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The performance desk · 2026

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One Human Performance connects training, recovery and measurement for coaches, athletes and curious practitioners. Useful detail, clear limits, no miracle scores.

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Performance is a system,
not a single number.

We read the study, name the protocol, and explain what changes when the test leaves the lab. Explore broad topics below, then go deeper into the method.

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Six ways into the work

Broad doors for the field. Specific questions inside.

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Training & Strength

Strength, power and programming explained through the decisions that make a session useful.

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Speed & Endurance editorial photograph
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Speed & Endurance

Acceleration, running economy and conditioning without the noise of leaderboard culture.

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Movement & Biomechanics editorial photograph
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Movement & Biomechanics

Mobility, force and technique through the lens of what a test can actually show.

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Recovery & Sleep

Sleep, fatigue and recovery signals for people who need better context, not another score.

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Testing & Technology

Devices, field tests and data hygiene for coaches who want a signal they can trust.

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Research & Protocols

A living desk for studies, methods, reference context and repeatable protocols.

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Field Measurement Without a Lab editorial scene
Testing & Technology · September 11, 2026

Field Measurement Without a Lab

A scale, a ruler and a dated notebook is a field lab. The method is what makes a field number a number you can trust.

measurement / methods
What an Indoor Team Sport Actually Demands editorial scene
Speed & Endurance · September 7, 2026

What an Indoor Team Sport Actually Demands

Handball read as a load profile: short sprints, contacts, jumps and effective playing time, measured by position.

team-sport / load
Canicross as a Measurable Training Load editorial scene
Speed & Endurance · September 5, 2026

Canicross as a Measurable Training Load

Running with a dog is structured aerobic work with a second engine. Pace, heart rate and format make it countable.

running / conditioning
Velocity-Based Training: What the Evidence Says editorial scene
Training & Strength · August 23, 2026

Velocity-Based Training: What the Evidence Says

Velocity feedback can sharpen load decisions, but the research does not support a universal replacement for percentage-based training.

strength / evidence
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Protocol Library

Procedure, equipment, population, reference context and limitations in one calm place. Start with the countermovement jump protocol, then compare the method with your own setting.

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Field notes worth revisiting

These guides and references are read, checked and kept current as the desk develops. They stay here because a sound decision often starts with a page worth returning to.

Performance Protocol Library editorial scene
Research & Protocols · August 24, 2026

Performance Protocol Library

A standing reference for procedure, equipment, population and limits when a performance test needs a repeatable setting.

reference / protocols
How to Read a Sports Science Study editorial scene
Research & Protocols · August 10, 2026

How to Read a Sports Science Study

A practical reading route from population and comparison to limits, so a study can inform a decision without carrying more certainty than it earned.

research / reading
Test-Retest Reliability: What Dashboards Hide editorial scene
Research & Protocols · August 11, 2026

Test-Retest Reliability: What Dashboards Hide

A clear reference for repeating a field test, logging its setup and deciding whether a change is larger than the noise around the measure.

measurement / methods
Movement Screening: What It Can Tell You editorial scene
Movement & Biomechanics · August 19, 2026

Movement Screening: What It Can Tell You

A grounded guide to turning a movement observation into the next useful question while keeping pain, diagnosis and performance claims separate.

movement / screening
Countermovement Jump Protocol: A Practical Guide editorial scene
Testing & Technology · August 24, 2026

Countermovement Jump Protocol: A Practical Guide

A repeatable jump-test guide that keeps the device, instructions, trials and context visible before anyone interprets the number.

testing / neuromuscular
Sleep Tracking for Athletes: Signal or Score? editorial scene
Recovery & Sleep · August 21, 2026

Sleep Tracking for Athletes: Signal or Score?

A measured look at athlete sleep tracking, separating useful timing trends from the uncertainty hidden inside a polished score.

sleep / wearables
A complementary read

When sitting changes the question.

For general reading, explore hip mobility after sitting as a specific look at self-observation, movement and pain after a desk-bound day, without turning a test into a diagnosis or promising treatment.

Measured effort elsewhere

The same questions on other ground.

For readers who like measured performance, dancesport tempo in bars quantifies the ten competition dances: bars per minute, posture work between sessions and how a training unit is split. Red Dirt Trackcraft is a working notebook on private motocross tracks that spells out what a day of motos asks of the body, including off-bike conditioning for riders small enough to survive a working week. Readers who track their training will find Lane Six a clear guide to running clubs in England, athlete registration and led group sessions. K2 TPS is a French fitness desk that covers the 12-5-30 treadmill protocol and its effect on energy expenditure. Malt and Measure reads beer the way the desk reads a test, and its notes on hydrometer and fermentation temperature are the brewer's version of a logged protocol. For events that run on rehearsed procedure, planning an alternative ceremony documents the script, the roles and the weather plan. And for the highest-consequence version of repeatable practice, stunt work and set safety reads the preparation hierarchies and stop rights behind action work.