NSCA’s Coaching Podcast, Episode 117: Dr. John McMahon
by Eric McMahon, MEd, CSCS, RSCC*D and Dr. John McMahon, CSCS
Coaching Podcast
February 2022
Take a deep dive into force plate research and trends with “Force Plate Coach”, Dr. John McMahon from the University of Salford in England. In this episode, John discusses his path from Royal Marine Commando into strength and conditioning and biomechanics teaching and research. Listen in as John connects with NSCA Coaching and Sport Science Program Manager, Eric McMahon, on the past, present, and future of force plates in sport and the ways we can improve our testing and evaluation of athletes.
This episode mentions the following paper from NSCA’s Strength and Conditioning Journal:
McMahon, JJ, Suchomel, TJ; Lake, JP, and Comfort, P. Understanding the Key Phases of the Countermovement Jump Force-Time Curve, Strength and Conditioning Journal 40(4): 96-106, 2018
Find John on Instagram: @forceplatecoach, on Twitter: @ForcePlateCoach, and on YouTube: @ForcePlateCoach| Find Eric on Instagram: @ericmcmahoncscs or Twitter: @ericmcmahoncscs
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Eric L. McMahon, MEd, CSCS,*D, RSCC*D, TSAC-F
Strength & Conditioning Coach, NSCA Headquarters, Colorado Springs, CO, United States
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Eric McMahon is the Coaching and Sport Science Program Manager at the NSCA Headquarters in Colorado Springs. He joined the NSCA Staff in 2020 with ove ...
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