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Hirayama Lab
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A lab that addresses athletic performance and injury prevention through the science of training.
AboutAbout the lab
Solving questions from the field with science.
The Athletic Performance Lab is the Hirayama Lab, launched in 2018.
Its purpose is to help improve athletes' performance and prevent both acute and overuse injuries.
It scientifically studies problems and questions that arise in sports settings and publishes the results as academic papers.
It also works to train people who can provide coaching and athlete support based on scientific evidence.
Key terms
- Strength and conditioning
- A field of coaching that builds strength and fitness and prepares the body for competition.
- Reactive strength
- The ability to produce force in a short time, such as absorbing the impact of landing and then jumping immediately.
- Periodization
- An approach of systematically varying the content and volume of training according to the timing of competitions.
NewsLab news
Associate Professor Hirayama and colleagues reported the relationship between mechanical indicators of jumping and sprint performance by segment
A paper from the lab on the relationship between eccentric strength and performance decline during repeated decelerations was published
Associate Professor Hirayama and colleagues reported that verbal cues focused on the braking phase improve indicators of explosive power
Associate Professor Hirayama and colleagues reported that the factors determining agility in soccer players change with their stage of maturation
Associate Professor Hirayama and colleagues examined the validity of the change-of-direction deficit calculated from agility tests
ResearchResearch themes
Building on strength and conditioning, the lab conducts research using a wide range of sport science methods. Its goal is to solve problems arising in sports settings with science and share the findings with the world.
*Illustrative imageStrength and power training
Using Olympic weightlifting and plyometrics, the lab studies topics such as the rate of force development and the effect of verbal cues on muscle activity.
*Illustrative imageSpeed and agility training
The lab studies abilities specific to each phase of running: acceleration, maximum speed, deceleration and change of direction, and agility.
*Illustrative imageEndurance training
The lab studies high-intensity interval training, running economy, combining endurance work with strength training, and thick-soled running shoes.
*Illustrative imagePeriodization and recovery strategies
The lab studies how to plan training, tapering, monitoring of training load, game analysis, and the relationship between training and the menstrual cycle.
MembersFaculty
The Athletic Performance Lab consists of faculty, graduate students in the doctoral and master's programs, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorKuniaki Hirayama
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Hurdle on athletic track” Santeri Viinamäki / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Strength and power training: “Lifting Stones (Chikara-ishi) in Setagaya Hachiman Shrine - panoramio” phosphor / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Speed and agility training: “Серпантин в Гоначхирском ущелье” Ted.ns / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Endurance training: “Forest path through a deciduous forest in spring, Finland” Sanzzu / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Periodization and recovery strategies: “Sand ripples, Dakhla Oasis, Egypt” Vyacheslav Argenberg / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Okada Lab): “Turner Hall Milwaukee weights room” James Steakley / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Kawama Lab): “Pen coil spring 20180405” Santeri Viinamäki / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Miyamoto Lab): “Tendon - intermed mag” Nephron / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Hirose Lab): “CSA Steaua București - Timișoara Saracens Rugby Scrum 2017” Gabinho / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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