podcasts & interviews

The Strength Coach Podcast - Episode 254

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Get Fast with Dr. Ken Clark - The Science and Application of Speed

Just Fly Performance Podcast - Episode 39

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Coach Carlisle's pursuit of excellence

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Speed Training Analysis

Building better Athletes - elite performance podcast - Episode 12​

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Dr. Ken Clark - Speed Science

robertson training systems - episode 29

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Physical Preparation Podcast

sps performance concepts chat - episode 6

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Gait Mechanics and Running Ground Reaction Forces

usa football coach and coordinator podcast

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Speed Development and Training

On Q Performance Therapy Podcast​

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Why Doctors Need to Work as a Team

First-Authored Publications

Clark, K. P., Meng, C., Stearne, D. (2020). "Whip from the Hip": Thigh Angular Motion, Ground Contact Mechanics, and Running Speed. The Company of Biologists.

Clark, K. P., Rieger, R., Bruno, R., and Stearne, D.J. (2019). The NFL Combine 40-yard dash: how important is maximum velocity? The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 33 (6), 1542-1550.

Clark, K. P., Cahill, M., Korfist, C., and Whitacre, T. (2019). The acute kinematic effects of sprinting with motorized assistance. Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research. 02/18/2019, doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000003051. [Epub ahead of print]

Clark, K.P., Udofa A.B., Ryan, L.J., and Weyand, P.G. (2018). Running impact forces: from half a leg to holistic understanding – comment on Nigg et al. Current Issues in Sport Science, 3:007. doi: 10.15203/CISS_2018.007.

Clark, K. P. (2018). The need for speed – Improving sprinting performance in football players. NSCA Coach, 5(4), 14-22.

Clark, K. P., Ryan, L.J., and Weyand, P.G. (2017). A general relationship links gait mechanics and running ground reaction forces. Journal of Experimental Biology, 220, 247-258.

Clark, K. P., and Weyand, P.G. (2015). Sprint running research speeds up: A first look at the mechanics of elite acceleration. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 25(5), 581-582.

Clark, K. P., and Weyand, P.G. (2014). Are running speeds maximized with simple-spring stance mechanics? Journal of Applied Physiology, 117(6), 604-615.

Clark, K. P., Ryan, L.J., and Weyand, P.G. (2014). Foot speed, foot-strike and footwear: linking gait mechanics and running ground reaction forces. Journal of Experimental Biology, 217, 2037-2040.

Clark, K. P., Stearne, D. J., Walts, C. T., and Miller, A. D. (2010). The longitudinal effects of resisted sprint training using weighted sleds vs. weighted vests. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 24 (12), 3287-3295.

Co-Authored Publications

Udofa, U.B., Clark, K. P., Ryan, L.J., and Weyand, P.G. (2019). Running ground reaction forces across footwear conditions are predicted from the motion of two body mass components. Journal of Applied Physiology, 126 (5), 1315-1325.

Cahill M., Cronin J.B., Oliver J.L., Clark K.P., Lloyd R.S., and Cross MR. (2019). Sled pushing and pulling to enhance speed capability. NSCA Strength & Conditioning Journal, 41(4), 94-104.

Cahill, M.J., Oliver, J.L., Cronin, J.B., Clark, K.P., Cross, M.R., Lloyd, R.S., and Lee, J.E. Influence of resisted sled-pull training on the sprint force-velocity profile of male high school athletes. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research. [Accepted ahead of print]

Cahill, M.J., Oliver, J.L., Cronin, J.B., Clark, K.P., Cross, M.R., and Lloyd, R.S. Resisted sled training for young athletes: when to push and pull.  NSCA Strength & Conditioning Journal. [Accepted ahead of print]

Cahill, M.J., Oliver, J.L., Cronin, J.B., Clark, K.P., Cross, M.R., and Lloyd, R.S. (2019). Influence of resisted sled-push training on the sprint force-velocity profile of male high school athletes. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. Accepted November 19, 2019. doi: 10.1111/sms. 13600. [Epub ahead of print]

Cahill, M.J., Oliver, J.L., Cronin, J.B., Clark, K.P., Cross, M.R., and Lloyd, R.S. (2019). Sled-push load-velocity profiling and implications for sprint training prescription in young athletes. Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research. [accepted for publication but not yet in print]

Bellon, C.R., DeWeese, B.H., Sato, K., Clark, K. P., and Stone, M.H. (2019). Defining the early, mid, and late sub-sections of sprint acceleration in Division I Men’s soccer players. Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 33 (4), 1001-1006.

Winkelman, N.C., Clark, K. P., and Ryan, L.J. (2017). Experience level influences the effect of attentional focus on sprint performance. Human Movement Science, 52, 84-95.

articles & blog posts

SMU Research news

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Key to speed? Elite sprinters are unlike other athletes - deliver forceful punch to ground

Simplifaster

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Sprint Kinetics, Kinematics, and Training Application