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Rate of Force Development (RFD)

Also written: rate of force development, RFD

How fast you can produce force, not just how much.

Two athletes can squat the same weight, but the one who can produce force faster will usually jump higher and accelerate quicker.

In most sports there’s no time to produce max force, so often matters more than your max.

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