Jayhawk Athletic Performance Laboratory

This week's FRIDAY FEATURE is first year master's student, Caleb Bean! Caleb earned his bachelor's from the University of Nebraska at Kearney, majoring in exercise science. He brings with him a range of sport experience, including football and soccer. Caleb is also a member of the Nebraska Army National Guard. His research interests include strength and conditioning programs for high school and youth athletes and since being at KU, Caleb has been instrumental in helping with the various youth sport and exercise programs offered through the Youth Exercise and Sport (YES) Center at KU. We are so lucky to have Caleb as a part of our team and are excited to see what the next few years will bring! Welcome, Caleb!

Introducing first year PhD student, Sam Norwood, as this week's FRIDAY FEATURE! Originally from Montgomery County, Maryland, Sam earned his bachelor's degree in exercise science from Salisbury University before earning his master's degree in kinesiology from Florida International University. As a previous collegiate athlete, Sam has extensive experience with football but has also worked with other sports including wrestling, volleyball, soccer, and baseball. Sam's research interests include team sport athletic performance, high speed distance, maximal velocities, youth athletic performance, and strength and power. He is also assisting with the KU Football strength and conditioning staff this year. We are so happy to have Sam join the JAPL team and are excited for his journey as a Jayhawk! Welcome, Sam!

??PUBLISHED?? Acute Endocrine Responses with Long-Term Weight Lifting in a 51-Year-Old Male Weightlifter Authors: Drake A. Eserhaut, Andrew C. Fry, Michael H. Stone, and William J. Kraemer #resistanceexercise #athleticperformance #endocrinology #betaendorphin

Last week, Dr. John Cronin from the Auckland University of Technology (Auckland, NZ) visited the lab. Dr. Cronin had many discussions with our research team about his research as well as provide insight into a few of our upcoming project. We appreciated him sharing his expertise and experience and look forward to future collaborations!

This week's FRIDAY FEATURE is first year PhD student, Madi Rink! Originally from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Madi earned her undergraduate degree from Iowa State University in kinesiology before completing her master's degree in sports science from the University of Pittsburgh. Madi has a range of sport experience, including football and hockey. She also has experience with cheer, and was a member of the Iowa State Cheerleading team while completing her degree. Her research interests include studying the relationship between internal and external loads, utilization of wearable technologies to characterize physical demands and physiological measures for the purpose of athletic development, injury-risk mitigation, and training periodization, and head kinematics in American football. In addition to working in the lab, she also assists the KU Football strength and conditioning staff with various testing and trainings. We are thrilled to have Madi in the lab and are excited to see what this year brings! #rockchalk #jayhawk #KU

After a busy week of part one in a three-part data collection, we said farewell (for now) to our friends in the University of Pittsburgh's Neuromuscular Research Laboratory (NMRL). The team did a phenomenal job orchestrating the testing and we were thrilled to finally see their Mobile Research Laboratory (MRV) in action! We look forward to doing it all again come January. Stay tuned for more details on the project and an inside look inside the MRV!

Allow us to kick off our FRIDAY FEATURE series by formally introducing first year PhD student, Cassie McDonald! Originally from Kearney, Nebraska, Cassie joins us after receiving her master's degree in athletic training from the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Cassie has a wide range of sport experience but has found a passion in combat sports. Her research interests include studying the physical attributes of champion fighters, the effects of dehydration on athletic ability and muscle mass, understanding how strength and conditioning programs affect combat sport athletes, and developing a return-to-play protocol for fighters who have been knocked out or suffered a concussion. Cassie is also a certified athletic trainer and we are so excited to have her skillset and expertise in the lab. Welcome aboard, Cassie! #rockchalk #jayhawk #KU #JAPL

We recently wrapped up a research project looking at batted ball velocity. Listen in to what second year PhD student, Angeleau Scott, had to say about the project and stay tuned for updates! ??? : Greg Rahe, HSES Communications Coordinator #baseball #sportscience #research #hitting #exitvelocity #force #kinematics #JAPL #WuTsaiAlliance

Save the date! ?? The Youth Exercise and Sport (YES) Center is hosting an open house on Monday, October 21st from 6-8pm. Come check out the space as well as meet the faculty and staff who are passionate about youth athletic development. Visit https://well-fit.ku.edu/ to learn more about the YES Center and be sure to RSVP for the event to [email protected].

??PUBLISHED?? Are Load-Velocity Estimates of Bench Press Maximal Strength as Accurate as Actual 1-Repetition Maximum Testing? Authors: Damjana Cabarkapa, Andrew C. Fry, Gabriel N. Kavadas, and Dimitrije Cabarkapa #velocitybasedtraining #resistancetraining #sportscience #exercisescience #research #JAPL #WuTsaiAlliance