Inside Performance Science With The Lakers’ S&C Coach Dr. Brandon Pentheny - Episode #277

Join us on episode #277 featuring Dr. Brandon Pentheny as we unpack how to turn messy sports data into clear coaching decisions, why outliers can’t be your standard, and how to separate capacity from utilization so training actually transfers. We also dig into lifting before practice, tendon loading, youth overuse, and building buy-in with simple, consistent methods.

• bridging biomechanics, neuromuscular performance, and real coaching choices
• tailoring data to athletes and coaches with plain language
• discrete vs open skills across baseball and basketball
• tech overload vs low-tech, high-intent training
• capacity vs utilization as the core diagnostic
• load management shaped by travel and schedule density
• culture shift toward lifting and tendon health
• priming lifts and isometrics around practice and games
• offseason structure, MLB dead period, and youth rest
• choosing metrics that matter and avoiding outlier traps
• when literature conflicts with what wins on the field
• career advice for young coaches in a noisy landscape

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