Broad Jump Benchmarks by Sport, Gender, and Level
Standing broad jump benchmarks across nine sports, both genders, and competition levels from middle school to professional, with sourced ranges.
Velocity Zones Explained: What Each Bar Speed Actually Trains
The five velocity zones by average bar speed, what quality each one trains, why a speed target beats a fixed percentage day to day, and how to run a zone in a live session.
Why Jump Height Numbers Vary Between Force Plates
Why the OVR Force reads three to four inches higher than other force plates. It measures jump height from the standing position, so the plantar-flexion rise stays in, while ballistic plates start a...
How to Run a Drop Jump Test and Measure RSI
A field protocol for a clean drop jump test on a force plate: box height, coaching the rep, spotting junk reps live, and which RSI scale your number is on.
What 1000 Hz Sampling Rate Actually Means for Your Force Plate Data
What force plate sampling rate means: why 1000 Hz is the floor, which metrics break at low rates, and where a higher number stops mattering.
When to Act on a Force Plate Asymmetry Number, and When to Ignore It
The 10 percent force plate asymmetry line is borrowed, not validated. Act only when the gap beats the athlete's own variability and repeats in direction.