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Re:The rise of remote work may reshape college towns by jl2718 on Friday June 04, 2021 @12:45PM (#27395537)
Off-topic, but I've known a few people that went pro, and in all cases, the causality definitely went in the opposite direction. They all hardly ever touched weights until they were told they'd have to for the combine. And then they got very good at it, but I'm not sure it made them any better. We also had a guy that set a youth world record in the deadlift. He was pretty good, but no pro. The agility tests are supposed to be better, but I've never seen an instance of anybody getting a whole lot better at them through training. The basketball combine is even harder to analyze. One thing that stood out as predictive was the slope of the unweighting curve prior to motion. Good luck training that. They lift weights mostly for injury prevention.

Not saying there's any relevant analogy to CS.

Re:The rise of remote work may reshape college towns by ambicapter on Friday June 04, 2021 @12:59PM (#27395758)
> the slope of the unweighting curve prior to motion

What in the dickens is that? A graph of instantaneous force production?

Re:The rise of remote work may reshape college towns by jl2718 on Saturday June 05, 2021 @02:52AM (#27402827)
At rest the player exerts force (weight) on the ground. When the player begins to jump or pivot, they have to pull their feet upward to either move them, or lower their center of gravity. This can be measured as a decrease in weight (force) exerted on the ground.
Re:The rise of remote work may reshape college towns by i_haz_rabies on Friday June 04, 2021 @03:32PM (#27398076)
This is almost universally true in hockey. Promising prospect makes the NHL, disappoints in his first season, hits the gym and packs on 20lbs, comes back and lights it up.
Re:The rise of remote work may reshape college towns by jl2718 on Saturday June 05, 2021 @03:11AM (#27402916)
I know very little about what actually happens post-draft, but I’ll admit that many superstar players seem to add supraphysiological muscle mass over their careers.