Performance Science Lab
Injury risk lab
Injury risk is mostly about load errors — spikes, monotony, and ignoring pain signals.
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- • Progress conservatively: avoid sudden volume jumps or intensity stacking.
- • Strength and mobility are insurance, but the main driver is training load management.
- • Pain that changes gait is a stop sign; this lab is not medical advice.
Study library (reference)
Individual studies for deeper reading.
A Systematic Review of the Relationship between Workload and Injury Risk of Professional Male Soccer Players.
PMID 36293817 (2022): injury, load — Injury risk (study note for endurance athletes).
Training and Competition Readiness in Triathlon.
PMID 31035719 (2019): injury, load — Injury risk (study note for endurance athletes).
Management and prevention of bone stress injuries in long-distance runners.
PMID 25103133 (2014): injury, load — Injury risk (study note for endurance athletes).
Effects of Foot Strike Techniques on Running Biomechanics: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
PMID 32813597 (2021): load — Injury risk (study note for endurance athletes).
Updated Review of the Applied Physiology of American College Football: Physical Demands, Strength and Conditioning, Nutrition, and Injury Characteristics of America's Favorite Game.
PMID 28338375 (2017): injury, load — Injury risk (study note for endurance athletes).
Does a greater training load increase the risk of injury and illness in ultramarathon runners? : A prospective, descriptive, longitudinal design.
PMID 36818970 (2020): injury, load — Injury risk (study note for endurance athletes).
Comparison of player-dependent and independent high-speed running thresholds to model injury risk in football.
PMID 34789058 (2022): injury, load — Injury risk (study note for endurance athletes).
Resistance Exercise for Improving Running Economy and Running Biomechanics and Decreasing Running-Related Injury Risk: A Narrative Review.
PMID 35878109 (2022): injury, load — Injury risk (study note for endurance athletes).
Hamstring injury risk in male professional football: do external training loads play a role?
PMID 40937318 (2025): injury, load — Injury risk (study note for endurance athletes).
Importance of Various Training-Load Measures in Injury Incidence of Professional Rugby League Athletes.
PMID 27918659 (2017): injury, load — Injury risk (study note for endurance athletes).
Training loads and injury risk in Australian football-differing acute: chronic workload ratios influence match injury risk.
PMID 27789430 (2017): injury, load — Injury risk (study note for endurance athletes).
ProjectRun21: Do running experience and running pace influence the risk of running injury-A 14-week prospective cohort study.
PMID 30190100 (2019): injury, load — Injury risk (study note for endurance athletes).
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Performance Science Lab
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A Systematic Review of the Relationship between Workl… (PMID 36293817)
PMID 36293817 (2022): injury, load — Injury risk (study note for endurance athletes).
Training and Competition Readiness in Triathlon. (PMID 31035719)
PMID 31035719 (2019): injury, load — Injury risk (study note for endurance athletes).
Management and prevention of bone stress injuries in… (PMID 25103133)
PMID 25103133 (2014): injury, load — Injury risk (study note for endurance athletes).
Effects of Foot Strike Techniques on Running Biomecha… (PMID 32813597)
PMID 32813597 (2021): load — Injury risk (study note for endurance athletes).
Updated Review of the Applied Physiology of American… (PMID 28338375)
PMID 28338375 (2017): injury, load — Injury risk (study note for endurance athletes).