Good morning. The Steelers are stacking their strength staff with two coaches who followed Mike McCarthy from Green Bay to Tennessee, researchers say HRV needs a multi-signal upgrade, and a virtual summit breaks down how elite programs actually build speed. Let's get into it...
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🏈 Steelers Hire Two Former Packers S&C Coaches
The Pittsburgh Steelers are adding Mark Lovat and Grant Thorne as assistant strength and conditioning coaches. Both followed head coach Mike McCarthy from Green Bay to Tennessee in 2024. Lovat was McCarthy's S&C coordinator for his entire Packers tenure, while Thorne joined in 2013. Their specific roles in Pittsburgh haven't been announced. Read More
🏃 The Speed Summit: How Elite Coaches Build Speed
The Speed Summit kicks off tonight as a three-night virtual clinic breaking down how speed is built in elite sport—covering mechanics, force production, tracking data, and long-term athlete development. Sessions feature NFL and SEC coaches, including Jeff Dillman (Florida, Alabama, LSU, IMG Academy), with a clear focus on real-world speed systems, not theory. Read More
📊 Why HRV Needs a Multi-Signal Upgrade
Researchers from the University of Lausanne argue that HRV is underutilized as a standalone metric. Most chest straps already record respiratory data, and wrist devices can estimate blood pressure (baroreflex). Integrating these signals could identify specific fatigue profiles instead of vague readiness scores—and machine learning may soon make elite-level HRV analysis available to everyone. Read More
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