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Your
athletes aren't
failing. Your
programming is.

Absolute Sport Science gives coaches, therapists, and athletic trainers the Absolute Conjugate Strategy — a proven, flexible framework for taking any athlete from their current physical state to their highest performance potential.

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6+
Pro Leagues
40+
Yrs Experience
€3.45B
Injury cost — Europe 5yrs

Dr. Michael Chivers — Sports Chiropractor  ·  John Quint — Neuromuscular Therapist  ·  Paul Leduc — Manual Therapist & Strength Coach

Why This Matters

Injuries aren't bad luck.
They're a multi-billion dollar
programming failure.

Every year, leagues hemorrhage billions to preventable injuries. Not because athletes are fragile — but because most programs are built on guesswork, tradition, and an incomplete picture of the athlete in front of them. The data is unambiguous.

European Football — Top 5 Leagues
€3.45B
Paid to injured players across Europe's top 5 leagues over 5 seasons. In 2023-24 alone: €732 million — an injury occurring every 92 minutes of football played.
Howden Men's European Football Injury Index, 2024
National Basketball Association
6,779
Games missed by NBA players in 2024-25 — the highest total ever recorded outside pandemic years. Up 14% year over year. The injury crisis is accelerating.
Sportico / Jeff Stotts Injury Database, 2025
Premier League
£266M
Paid in a single season to players unable to play. Hamstring injuries alone: £83M — with severity rising 18% year over year. Injuries in the EPL rose 11% in 2023-24.
PremierInjuries.com, 2023-24 Season Financial Review
National Football League
97%
Playoff probability for NFL teams with $93.8M+ of healthy player availability. Injuries don't just cost money — they cost championships. The healthiest roster wins.
Stephen Smith, Professional Sport Injury Cost Analysis
The Absolute Conjugate Strategy

A clear road­map.
For every
athlete.

A strategy gives the programmer the freedom and confidence to solve the high performance problem.

The Absolute Conjugate Strategy is a flexible, adaptive framework that starts with a complete picture of where your athlete is — and builds the most direct path to where they need to be.

It's the only methodology that develops all four physical capacities concurrently: Joint Function, Absolute Strength, Speed Strength, and Reactive Strength.

01

Know where your athlete starts — Point A

Stop guessing. Establish the athlete's true physical state through four specific lenses: Physical Assessment, Health History, Performance History, and Training History.

An incomplete Point A means an incomplete strategy — and incomplete results. All four components must be synthesised before you can build a roadmap that actually works.

POINT A Physical Assessment Health History Performance History Training History
02

Define the performance target — Point B

Point B is the optimal physical state the athlete must achieve to perform at the highest level in their sport. It's not about staying healthy — it's about reaching peak performance.

Four specific, trainable capacities define Point B: Joint Function, Absolute Strength, Speed Strength, and Reactive Strength. All four must be developed concurrently — not sequentially.

POINT B Joint Function Absolute Strength Reactive Strength Speed Strength
03

Apply the Absolute Conjugate Strategy

With a clear Point A and a defined Point B, the strategy builds the bridge. The Absolute Conjugate Strategy sequences specific training inputs that produce progressively more stimulating effects — coupling biological and neurological adaptation for cumulative, multifaceted results.

Flexible, adaptable, and built on heuristics that give you real confidence programming any athlete at any level.

ABSOLUTE CONJUGATE STRATEGY Oscillating Isometrics Accommodating Resistance Special Strengths Athlete Typing Pushing Isometrics Conjugate Sequencing Programming to Win Connective Tissue Network Bulgarian Strategy Holding Isometrics Joint Space Neural Network
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Reactive Strength
Welcome to the Reactive Strength Training Paradigm
Dead money is a tax on organizations for not having athletes' connective tissue at Point B. Watson. McCaffrey. Prescott. The NFL's $80M problem — and the only training solution that fixes it.
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Connective Tissue
The Absolute Conjugate Strategy: Connective Tissue Architecture Training
Connective tissue-specific training isn't mentioned in the leading strength science textbooks. We're fixing that — applying Bulgarian training innovations to build reactive strength from the ground up.
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Neural Network
The Neural Net of Absolute Strength
Absolute strength isn't just a number on a bar — it's a neural network behaviour that underlies every other strength quality an athlete possesses. Here's the anatomy of the network, layer by layer.
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to Your Team.

The fastest way to shift how your entire performance staff thinks about programming. One seminar changes the conversation in the weight room and the clinic — permanently.

We come to you. Full-day or multi-day on-site workshops, built around your sport, your athletes, and the specific gaps in your current programme.

  • Live Point A assessment walkthrough with your athletes
  • Point B programming for your specific sport and positions
  • Isometric continuum and reactive strength application
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Wall of Love

Coaches, Clinicians
& Athletic Trainers

From the NFL and MLB to Division 1 football — professionals across every level of sport are applying the Absolute Conjugate Strategy with their athletes.

"The Art and Science of Programming Learning Module has helped deepen my understanding of taking an athlete from Point A to Point B. Following the Absolute Substack gave me a great foundation which the Learning Module exponentially expanded upon. It is great to hear equally from Chivers, John, and Paul."
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Matthew Peragine
Head Football Athletic Trainer
Univ. of Miami
"The Art and Science of Programming brings Point B and the Absolute Conjugate Strategy into one practical, digestible system. Seeing real programming examples makes the strategy immediately applicable. Athlete feedback has been incredible and buy-in has increased tremendously."
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Adrian Guardado
Director of Return to Play
UCLA Football
"The team at Absolute Sports Science has been exceptional to work with and the Art and Science of Programming is a great platform for professionals that want to provide higher quality of care for their athletes. This module delivers the fundamental and advanced principles that allow one to see performance from a different and more powerful lens."
PM
Phil Matusz
Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
Pittsburgh Steelers
"I think very highly of Quint, Paul, and Dr. Chivers so this course was a no-brainer for me. Having the ability to talk and learn from John in-person has resulted in a fundamental shift in how I look at athlete preparation. I highly recommend this course for any S&C, PT, AT, Chiro, or manual therapist."
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Alan Burr
Co-Director, Strength & Conditioning
Pittsburgh Pirates
"Continued growth, education, and research-based findings are important in our industry. The Art and Science of Programming is a great platform for professionals that want to grow in their career and have a greater understanding to provide higher quality of care for their athletes."
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Colton Razo
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Ohio State T&F
"The Art and Science of Programming has given me a comprehensive, system-based approach to pin point weak points in my patients. It has given me a completely different perspective on how I treat and train, and opportunities to work together with other coaches. This course teaches you to think and assess from a total systems view."
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Chad Eldridge
Chiropractor
Performance
"Absolute has been an incredible resource for deepening my understanding of the science behind training and rehabilitation. It has helped me refine how I apply the right training inputs at the right times and in the right dosages — bridging the gap between internal and external training."
MS
Miguel Sousa
Director of Sports Performance
Performance
"In a S&C landscape that relies too much on tradition, Absolute provides a breath of fresh air in both the analysis of injuries and the possible solutions that can be applied in the sports world. It is great to see it already being done at such a high level."
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Nicholas Barbosa
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Coaching
"As a sports performance therapist and founding member, regularly engaging with Absolute's in-depth articles and live member discussions has been instrumental in elevating my practice. An essential resource for coaches and clinicians committed to optimizing human performance."
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Monica Lita
Manual Therapist
Effective Motus
Stop guessing. Start programming with a strategy.

Your athletes deserve
better than tradition.

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