Dr. J.L. Long (GET H.I.T. S&C)
Combat performance S&C coach; biomechanics-informed posts on targeted adaptations and performance engineering.
Combat Power Requires Integrated Stability, Not Just Strength
Combat performance is not built through isolated strength alone. The body must stabilize, reorganize, and transfer force efficiently while moving through asymmetrical positions under fatigue. GET H.I.T. Strength & Conditioning - Engineering the Combat Athlete: The Science Behind the Fight
Boost Lateral Power and Hip Mobility with Landmine Cossack Squat
Landmine Cossack Squat 🔬 Scientific Explanation The Landmine Cossack Squat is a unilateral, frontal-plane dominant squat variation that develops lateral force production, hip mobility, and dynamic stability under load. GET H.I.T. Strength & Conditioning
Control Intensity, Structure Variation to Preserve Performance
CONTROL THE STIMULUS OR LOSE THE ADAPTATION If intensity is constant, fatigue accumulates and neural output degrades before performance can be expressed. If variation is random, adaptation is diluted and the system fails to consolidate meaningful gains. Control intensity. Structure variation. Preserve output. GET...
Science-Driven Strength: Engineering Elite Combat Athletes
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Power Clean Thruster Boosts Combat Core Strength
Power Clean Thruster Benefits for Combat Athletes Develops horizontal pressing strength with integrated trunk control, improving force application without positional collapse Enhances cross-body coordination, linking upper-body pressing with lower-body movement patterns Reinforces anti-rotation and controlled rotation, critical for maintaining structure during strikes and...
Balance Front Strength with Posterior Capacity for True Performance
The stronger the anterior musculature becomes, the more posterior capacity is required to manage it. Without that balance, strength does not translate to performance—it creates instability. GET H.I.T. Strength & Conditioning Engineering the Combat Athlete: The Science Behind the Fight
Integrate Mobility, Strength, and Energy—Eliminate Weak Links
Mobility, strength, and energy systems are not separate qualities—they are integrated components of a single performance system. Weak links are design failures. GET H.I.T. S&C
Mass Mastery: H.I.T. Conditioning for Combat Athletes
Understanding MASS and how it relates to the Combat Athlete. GET H.I.T. Strength & Conditioning