David Watts

Brilliant running from Gout Gout today at @qldathletics Shield meet 10.00 (+0.9) @AustralianAths & @OceaniaAths U20 record Fastest legal run on Australian soil. Well done coach Di Shepherd 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 @WorldAthletics @adidas

Fantastic work from @Phil_Bellinger & co, further advancing our understanding of the physiological responses to training. And a great 🧵 from @jem_arnold unpacking it all 👇

Very cool study from Ben Southey Outlines clear methodology for "single case experimental design" for reactive strength development Such designs could be used much more often in elite sport, n=1 environments (Open access article)

RIZZO WINS IT FROM SCRACTH Unbelievable scenes in the Women's Gift 🤯

🔥 WOW ... K E N N E D Y 🔥 Lachlan Kennedy wins 🥈 at the World Indoor Championships covering the 60m in 6.50, only 0.01 from gold His first indoor event, first global individual event .. and he has silver in the cupboard 🔥 sensational 🔥 📽️ SBS Sport

A must read paper that I go back to often: Does initial strength level affect adaptations to weightlifting, plyometric & ballistic training? STRONG (2.01x BW squat) vs WEAKER (1.20x BW squat) groups 10 wk intervention: weightlifting derivatives, ballistic & plyo training

🔥 WOW 🔥 Jude Thomas🇦🇺 with a break out performance Thomas was apparently training the house down at Falls and his bests of 3:37 / 3:56 were looking shakey He gets a run at the Husky Classic🇺🇸 on the 307m, no banks track and takes charge of the race 300m out to finish a close 🥈 behind Nico Young🇺🇸 in 3:51.19 Just misses WiC & WCH entry standards but will be within the WiC ‘top list’ Goes to #7 Australian all-time for mile 🎥 runnerspace , full race: huskyclassic.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?e…

Heat appears to be superior for recovery of muscular power vs cold exposure. journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/abst…

Gout will throw on the maroon singlet for QLD at the Australian All Schools champs at QSAC in December. 100m on Dec 7th and 200m on Dec 8th. Tickets here: bit.ly/All-Schools-24… smh.com.au/sport/athletic…

Creatine aids memory formation, mitigates symptoms of depression, and possibly staves off cognitive decline Not to mention the physical performance benefits And no... it doesn't cause hair loss 3-5g/day is a good dose for most people

The king and queen of Melbourne 👑 A big morning at the Melbourne Marathon saw Jack Rayner and Genevieve Gregson crowned champions on the roads in blustery conditions! Marathon: 🥇 Jack Rayner - 2:11:48 🥈 Ryan Gregson - 2:13:31 🥉 Chris Dryden - 2:18:09 🥇 Genevieve Gregson - 2:28:13 🥈 Sarah Klein - 2:31:05 🥉 Kate Mason - 2:34:08 Half Marathon: 🥇 Andy Buchanan - 1:01:42 🥈 Haftu Strintzos - 1:02:23 🥉 Liam Boudin - 1:02:31 🥇 Leanne Pompeani - 1:09:01 🥈 Jess Stenson - 1:09:03 🥉 Izzi Batt-Doyle - 1:09:09 📸 - @melbmara #AthleticsNation

It was a town hero's welcome for Matt Denny in Allora, 160km south-west of Brisbane. He is the first Olympian to come from Allora and is now their first Olympic medallist. 📸 @QldAcademySport #AllezAUS | @AthsAust

The hallmark of expertise is no longer how much you know. It's how well you synthesize. Information scarcity rewarded knowledge acquisition. Information abundance requires pattern recognition. It's not enough to collect facts. The future belongs to those who connect dots.

Remote work is not a distraction. It's a chance to concentrate. Government workers were 28% more productive on days when supervisors assigned them tasks to do at home, because they were more focused. The office is good for interaction, but it's not always ideal for deep work.

Matty Denny 🤝 2024 This year has been like no other for Australia’s discus king but there is plenty more to come from @mattydenny in 2025. 2024 in a nutshell ✅ 2 x National Records - best of 69.96m ✅ The first Australian to crack 69m ✅ 4 x performances over 69m ✅ Olympic bronze ✅ Back-to-back Diamond League champion 🎥: @WelshyKnows #AthleticsNation

It is widely assumed that maximum motor unit recruitment is reached at the end of a set with light loads. The research does not support this claim.

Injury rates and stiffness represent a U-shaped curve. Stiffer tendons = faster we can transmit force produced by muscle. Performance benefit. But if tendon is "stiffer than the muscle is strong" this can lead to non-contact muscle injury. Performance ⚖️ Injury potential

What can't these girls do? 🤯 The Women's 4x100m relay team have shattered the Australian record once again in London, with Ella Connolly, Bree Masters, Kristie Edwards and Torrie Lewis passing the baton around the track in 42.48 for fourth place. Let's go! 🔥🔥 #AthleticsNation

Fast twitch fibers grow more than slow twitch fibers after strength training. Therefore, there will be a correlation between metabolite production (by fast twtich fibers) and hypertrophy. But metabolic stress is still not a hypertrophy mechanism.

[COOLJOBS] Strength and Conditioning Coach - @Adelaide_FC. Adelaide location. Full Time. Closing 22 Jul 2024. Apply@ buff.ly/3VX8fPf (see more AFL jobs: bit.ly/2R11TeF) #sportspeople #sportjobs