SL Sports Therapy - Rehabilitation & Performance

11/10/2025

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Get innnn

19/09/2025

A snapshot of a later stage rehab session with .rickard._
Harry had surgery to repair a ruptured ankle syndesmosis just over 3 months ago. Lots of hard graft in the gym and on the field has led to this point and as you can see, it's definitely paid off!

Tonight we focused on some maximum intention ballistic jumping, plyometric bounds, resisted broad jumps, 1 minute paced jogs, tackle shuttles and finished each block with either a 10m straight line or a 20 curved sprint under fatigue. This is designed to better mimic high speed running during game situations when under fatigue and help with aerobic and anaerobic conditioning.

15/09/2025

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14/09/2025

Brilliant hard fought win. Definitely kept me busy, losing all three back row in the first half but the boys dug deep!

A tough game… the boys battled hard!

31/07/2025

There can be many benefits of training isometrics in rehab. However, not all isometrics are the same and getting this right can help speed up your recovery.

Isometric training and long‐term adaptations: Effects of muscle length, intensity, and intent

📌 Key Takeaways

-Isometric training at longer muscle lengths produced greater muscular hypertrophy than shorter muscle length training.

-Ballistic intent resulted in greater neuromuscular activation and rapid force production than ramped contractions.

-Substantial improvements in muscular hypertrophy and maximal force production were reported regardless of training intensity.

-High‐intensity (≥70%) contractions are required for improving tendon structure and function.

-Long muscle length training results in greater transference to dynamic performance.

-Sustained contractions increase metabolite concentrations in the muscle, stimulating hypertrophy.

-Higher volumes are better for inducing muscular hypertrophy, regardless of contraction intensity.

-Isometric training is a highly reliable means of assessing and tracking changes in force production.

-Link to article in the comments 🔗