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College Football's Bottom-Up Reactive Strength Deficit
How neurological shielding let Caleb Downs scale up on an ACL nobody was assessing, treating or training.
Aug 4
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Dr. Michael Chivers
and
John Quint
3
1
Conjugate Isn't a System. It's a Strategy. At the Edge.
Why nothing's moved conjugate forward since Louie—and what it actually takes to turn his system into a real-time programming strategy.
Aug 2
•
Dr. Michael Chivers
and
Paul Leduc
3
9:22
July 2026
Jonathan Davis Founders Meeting (Recording)
Strength and Conditioning, Return to Play, Florida Gators Football
Jul 30
•
Dr. Michael Chivers
,
John Quint
, and
Paul Leduc
5
2
1:00:20
July 2026 in Review: Absolute Sport Science
Catch Up on July's Key Insights in OIMAs, the Reverse Hyper, and Reactive Strength Case Studies
Jul 28
•
Dr. Michael Chivers
and
John Quint
3
The Reactive Strength Deficit Leading Indicator at the Elbow
Why we palpate flexor carpi ulnaris before we ever ask about the UCL—and how that one finding writes the entire program.
Jul 26
•
Dr. Michael Chivers
and
John Quint
5
22:26
Absolute Founders Meeting: Jonathan Davis
Florida Gators Football: Strength & Conditioning + Return to Play
Jul 25
•
Dr. Michael Chivers
,
John Quint
, and
Paul Leduc
3
Ronald Acuña Jr's Season Shows the Link Between ACL and Hamstring Injuries
Why the Same Leg Keeps Breaking Down—A Neurological-Biological Read on Acuña's Injury History
Jul 21
•
Dr. Michael Chivers
and
John Quint
7
1
Pendulum Prerequisites: Why Most People Start the Reverse Hyper 5 Exercises Too Early
The pendulum isn't exercise one. A real case shows what happens when someone gets there before their body is ready—and why the machine isn't the…
Jul 19
•
Dr. Michael Chivers
and
John Quint
8
2
24:53
The Hidden Layer in Your Point A: Endocrine Function
Introducing endocrine assessment into the Absolute framework of Point A.
Jul 14
•
John Quint
and
Dr. Michael Chivers
10
1
An Update From Absolute: The Reverse Hyper Program, New Merch, and Four Years In
What's new this month, what we've been building behind the scenes, and why we're doing this update in the first place.
Jul 12
•
Dr. Michael Chivers
and
John Quint
11
1
10:04
The Conjugate Edge #10: OIMAs—The Hedge at the Edge
How Oscillating Isometric Muscle Actions Hedge Against Reactive Strength Volatility
Jul 7
•
Dr. Michael Chivers
and
John Quint
6
Malik Nabers: The Mosquito He Can't Kill
A high-output nervous system, a foot that's never caught up, and what happens when an injury gets framed wrong from the start.
Jul 5
•
Dr. Michael Chivers
and
John Quint
6
1
17:59
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