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Jump squats are an appropriate exercise for any athlete who has to run, jump, accelerate, decelerate and change direction rapidly or throw. It is an explosive exercise that can elicit high power and force generation without the need for high external loads, and as mentioned above, can be used as a body weight exercise that will still elicit high force and power generation when performed maximally. I would like to thank Paul Shields for his assistance in this article. References 1. Aagaard,P., Simonsen, E. B., Andersen, J. L., Magnusson, P. & Dyhre-Poulsen, P. (2002). Increased rate of force development and neural drive of human skeletal muscle following resistance training. Journal of Applied Physiology 93, 1318-1326. 2. Baker, D., Nance, S. & Moore, M. (2001). The load that maximises the average mechanical power output during jump squats in power-trained athletes. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 15(1), 92-97. 3. Driss, T., Vandewalle, H., Quievre, J., Miller, C. & Monod, H. (2001). Effects of external loading on power output in a squat jump on a force platform: A comparison between strength and power athletes and sedentary individuals. Journal of Sports Sciences. 19, 99-105. 4. Hoffman, J. R., Ratamess, N. A., Cooper, J. J., Kang, J., Chilakos, A. & Faigenbaum, A. D. (2005). Comparison of loaded and unloaded jump squat training on strength/power performance in college football players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 19(4), 810-815. 5. Li, L., Olsen, M. W. & Winchester, J. B. (2008). A proposed method for determining peak power in the jump squat exercise. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 22(2), 326-331. 6. Rahmani, A., Viale, F., Dalleau, G. & Lacour, J-R. (2001). Force/velocity relationships and power/velocity relationships in squat exercise. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 84, 227-232. 7. Stone, M. H., O’Bryant, H. S., McCoy, L., Coglianese, R., Lehmkuhl, M. & Schilling, B. (2003). Power and maximum strength relationships during performance of dynamic and static weighted jumps. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 17(1), 140-147. 8. Yule, S. (2007) The Back Squat. Professional Strength and Conditioning. 8: 20-23. Submission of Journal Articles For anyone interested in writing an article for a future journal, please contact the editor – Ian Jeffreys (ian@uksca.org.uk). Alternatively, go to www.uksca.org.uk for more detailed information regarding the submission guide for authors. This will provide you with information including article length, the editing process and referencing. We look forward to hearing from you! Sports Massage & Soft Tissue Therapy Courses 2010/11 The first ‘stand-alone’ sports massage education programme in the UK to be placed in the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ) www.spslearn.co.uk Do you want to: • become a qualified Sports Massage Practitioner • achieve a Qualification • grow your own business Come and study with SPS. We: • offer a clear educational pathway with access to Higher Education • are experienced and friendly tutors • are awarded by government recognised and regulated awarding bodies • are near you Apply today Sports Performance Services Ltd 33 The Parade, Cardiff, CF24 3AD Tel 029 2048 9999 www.spslearn.co.uk "The SPS Sports Massage course has added real value to my everyday practice as an S&C coach. It has furthered my understanding of functional anatomy and has provided me with useful techniques that can be incorporated into an athletes regular training regime. I would recommend the SPS course to any practitioner wishing to develop a new skill set into their practice." Matt Bramhall, EIS S&C Coach 24 UK STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING ASSOCIATION © UKSCA | Issue 18 | Summer 2010 w: www.uksca.org.uk e: info@uksca.org.uk
Nick Ward is the series Editor for ‘The Five People you Meet in Heaven. He is the lead for S&C for TASS. The Five People you Meet in Heaven Significant stops on a journey to becoming an S&C coach Nick Ward M.Kin. (Exercise and functional fitness), BA (Hons) Sport Studies, CSCS, ASCC Overview Mitch Albom’s book, ‘The Five People you Meet in Heaven’, inspires the theme for this short series of articles. Based on interesting, inspiring and challenging people we meet on our journey, the purpose is to share experiences that people have had along the way, and which hold some significance for their own development. Scott Pollock interviews Nick Grantham Nick Grantham, MSc, ASCC, CSCS Nick has become recognised as a specialist in athletic preparation and has helped athletes at all levels achieve their personal goals and ambitions. He has an honours degree in Sport Science and a Master’s degree in Exercise and Nutrition Science from the University of Liverpool. As well as being a certified Strength and Conditioning Coach with the National Strength and Conditioning Association, Nick is recognised by the British Weight Lifters Association and is an accredited member of the UK Strength and Conditioning Association. Scott Pollock is currently assistant strength and conditioning coach at the Sports Institute of Northern Ireland, and a postgraduate student at Teesside University. He is a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the NSCA, as well as an accredited strength and conditioning coach with the UKSCA. In this article, Scott talks to one of his five people he would want to meet in his S&C heaven. Most teenagers begin a university degree based on a general interest in a subject without any clear idea of a future career in mind. For the lucky few, opportunities or experiences arise which introduce us to a given profession that subsequently becomes the focus of our career aspirations. I followed a similar pattern and was fortunate to begin an undergraduate degree around the same time a former regional director of strength and conditioning was opening one of the first private S&C facilities in the U.K. During my final year studying applied sport and exercise science at Northumbria University, I completed an internship with Nick Grantham (above) at SMART Fitness and began a venture into the field of strength and conditioning. A few years on I returned to SMART Fitness to catch up with Nick and introduce him to the wider S&C community. SP: Nick would you be able to outline for people just how your career in strength and conditioning began and how it has developed to this point? NG: After finishing my MSc, I started working with British Gymnastics as a sport scientist/physiologist. However, I wasn’t particularly excited by running VO2 max tests and taking bloods. In fact, I was much more UK STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING ASSOCIATION © UKSCA | Issue 18 | Summer 2010 w: www.uksca.org.uk e: info@uksca.org.uk 25
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