Ms Claire Brady is a UL PhD candidate jointly with the Sport Ireland Institute under the IRC Employment based Postgraduate Scholarship Programme. Working as a Strength & Conditioning specialist, Claire is researching the reliability of […]
Tag: Biomechanics Research Unit (BRU)
Biomechanics Research Unit/PESS Seminar on ‘Strength Testing & Sprinting Analysis – High Performance Training Instrumentation’
Biomechanics Research Unit/PESS Seminar on ‘Wearable Sports Performance Analytics’
Dr Darragh Whelan and Dr Martin O’Reilly are sports medicine and sports engineering scientists with the Insight Centre for Data Analytics, and https://www.outputsports.com/ Output Sports system has been developed to test and track multiple […]
Biomechanics Research Unit/PESS Seminar on ‘Player Monitoring’
Patrick Hogan is a Sport Scientist at STATSports https://statsports.com/ . STATSports provides sports science and performance analysis service within the elite sporting industry and its growing client list has included: Juventus, Manchester United, Manchester City, […]
Publication: INFLUENCE OF REACTIVE & MAXIMUM STRENGTH INDICATORS ON SPRINT PERFORMANCE
Research Impact: This paper assessed the role of maximum strength and reactive strength in sprint mechanical properties and performance. Fourteen male and female sprinters completed an isometric mid-thigh pull (maximum strength), hopping and drop jumps (reactive […]
Publication: Reliability of biomechanical variables produced during the isometric midthigh pull and isometric squat – A Review
Research Impact: Lower limb multi joint isometric testing has become increasingly popular in the past ten years. The isometric mid-thigh pull and isometric squat are two tests used in performance monitoring to test different strength qualities […]
Biomechanical Modelling in Sport & Exercise Sciences – Ian Kenny
Over the past 35 years, several biomechanical modelling approaches have evolved and have been used to integrate our knowledge of how various biomechanical factors interact and their effects on tissue and subsequently movement. In order […]
An Overview of The Biomechanics Research Unit’s Sprint Research. Robin Healy
The biomechanics research unit (BRU) is active in researching and providing support in a broad range of sports and topics primarily related to injury reduction and performance enhancement. The BRU aims to continually publish cutting […]
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