A History That's Important to Tell.
Founded in 1999 by Gavin Macmillan. Trusted by 650+ of the world's most elite athletes.
Gavin & Freddie Roach
Bas Rutten & Kevin James at SSL
Founded in 1999.
Built on Conviction.
Sport Science Lab is a company founded by Gavin MacMillan. The focus of the company is the continued development and improvement of athletic training modalities that improve all aspects of elite sports performance.
The many training systems offered by SSL are based on the published scientific research studies done by the great Russian scientist, Yuri Verkoshansky. His work is the basis for the fundamental principles that drive all the training modalities that exist within this domain.
This website is intended to be an evolving intellectual resource base that the user can access at any time to improve sports performance, nutrition, general fitness, quality of life or prepare their child for their respective sport.
Children in this country are thrown into sports with little or no foundational preparation in how to use their bodies before they are asked to compete. That is why most become a discarded statistic and the few genetically gifted ones survive the current system to continue to move on to higher levels of their sport. I intend to change that. Children need to be taught to run before they play in a sport that requires running. They need to be taught to hit and throw before they step foot on a baseball field. If not, the chances for success are slim to none and the child is left bearing the responsibility.
My single goal is to insure a better way of life for each person that interacts with SSL through exercise, nutrition and inspiration.
Thank You.
- Gavin MacMillan
Three Schools
of Thought.
SSL is based on the most latest science and ever evolving principles. It's based on the pursuit of how the human body works, focused on three main schools of thought:
Eastern Bloc training principles and those used in the Russian Olympic prep
The research of Verkoshansky's shock method
The principles of the spinal engine
Later, Gavin created a modern inertia machine based on previous flywheel prototypes on the market. Unlike conventional weights, the ISO uses a specialized inertia system to deliver variable resistance that matches your force output throughout the entire range of motion. Imagine a bench press, now imagine it has no external load, but the ability to adapt to your maximal force at each point in the movement — allowing the athlete to accelerate and train rate of force production.
GSP rehabbing on the SSL inertia machine
Gavin broke down those philosophies
nearly 15 years ago.
What led to our most pioneering modality was a quote from Verkoshansky himself, from his work in Supertraining, where he discusses the potential for training on an inertia machine, something that can stimulate the nervous system and bridge the gap between weight training and plyometrics.
The Missing Link
of Strength.
We built one 25 years ago.
The inertia machine bridges the gap between conventional weight training and plyometrics — stimulating the nervous system in ways nothing else can.
SSL Accelerated Isokinetic Machine
Engineered for Elite Performance