Ken Vick - President and High Performance Director for Velocity Sports Performance - joins us for the 128th episode of MTN. On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Ken about the state of the education system within our field then we dive into conversation centered around his 'Shocks' and 'Springs' Frameworks. This line of conversation takes us into a very plyo-intensive conversation for which both of us are huge fans. Ken has been coaching in the field for over 30 years and his experience and insight is communicated incredibly well in this conversation

Make sure to follow Ken on social media @CoachKenVick

Find and follow us on social media @mtn_perform and check back each Wednesday for a new episode

Big Thanks to our sponsor Lumin Sports:

Lumin continues to change the game within the AMS realm and recently launched their new strength builder platform. Head on over to luminsports.com - and mention Move the Needle at Check out to receive 20% off your first full year.

& a huge Thank You to our sponsor, Hawkin Dynamics: Hawkin is the world leader in force measuring, and continues to put forth the tools for high-performance practitioners to be exactly that, high performers. If you haven't yet checked out Hawkins - head over to their website at: https://www.hawkindynamics.com/ and check out everything they have to offer

Make sure to check out our sponsor, Samson Equipment: Samson is a leader in manufacturing elite weight room equipment (and have been for nearly 50 years). Founded by Dave and Linda Schroeder, Samson is weight room equipment made by coaches for coaches. Check them out at samsonequipment.com for more information

Shoutout to our sponsor, 1080 Motion. The 1080 Sprint is the single best piece of training equipment in the world & has continually changed the game for training speed, strength, and power. Go to 1080motion.com to learn more.

Jordan Pennella - Director of Sport Science & Return to Play Associate Coordinator for LSU Football - joins us for the 127th episode of MTN. On today's episode of the podcast, we make Jordan's In-Season Athlete Monitoring System the subject of the conversation. We dive into the categories, how he weights them, the collection process, the intervention process, and the continuity among the entire football staff. If you enjoy this episode and want to go deeper on Jordan, check out his first installment on the podcast on Episode 91.

Follow Jordan on IG @coachjordanpennella and check him out on LinkedIn as well

Find and follow us on social media @mtn_perform and check back each Wednesday for a new episode

Big Thanks to our sponsor Lumin Sports:

Lumin continues to change the game within the AMS realm and recently launched their new strength builder platform. Head on over to luminsports.com - and mention Move the Needle at Check out to receive 20% off your first full year.

& a huge Thank You to our sponsor, Hawkin Dynamics: Hawkin is the world leader in force measuring, and continues to put forth the tools for high-performance practitioners to be exactly that, high performers. If you haven't yet checked out Hawkins - head over to their website at: https://www.hawkindynamics.com/ and check out everything they have to offer

Make sure to check out our sponsor, Samson Equipment: Samson is a leader in manufacturing elite weight room equipment (and have been for nearly 50 years). Founded by Dave and Linda Schroeder, Samson is weight room equipment made by coaches for coaches. Check them out at samsonequipment.com for more information

Shoutout to our sponsor, 1080 Motion. The 1080 Sprint is the single best piece of training equipment in the world & has continually changed the game for training speed, strength, and power. Go to 1080motion.com to learn more.

Dr. Damian Harper — Rendimiento Humano de Frenado y Profesor en la Universidad de Lancashire — se une a nosotros para el episodio 126 de MTN.
En este episodio del podcast, profundizamos completamente en la desaceleración.
El Dr. Harper es el líder mundial en investigación sobre desaceleración y frenado, y tenerlo con nosotros para responder (y soportar) nuestras preguntas fue un honor.
Desde desglosar su Braking Performance Framework, descubrir qué es lo que realmente importa dentro de la dependencia direccional de la desaceleración, y mucho, mucho más.

Encuentra a Damian en redes sociales en @brakingperform y visita su sitio web: humanbrakingperformance.com para ver todo lo más reciente en el mundo de la desaceleración.

Encuéntranos y síguenos en redes sociales @mtn_perform y vuelve cada miércoles para un nuevo episodio.Un gran agradecimiento a nuestro patrocinador Lumin Sports:

Lumin continúa cambiando el juego dentro del ámbito de los AMS y recientemente lanzó su nueva plataforma de creación de programas de fuerza.
Visita luminsports.com y menciona Move the Needle al finalizar tu compra para recibir un 20% de descuento en tu primer año completo.Y un enorme agradecimiento a nuestro patrocinador, Hawkin Dynamics:

Hawkin es el líder mundial en medición de fuerza y continúa ofreciendo herramientas para que los profesionales de alto rendimiento puedan ser exactamente eso: profesionales de alto rendimiento.
Si aún no has revisado Hawkin, visita su sitio web: https://www.hawkindynamics.com/ y mira todo lo que tienen para ofrecer.Asegúrate de revisar a nuestro patrocinador, Samson Equipment:

Samson es un líder en la fabricación de equipamiento de élite para salas de pesas (y lo han sido por casi 50 años).
Fundada por Dave y Linda Schroeder, Samson es equipamiento para salas de pesas hecho por entrenadores para entrenadores.
Visítalos en samsonequipment.com para más información.Un saludo a nuestro patrocinador, 1080 Motion:

El 1080 Sprint es la mejor pieza de equipamiento de entrenamiento del mundo y ha cambiado continuamente el juego para entrenar velocidad, fuerza y potencia.
Ve a 1080motion.com para obtener más información.