Research Resources for Coaches, Media, and Facilities.
Original papers, research summaries, citations, and data files for coaches, athletes, researchers, media, and facilities.
Start with the Job. Choose the Evidence That Fits It.
Choose the resource that fits your question or task.
Understand the Result Before Applying It.
Learn to interpret raw outcomes, p-values, confidence intervals, effect sizes, and study design.
Inspect the Sources, Citations, and Data.
Use DOI records, reference-manager files, copy-ready citations, machine-readable outcomes, and the independent literature behind the statistical language.
Find a Clear, Citable Summary.
Find study descriptions, result summaries, statistical context, and citation formats.
Review the Portfolio and Request Support.
Use the evidence brief for methods and outcomes, then request a coach briefing, facility evidence pack, tactical evaluation, or research conversation.
Use the Evidence Without Losing the Context.
Choose a coach’s reading guide, a three-study summary, a media fact sheet, or the claims reference.
How to Read Research Like a Coach
A ten-question reading framework covering raw outcomes, p-values, confidence intervals, Cohen’s d, Hedges’ g, study design, null findings, practical magnitude, and transfer limits.
Three-Study Evidence Brief
A three-study summary with methods, results, statistical interpretation, DOI links and citable findings.
Research Media Fact Sheet
Verified facts, study summaries, effect-size context, citations, contact details and current Joint Ops™ development status.
Research Claims Quick Guide
A publication reference for accurate study summaries, population and protocol details, statistical wording and product naming.
Download PDF →APA, BibTeX, RIS, EndNote, and Plain Text.
Use DOI links as the authoritative destination. Downloadable formats support reference managers, coaches, researchers, journalists, distributors, and institutional buyers.
BibTeX
Complete article entries with DOI, title, authors, year, journal, volume, issue, and pages or article number where available.
Download .bib →RIS / EndNote
Import-ready RIS and EndNote-tagged files for common citation managers.
APA Citations
Plain-text citations and DOI links for webpages, reports, presentations, emails, and media coverage.
Download .txt →Copy the formatted citation, then use the DOI button to verify the version of record.
Kidwell, J. A., Yamamoto, T., Hetherton, K. J., Truneh, N., Bright, J. J., Blatney, A. E., Goldman, P., Neufeld, E., & Dolezal, B. A. (2026). Acute effects of thoracic-spinal elevation via a novel bench press pad on sEMG and barbell kinetics in resistance-trained males. International Journal of Exercise Science, 19(1), 1003. https://doi.org/10.70252/IJES2026103
Goldman, P., Taylor, J., Yamamoto, T., Blatney, A. E., Sahni, T. K., Lechner, R. J., Benna, D. M., Bolton, M., Shatagopam, V., Chen, E., Bright, J., & Dolezal, B. A. (2025). Eccentrically overloaded bench press training: Augmenting strength gains via a novel bench press pad. Scientific Journal of Sport and Performance, 4(4), 480–490. https://doi.org/10.55860/JCDL3612
Blatney, A. E., Kidwell, J. A., Yamamoto, T., Goldman, P., Hetherton, K. J., & Dolezal, B. A. (2026). Effects of an eight week training regimen with a novel bench press pad compared to a traditional bench on upper body strength and performance in collegiate American football players. Scientific Journal of Sport and Performance, 5(1), 10–21. https://doi.org/10.55860/RNUB8627
Verified Values for Tables, Charts, and Analysis.
Use the structured files when the research needs to move into an analysis, chart, institutional review, content workflow, or claims-governance system.
Study Results CSV
Outcome-level rows with condition means, change values, p-values, effect-size type, effect-size value, units, sample, and protocol.
Download CSV →Research JSON
Structured study metadata, outcomes, DOI links, interpretation and publication guidance.
Download JSON →Claims Matrix
Supported, qualified, not-measured, and never-public language mapped to the evidence source, population, outcome, and required disclosure.
Download Claims CSV →Independent Sources Behind the Statistical Language.
These sources explain p-values, standardized effect sizes, small-sample correction, and statistical interpretation.
Wasserstein & Lazar, 2016
The American Statistical Association statement explains how to interpret p-values alongside study design, effect magnitude, and other evidence.
Open DOI →Lakens, 2013
A practical primer on calculating and reporting standardized effects, including important differences between independent-group and repeated-measures designs.
Open DOI →Hedges, 1981
Foundational work demonstrating small-sample bias in standardized mean-difference estimators and deriving a bias-corrected estimator.
Open DOI →Swinton et al., 2024
A meta-analysis of 295 studies, 535 groups, and 6,710 participants. The pooled intervention-only standardized mean difference was 0.55; after outlier screening, retained effects ranged from −0.83 to 4.7.
Open DOI →Hagstrom et al., 2020
A resistance-training meta-analysis in women reported Hedges’ g = 1.70 for upper-body strength and 1.40 for lower-body strength, with smaller estimates after publication-bias adjustment.
Open DOI →Makaruk et al., 2024
A systematic review and meta-analysis of resistance training and sport-specific performance among elite athletes, providing an adjacent performance-literature comparison.
Open DOI →Pair standardized effects with the raw group changes, sample, protocol, and study design.
Read the Full Effect-Size Explanation →The cited sources use different populations, outcomes, comparators, designs, and effect-size calculations; use them as statistical context.
Describe the Finding Clearly.
Include the measured result, population, and training protocol in a research summary.
| Topic | Citable summary |
|---|---|
| Portfolio | “Three peer-reviewed university-affiliated studies evaluated The Launch Pad®.” |
| P-values | “Several between-group outcomes had p-values below .001, providing strong statistical evidence of differences between groups under the study’s assumptions.” |
| Effect size | “The longitudinal trials reported between-group Hedges’ g values of 3.67–4.10, exceptionally large against the conventional 0.8 benchmark.” |
| Four-week strength | “In 42 intermediate-trained men completing four weeks of supervised eccentric-overload training, The Launch Pad® group improved 1-RM by 40.6 lb versus 24.5 lb, a 16.1 lb between-group advantage.” |
| Eight-week outcomes | “In an eight-week study of 30 male collegiate football players, The Launch Pad® group made greater gains in bench-press 1-RM, NFL-225 repetitions, and seated medicine-ball throw distance. All three between-group differences were statistically significant (p < .001).” |
| Acute mechanics | “In 10 trained men performing five repetitions at 70% 1-RM, pectoralis activation, bar velocity, and vertical bar displacement were significantly greater with The Launch Pad®. Concentric power was not significantly different (p = .071).” |
| Joint Ops™ | “Joint Ops™ is an integrated bench platform in development, with prototype research and engineering validation in progress.” |
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Use one request pathway for interviews, study questions, coach education, facility review, military or tactical evaluation, distributor materials, research collaboration, or clarification before publication.
Source Trail
Kidwell et al. (2026); Goldman et al. (2025); Blatney et al. (2026).
Swinton et al. (2024); Hagstrom et al. (2020); Makaruk et al. (2024).