity Profile—Broad Jump

Kicking off our new educational series “1080 In Session,” Adam Rolf goes step-by-step through how to set up the exercise and create a load-velocity profile for an athlete performing a broad jump.

Force in the Rink—4 Areas to Apply the Specificity Principle in Hockey Training

Johan Söderström of Muskelcentrum in Uppsala, Sweden, shares methods for applying the specificity principle and 1080 Motion to train acceleration, change of direction, and rotational power for ice hockey players.

If It Ain’t Broke: How Florida Track & Field Integrates New Tools In a Winning Program

Coaches Mike Holloway and Nic Petersen of Florida Gators Track and Field discuss their strategies for focusing on sound technique and the basics while integrating new training tools and technologies such as the 1080 Sprint.

Utilizing 1080 Quantum to Safely Expedite Return-to-Play

Oblique strains and tears routinely immobilize football quarterbacks, baseball hitters, golfers, and tennis pros — by utilizing the 1080 Quantum, rehab professionals can safely guide return-to-play protocols for this challenging injury.

Chasing Watts and Shaving 40 Times at the RIG Academy

Coach Robert Johansson of the RIG Academy in Uppsala, Sweden, discusses his system for developing speed and power with resisted sprints on the 1080 Sprint.

Beyond Top Speed—7 Keys to Peak Power with Indiana Football’s Matt Rhea

Matt Rhea is a speed guy. A PhD in fact, focusing on performance enhancements largely centered on making athletes faster on the football field. In just over a year as the Athletic Performance Coach for Indiana University’s football program—after a stint as the Head of Sport Science at the IMG Academy—Rhea has helped guide the […]

Velocity and Ground Contact for Cricket Bowlers with Steffan Jones

Ten years after Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson made his MLB debut and blazed that memorable Bo Knows trajectory from the gridiron to the diamond (and back again), Steffan Jones straddled a similar crossroads in professional rugby and cricket. Football and baseball, rugby and cricket, wildly different sports at the technical, tactical, and psychological levels, […]