Monthly Archives: January 2019
The Power (and timing) of Perpendicular Barrels
Here’s a mental exercise for you: You have a ball on a string. You are trying to whip the ball as far as possible, using the string. There are 3 different types of string you can choose: Option #1 is a piece of yarn. Super flexible, no rigidity. Option #2 is a piece of steel.…
RR#3: Isometrics and Tendon Stiffness
Today’s research review will be coming from the article: “Effects of different duration isometric contractions on tendon elasticity in human quadriceps muscles”. There will be a full citation at the bottom of this article. The purpose of this study was to compare the effect long duration and short duration isometric exercises had on tendon stiffness.…
Research Review #2: Interacting Learning Processes During Skill Acquisition
Todays review will be taken from the article, “Interacting Learning Processes during Skill Acquisition: Learning to control with gradually changing system dynamics”. A full citation can be found at the bottom of this article. The goal of this research article was to determine whether a gradual increase in task difficulty would lead to greater task…