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THE TRAINING OF HORIZONTAL PROPULSIVE FORCE GENERATION IS ONE ASPECT OF MANY SPORTS THAT IS NOT EASILY SIMULATED WITH TRADITIONAL GYM-BASED RESISTANCE TRAINING METHODS, WHICH PRINCIPALLY WORK THE LEG MUSCULATURE IN A VERTICAL DIRECTION. GIVEN THAT MOST MOTION INVOLVES AN INTEGRATION OF BOTH VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL FORCE PRODUCTION, TRANSFERENCE OF GYM-BASED STRENGTH GAINS MAY BE IMPROVED IF EXERCISES WERE USED THAT INVOLVED BOTH VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL FORCE PRODUCTION.

CURRENT MONITORING PRACTICES TYPICALLY PROVIDE RETROSPECTIVE QUANTIFICATION OF A RESISTANCE TRAINING SESSION. THAT IS, THE INFORMATION COLLECTED SUMMARIZES A COMPLETED SESSION AND IS THEREFORE USED TO MODIFY A SUBSEQUENT SESSION. WHEN THE FOCUS OF A CONDITIONING PROGRAM PROGRESSES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF POWER, HAVING DYNAMOMETRY THAT ALLOWS ATHLETES TO GAIN INSTANTANEOUS FEEDBACK AS TO POWER OUTPUT OR VELOCITY OF MOTION MAY RESULT IN MORE GOAL-ORIENTED MOVEMENT THAT INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF TRANSFERENCE TO ON-FIELD PERFORMANCE OR AT THE VERY LEAST IMPROVES THE MECHANICAL VARIABLE OF INTEREST.