Sports Science & Research

To ensure that you receive the best and most innovative care possible at Avera, we invest in research and innovation. And at Avera Sports, we use research to understand the athlete’s body and impact of training in a way that benefits individual performance.

Advancing Sports Science Through Research

Studies Currently in Progress

• “A comparison of lower body muscle activity and neuromuscular output of the vertical jump and weighted squat jumping in the upright and horizontal positions”
• “Assessing the reliability of using a horizontal leg press equipped with a force plate to report on measures of positive and negative neuromuscular characteristics”
• “High-intensity interval training: Effects on performance outcomes and vitamin D status in adolescent soccer players”
• “Knee flexor and hip extensor muscle activity associated with wearing an elastic tubing resistance device while running”
• “The effects of retrograde training on indices of lower body strength and power”

Completed & Published Studies

To read the study abstract, click on the link to each journal.

• “Predicting the intensity for performing supramaximal incline treadmill interval training in distance runners”. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 2017 [Epub ahead of print].
• “Incline Treadmill Interval Training: Short vs. Long Bouts and the Effects on Distance Running Performance”. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 2016 Nov; 37(12):958-956.
• “Time-to-Fatigue During Incline Treadmill Running: Implications for Individualized Training Prescription”. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 2015 Jul;29(7):1855-62.
• “The effects of incline and level-grade high-intensity interval treadmill training on running economy and muscle power in well-trained distance runners”. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 2014 May; 28(5):1298-309.
• “The effects of uphill vs. level-grade high-intensity interval training on VO2max, VLT and Tmax in well-trained distance runners”. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 2013 Jun;27(6):1549-59.

Avera Sports Research in the News

Research performed by the Avera Sports team has also been featured in several national publications, including:

• Runner’s World
• Men’s Health
• Shape Magazine

If you’re interested in participating or receiving more information about any of these studies, contact our Principal Investigator Derek Ferley PhD, CSCS, at derek.ferley@avera.org.