Strength and Conditioning for Sports Performance, Injury Mitigation, and Public Health

Dear Colleagues,

The aims of strength and conditioning are to improve sports performance, mitigate injury risk, and improve health. As such, strength and conditioning training strategies which can enhance these aforementioned outcomes are of great interest for practitioners working in sports, clinical, or health environments. This is typically achieved through the combination of strength training, aerobic conditioning, plyometrics, multidirectional speed training, and other methods, in order to elicit positive physiological, neuromuscular, biomechanical, and mechanobiological adaptations. 

The aim of this Special Issue is to publish a series of applied studies that provide greater insight into the development of effective strength and conditioning training strategies. We encourage the submission of research investigating the chronic effects of strength and conditioning training on sports performance, athletic performance, surrogates of injury risk, injury rates, and health and wellbeing. Additionally, research which provides insight into the physiological, neuromuscular, biomechanical, and mechanobiological mechanisms in response to strength and conditioning training are strongly encouraged. We also invite applied reviews that provide examples of and recommendations on how to best enhance sports performance, mitigate injury risk, and improve health.

Dr. Thomas Dos'Santos
Dr. Paul Jones
Dr. Christopher Thomas
Guest Editors

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