@KenClarkSpeed

PhD in Biomechanics, Researcher in Human Performance, Strength & Conditioning Coach (CSCS, USA-W), interested in all things SPEED

 West Chester, PA
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Joined September 2014
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Cameron Josse, M.S.@CoachJosseSep 5
New article for @SportsmithHQ detailing some of the work from our 🏈 sprint project. How do considerations of monitoring & developing acceleration change for different playing positions? @jb_morin @KenClarkSpeed sportsmith.co/articles/initi…

Initial acceleration in American football: How body mass influences the f-v curve - Sportsmith

Training initial acceleration (0–10m) with the same approach across every position group in American football is likely a mistake. Uniformity in training overlooks a straightforward biomechanical...

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Håkan Andersson@sprintcoachSWEJul 21
Fantastic paper by @KenClarkSpeed et.al that emphasizes there are many ways to solve the acceleration problem, there is no single "perfect" strategy or a single "ideal" technique, even at the very elite level. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Yesterday, @KenClarkSpeed published a new paper analyzing 0-10m acceleration in 24 elite American sprinters (51 Olympic/World Championship medals combined). Today, here's one coaching takeaway: Don't coach 30 athletes every rep. Pick ONE technical focus. Watch FIVE athletes. Coach that detail. Repeat. He also explains why longer contact distances in team sport athletes aren't automatically a flaw. Click below for the full podcast with him: youtube.com/watch?v=74Vd_wKA… Click below for his new research: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Link: doi.org/10.1080/14763141.202…

Spatiotemporal acceleration strategies in elite American male and female sprinters: between-group...

We investigated maximal accelerations from starting blocks in 24 elite American sprinters (12 males, 100 m personal best 9.89 ± 0.09 s; 12 females, 100 m personal best 10.87 ± 0.09 s). Two trials p...

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Ken Clark, PhD@KenClarkSpeedJul 14
For practitioners working with competitive sprinters, results in this article provide robust normative group mean practice data at the highest level of T&F, while simultaneously illustrating the variety of kinematic strategies that can be employed to achieve elite performance.
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For practitioners working with competitive sprinters, results in this article provide robust normative group mean practice data at the highest level of T&F, while simultaneously illustrating the variety of kinematic strategies that can be employed to achieve elite performance.
Ken Clark, PhD@KenClarkSpeedJul 14
Excited to announce our latest publication examining initial acceleration in elite Americans sprinters, published in Sports Biomechanics. This sample of athletes included male sprinters with a group mean 100m PR < 9.9s and female sprinters with a group mean 100m PR < 10.9s!
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Excited to announce our latest publication examining initial acceleration in elite Americans sprinters, published in Sports Biomechanics. This sample of athletes included male sprinters with a group mean 100m PR < 9.9s and female sprinters with a group mean 100m PR < 10.9s!
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Tony Holler
@pntrackJul 6
9 year anniversary. @korfist @kenclarkspeed @1080motion @BStryganek @_marcellusmoore
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IN THE LAB 🧪 @KenClarkSpeed x @paulkenny_speed Where SPORT meets SCIENCE‼️
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instagram.com/p/DZU2fc1jKHl/… Got some great work in with @KenClarkSpeed and @paulkenny_speed It was great to see my form compared to college and professional track and football athletes. Excited to keep working and getting better!
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Paul Kenny Speed
@paulkenny_speedJun 5
🔜 @KenClarkSpeed x PKS – at Philadelphia, PA
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Davar Chance
@DavarChanceJun 4
Big shout out to @paulkenny_speed and @KenClarkSpeed For helping me level up to the 💨 21MPH club! All official here no technical malfunctions this is Dr APPROVED!
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JB Morin@jb_morinApr 26
🚨NEW STUDY - Pre-PRINT🚨 Sprint running (max and submax speed) is a great plyometric stimulus🏃🏻🦵: direct comparison of ground reaction force-time w/ classical plyometric tasks. Read our new study (Pre-print) by @CriFubiani et al. here & send feedback🙏: researchgate.net/publication…
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Training the Browns in the Spring and the Jags in the summer. Coach Clark is the best in the business and we are so lucky to have him part of our program!! @KenClarkSpeed
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Why did we create the Speed Science Institute? Listen to our Co-founder @les7spellman explain what the Speed Science Institute will accomplish, under the leadership of @KenClarkSpeed and Peter Ruppe and how it will impact coaches and athletes. Learn more⬇️
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It’s here. Introducing the Speed Science Institute, our governing body for how we develop, interpret, and teach coaches to use performance data. Founding members: @KenClarkSpeed, Executive Speed Scientist Peter Ruppe, Executive Director Learn more⬇️
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Was an amazing experience having @KenClarkSpeed from @usatf on campus! 🏃 #WeAre | #PSUTF
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Fred Duncan@Fred__DuncanApr 2
language around this comes from the work of researchers like Weyand & Clark, who have done a lot to explore both the drivers of speed and the mechanisms that help explain them. And like all science, this is an ongoing process. We refine the model, keep learning, and keep
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Fred Duncan@Fred__DuncanApr 2
organize the skill at high speed. Force matters a lot, but it doesn’t exist in isolation. Limb repositioning speed matters because it sets up the strike. Read @kenclarkspeed work on “whip from the hip.” What happens during the collision is essential as well… A lot of the
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Fred Duncan@Fred__DuncanApr 2
A follow up to the previous video… While force is STILL king…it’s a simplification, and I wanted to add some nuance. Speed isn’t one variable. It reflects force output, limb mechanics, posture, timing, coordination, tissue qualities, and the nervous system’s ability to
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SimpliFaster
@SimpliFasterMar 23
A can't-miss episode! "Unlocking Sprint Speed with Dr. Ken Clark" @korfist + @KenClarkSpeed Streaming everywhere! zurl.co/KCxga
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