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Mike Young presents at NBA Health & Performance Meetings

CHICAGO, IL - MAY 15: speaks during the NBA Draft Combine Health and Performance Meetings on May 15, 2025 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. Copyright 2025 NBAE (Photo by Kamil Krzaczynski/NBAE via Getty Images) Athletic Lab's Dr. Mike Young recently provided a lecture and participated in a round table at the NBA Health & Performance Meetings. The event was hosted in Chicago as part of the NBA Combine & Draft Lottery week. The Health & Performance Meetings brought together over 300 physicians, performance coaches, athletic trainers and other related professionals from within the league. Mike provided a lecture titled Plyometrics: evidence based progressions and profiling. He also joined a panel discussion on Approaches to off-season strength and conditioning in the modern NBA era. If you are interested in having Dr. Young or any other Athletic Lab staff lecture or provide a private workshop for your organization please contact us for details. Additionally, Athletic Lab coaching education philosophies are available via the Athletic Lab Coaching Academy. The academy offers a 3 level coaching course that is available both online and in-person.

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Athletic Lab Sport Performance Podcast: Episode #4 – Ryan Horn

Ryan Horn is Director of Performance for the Wake Forest University Men's Basketball Team. He's in his third year with the team and spent previous years coaching at Tulsa, VCU, Robert Morris, and Liberty University. This episode covers challenges as collegiate strength coach, managing fatigue at home and on the road as well as managing detraining throughout the year. We discuss aspects of his return to play and return to performance continuum and lastly if and how to implement plyometrics for basketball players. To listen to past episodes click HERE.

By |2017-04-12T19:30:06-04:00September 5th, 2016|Podcast|0 Comments
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Athletic Lab to host High Performance Athletic Development Conference

Athletic Lab is proud to announce we will host the first Proformance Strength & Conditioning Conference in North America. The two day conference will feature some of the best minds in sports performance. The keynote speaker will be Boo Schexnayder. Boo is a master coach who has coached countless NCAA, USA Track & Field, World Championship and Olympic medalists and he is widely regarded as one of the foremost coach educators in the world. Coach Carl Valle recently referred to one of Boo's clinics as "THE BEST SPEED WORKSHOP I HAVE ATTENDED IN THE LAST 10 YEARS - OR MAYBE EVER." Boo is slated to speak for 6 sessions (approximately 7 hours over the 2 days)! Other confirmed speakers are: Greg Gatz - UNC Director of Strength & Conditioning for Olympic Sports Ryan Horn - Wake Forest Director of Athletic Performance Nate Brookreson - NCSU Director of Strength & Conditioning for Olympic Sports Bob Alejo - NCSU Director of Strength and Conditioning Mike Young - Athletic Lab Director of Performance Tentative Schedule Day 1 8:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast sponsored by Hammer Strength 8:30-9:45 Boo Schexnayder: Compatible & Complimentary Training Design 9:45-10:45 Greg Gatz:?Team Training Modification for the College Setting, When Faced with Multiple Competition Periods 10:45-11:15 Future Leaders Program - Alex Carnall (Campbell University):Simple and Practical GPP/Strength/Power Training for Collegiate Olympic Sports 11:15-12:30 Mike Young: Neuromechanics of Speed Development 12:30-1:00 Future Leaders Program - Chad Workman (UNC) Simple Strategies for Delivering a Holistic Program in the Collegiate Setting 1:00-1:45 Catered Lunch sponsored by EXCEL Training Designs 1:45-3:00 Boo Schexnayder:?Critical Factors in Speed Training Design 3:00-4:00 Ryan Horn: Implementing Technology in Sport 4:00-5:00 Nate Brookreson: Monitoring Training for Team Sports 5:00-6:15 Boo Schexnayder:?Strength Training Periodization [...]

By |2017-04-12T19:35:46-04:00March 2nd, 2016|News|2 Comments
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Felipe Weisheimer excels on the court

Felipe more than holds his own against a much larger opponent. One of our scholastic athletes, Felipe Weisheimer, has been making news for his physical dominance on the court. Felipe is a member of the Brasilian Junior National Team and Word of God High School basketball team. Felipe is one of our hardest working athletes and has committed to doing what it takes to be the best he can be. Felipe is a tremendous athlete and a pleasure to have at Athletic Lab. We are proud of his success. Recently Word of God played Mt. Zion Christian Academy. Both schools have a long track record of producing college and professional basketball players. Here's what national press and scouting service All Star Preps had to say about the game: Over the last 20 years or so no 2 teams have set the standard for big time high school hoops in the RDU are like Word of God (WOG) and Mt Zion have. Both teams have put multiple players into the pros and onto D1 college rosters over that time and have a NBA superstar they can lay claim to in Tracey McGrady for Zion and John Wall for WOG. But these are 2 programs on TOTALLY different footing right now as it is WOG that is rolling strong, winning big time games with a roster full of D1 players and Mt Zion, the once undisputed king now just a shadow of what they use to be back in the day. Friday night the 2 teams got into it over at Mt Zion for their homecoming game and with more fans in the gym than I had seen at Zion in some time I was [...]

By |2017-04-13T10:57:22-04:00February 18th, 2015|News|0 Comments
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Tobacco Road Basketball League partners with Athletic Lab

Athletic Lab is proud to announce a partnership with the Tobacco Road Basketball League for the 2014-2015 season. Athletic Lab will serve as the official training partner of the TRBL. The TRBL is a regional professional basketball league with 13 clubs that features some of the best developmental talent in the country. This partnership is an expansion of the relationship that Athletic Lab and the Cary Invasion have had since their inception in 2011. The Athletic Lab trained Cary Invasion won the Continental Basketball League championship in 2011 and have made the final game of the TRBL the last 3 seasons. They will be playing in the 2014 championship game tomorrow. Moving forward, Athletic Lab's training services will be available to all teams in the TRBL. I'm excited to partner with the TRBL. We've enjoyed working with the Cary Invasion players and helping them become one of the dominant teams in the league over the past couple years. The players in this league are hard working, fantastic athletes who love the game and are trying to make the jump to the next level. We're excited to provide our training experience and expertise working with professional athletes to the entire league. - Mike Young, PhD

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The matches are over but we`d like to congratulate Patrick Kypson on competing at Wimbledon where he earned a spot in the main draw after breaking into the ATP Top 100 earlier this year and continuing his rise on the professional tour.

Patrick reached a major milestone, earning a Grand Slam main draw victory with an impressive four-set win over fellow American Mackenzie McDonald, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4. 

Patrick advanced to the second round before facing world No. 6 Taylor Fritz on Court 2 at the All England Club. While Fritz earned the victory, Patrick battled throughout the match and showcased the level of play that has made him one of the country`s top rising professionals.

Athletic Lab has had the privilege of being a part of Patrick`s performance journey, and we`re incredibly proud to see his hard work and dedication rewarded on one of the biggest stages in tennis. Reaching Wimbledon is a testament to years of disciplined training, perseverance, and an unwavering commitment to improvement.

Congratulations, Patrick, on an outstanding achievement!

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The matches are over but we'd like to congratulate Patrick Kypson on competing at Wimbledon where he earned a spot in the main draw after breaking into the ATP Top 100 earlier this year and continuing his rise on the professional tour. Patrick reached a major milestone, earning a Grand Slam main draw victory with an impressive four-set win over fellow American Mackenzie McDonald, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4.  Patrick advanced to the second round before facing world No. 6 Taylor Fritz on Court 2 at the All England Club. While Fritz earned the victory, Patrick battled throughout the match and showcased the level of play that has made him one of the country's top rising professionals. Athletic Lab has had the privilege of being a part of Patrick's performance journey, and we're incredibly proud to see his hard work and dedication rewarded on one of the biggest stages in tennis. Reaching Wimbledon is a testament to years of disciplined training, perseverance, and an unwavering commitment to improvement. Congratulations, Patrick, on an outstanding achievement!

Congratulations to @tim_usaw on an outstanding performance at the @usa_weightlifting Junior National Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado earlier this month, where he earned a gold medal in one of the nation’s most competitive junior divisions. Tim is a long time member of the @athleticlab_weightlifting Team coached by USA Weightlifting National Coach @j.t.nobbe_

Weightlifting National Championships Week brings together the country’s top youth, junior, U25, and senior lifters, making every medal hard-earned. Tim rose to the challenge with a personal record in the clean & jerk to secure the top spot on the podium.

Congratulations, Tim on becoming a USA Weightlifting Junior National Champion! We are incredibly proud of your accomplishment and look forward to seeing what comes next as you continue to represent Athletic Lab on the national stage.

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Congratulations to @tim_usaw on an outstanding performance at the @usa_weightlifting Junior National Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado earlier this month, where he earned a gold medal in one of the nation’s most competitive junior divisions. Tim is a long time member of the @athleticlab_weightlifting Team coached by USA Weightlifting National Coach @j.t.nobbe_ Weightlifting National Championships Week brings together the country’s top youth, junior, U25, and senior lifters, making every medal hard-earned. Tim rose to the challenge with a personal record in the clean & jerk to secure the top spot on the podium. Congratulations, Tim on becoming a USA Weightlifting Junior National Champion! We are incredibly proud of your accomplishment and look forward to seeing what comes next as you continue to represent Athletic Lab on the national stage.

Get your stretch on! Our MoMo (Movement & Mobility) classes are offered Thursdays at 5pm. In our MoMo classes, we work on asymmetries, imbalances, and restrictions that may be limiting performance or increasing the likelihood for injuries. Paying attention to these seemingly little things allows you to keep your goals big.

#athleticlab #iloveal #cary #fitness #mobility

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Get your stretch on! Our MoMo (Movement & Mobility) classes are offered Thursdays at 5pm. In our MoMo classes, we work on asymmetries, imbalances, and restrictions that may be limiting performance or increasing the likelihood for injuries. Paying attention to these seemingly little things allows you to keep your goals big. #athleticlab #iloveal #cary #fitness #mobility

Happy Mother’s Day to all our strong moms. ⠀
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Happy Mother’s Day to all our strong moms. ⠀ ⠀ #mothersday #strongasamutha #moms #gymlife #crossfit strongmoms fitmoms fitness strength

Most coaches stop sets based on how athletes look, rather than how they are actually moving. VBT allows you to set a simple cutoff by monitoring bar speed. A bar speed drop of more than 20% from the first rep is an indicator that no matter how the athlete looks or what percentage of 1RM they are supposed to be moving, that they are fatigued beyond the necessary output they need to reach the target stimulus. We shut down the set so that we don’t keep the athlete accumulating a bunch of junk reps.

#BeTheStandard

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Most coaches stop sets based on how athletes look, rather than how they are actually moving. VBT allows you to set a simple cutoff by monitoring bar speed. A bar speed drop of more than 20% from the first rep is an indicator that no matter how the athlete looks or what percentage of 1RM they are supposed to be moving, that they are fatigued beyond the necessary output they need to reach the target stimulus. We shut down the set so that we don’t keep the athlete accumulating a bunch of junk reps. #BeTheStandard #velocitybasedtraining #vbt #powertraining #strengthandconditioning

Top 5 Reasons to use VBT with your athletes: Reason #3: Objective load & zone prescription. Research over the years has mapped clear velocity zones for different strength qualities. Accelerative strength, strength speed, speed strength, and starting strength all live in different velocity zones. While percentage based training can target these qualities by prescribing an “ideal” load that can allow for different velocities, verifying the quality of the reps becomes a coaches visual interpretation and is subjective. Using VBT gives a clear picture of the athletes bar speed and verifies the quality of the bar speed and whether or not the target is hit on every rep. For the full series in more detail, follow @mikeyoungphd

#BeTheStandard

#velocitybasedtraining #vbt #morepower

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Top 5 Reasons to use VBT with your athletes: Reason #3: Objective load & zone prescription. Research over the years has mapped clear velocity zones for different strength qualities. Accelerative strength, strength speed, speed strength, and starting strength all live in different velocity zones. While percentage based training can target these qualities by prescribing an “ideal” load that can allow for different velocities, verifying the quality of the reps becomes a coaches visual interpretation and is subjective. Using VBT gives a clear picture of the athletes bar speed and verifies the quality of the bar speed and whether or not the target is hit on every rep. For the full series in more detail, follow @mikeyoungphd #BeTheStandard #velocitybasedtraining #vbt #morepower

We know there are weight room activities - squats, cleans, plyos, etc that contribute to speed development but we also know that these activities don’t come close enough to the intensity of forces and contraction speeds seen during a max velocity sprint. Therefore the best way to become faster is…..to sprint.

To reach a proper stimulus, sprinting must be done at 95%+ of the athletes max velocity. Do not confuse this with EFFORT. An athlete can be at an RPE of 10 yet not sprinting at 95%+ of their max velocity. So even if an athlete is running fast, even running as fast as they can, it doesn’t mean they are sprinting.

🔹 More in-depth speed training guidelines are found in our CHPC L1 online course #linkinbio

#BeTheStandard

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We know there are weight room activities - squats, cleans, plyos, etc that contribute to speed development but we also know that these activities don’t come close enough to the intensity of forces and contraction speeds seen during a max velocity sprint. Therefore the best way to become faster is…..to sprint. To reach a proper stimulus, sprinting must be done at 95%+ of the athletes max velocity. Do not confuse this with EFFORT. An athlete can be at an RPE of 10 yet not sprinting at 95%+ of their max velocity. So even if an athlete is running fast, even running as fast as they can, it doesn’t mean they are sprinting. 🔹 More in-depth speed training guidelines are found in our CHPC L1 online course #linkinbio #BeTheStandard #strengthcoach #sportsperformance #trainingsession personaltrainer fitnesscoach physicalpreparation coachingeducation alca highperformance ltad athleticdevelopment weightroom weightliftingcoach strengthandconditioning exercisescience kinesiology speedtraining sprinttraining

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The matches are over but we`d like to congratulate Patrick Kypson on competing at Wimbledon where he earned a spot in the main draw after breaking into the ATP Top 100 earlier this year and continuing his rise on the professional tour.

Patrick reached a major milestone, earning a Grand Slam main draw victory with an impressive four-set win over fellow American Mackenzie McDonald, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4. 

Patrick advanced to the second round before facing world No. 6 Taylor Fritz on Court 2 at the All England Club. While Fritz earned the victory, Patrick battled throughout the match and showcased the level of play that has made him one of the country`s top rising professionals.

Athletic Lab has had the privilege of being a part of Patrick`s performance journey, and we`re incredibly proud to see his hard work and dedication rewarded on one of the biggest stages in tennis. Reaching Wimbledon is a testament to years of disciplined training, perseverance, and an unwavering commitment to improvement.

Congratulations, Patrick, on an outstanding achievement!

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The matches are over but we'd like to congratulate Patrick Kypson on competing at Wimbledon where he earned a spot in the main draw after breaking into the ATP Top 100 earlier this year and continuing his rise on the professional tour. Patrick reached a major milestone, earning a Grand Slam main draw victory with an impressive four-set win over fellow American Mackenzie McDonald, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4.  Patrick advanced to the second round before facing world No. 6 Taylor Fritz on Court 2 at the All England Club. While Fritz earned the victory, Patrick battled throughout the match and showcased the level of play that has made him one of the country's top rising professionals. Athletic Lab has had the privilege of being a part of Patrick's performance journey, and we're incredibly proud to see his hard work and dedication rewarded on one of the biggest stages in tennis. Reaching Wimbledon is a testament to years of disciplined training, perseverance, and an unwavering commitment to improvement. Congratulations, Patrick, on an outstanding achievement!

Congratulations to @tim_usaw on an outstanding performance at the @usa_weightlifting Junior National Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado earlier this month, where he earned a gold medal in one of the nation’s most competitive junior divisions. Tim is a long time member of the @athleticlab_weightlifting Team coached by USA Weightlifting National Coach @j.t.nobbe_

Weightlifting National Championships Week brings together the country’s top youth, junior, U25, and senior lifters, making every medal hard-earned. Tim rose to the challenge with a personal record in the clean & jerk to secure the top spot on the podium.

Congratulations, Tim on becoming a USA Weightlifting Junior National Champion! We are incredibly proud of your accomplishment and look forward to seeing what comes next as you continue to represent Athletic Lab on the national stage.

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Congratulations to @tim_usaw on an outstanding performance at the @usa_weightlifting Junior National Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado earlier this month, where he earned a gold medal in one of the nation’s most competitive junior divisions. Tim is a long time member of the @athleticlab_weightlifting Team coached by USA Weightlifting National Coach @j.t.nobbe_ Weightlifting National Championships Week brings together the country’s top youth, junior, U25, and senior lifters, making every medal hard-earned. Tim rose to the challenge with a personal record in the clean & jerk to secure the top spot on the podium. Congratulations, Tim on becoming a USA Weightlifting Junior National Champion! We are incredibly proud of your accomplishment and look forward to seeing what comes next as you continue to represent Athletic Lab on the national stage.

Get your stretch on! Our MoMo (Movement & Mobility) classes are offered Thursdays at 5pm. In our MoMo classes, we work on asymmetries, imbalances, and restrictions that may be limiting performance or increasing the likelihood for injuries. Paying attention to these seemingly little things allows you to keep your goals big.

#athleticlab #iloveal #cary #fitness #mobility

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Get your stretch on! Our MoMo (Movement & Mobility) classes are offered Thursdays at 5pm. In our MoMo classes, we work on asymmetries, imbalances, and restrictions that may be limiting performance or increasing the likelihood for injuries. Paying attention to these seemingly little things allows you to keep your goals big. #athleticlab #iloveal #cary #fitness #mobility

Happy Mother’s Day to all our strong moms. ⠀
⠀
#mothersday #strongasamutha #moms #gymlife #crossfit strongmoms fitmoms fitness strength

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Happy Mother’s Day to all our strong moms. ⠀ ⠀ #mothersday #strongasamutha #moms #gymlife #crossfit strongmoms fitmoms fitness strength

CONTACT INFO

Athletic Lab
110 Competition Center Drive
Suite 150
Phone: 919.617.1472
Email: info@athleticlab.com
Web: athleticlab.com

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