Johan Lahti

Johan Lahti is a strength and conditioning coach in Helsinki, Finland. He completed his PhD in 2021 focusing on hamstring injury risk reduction in professional soccer, supervised by JB Morin, Pascal Edouard and Jurdan Mendiguchia. He also holds a masters degree in sport coaching and fitness testing from the University of Jyvaskylä. He has been in involved in publishing 15 peer reviewed papers, focusing on sprint biomechanics, biomechanics of strength training exercises, and hamstring injury risk reduction. He is currently the head of youth performance in the Jokerit Helsinki ice-hockey club, where he is also involved in research in youth development. He is a co-owner of a private training facility in Helsinki, where he trains mostly football and ice-hockey players of all ages. He is currently also preparing a book on speed trianing scheduled for 2027.