We’re not in a lab. We’re on the field, in the weight room, in the clinic — and sometimes writing between bedtime stories and the next early-morning lift.

Third Shift Research is a collective of coaches, scientists, educators, and performance professionals committed to producing field-based, practitioner-driven research — after hours.

We exist for the professionals who’ve always wanted to publish, but didn’t have a university appointment, a grant, or time built into their schedule. For those who work full-time jobs, raise families, lead teams — and still want to ask better questions, challenge best practices, and share what they’ve learned with the world.

Our work lives in the margins — not just of journals, but of time. We collaborate on meaningful, applied projects that aim to improve human performance in real-world settings. Whether it’s a case study, an evidence-informed approach, or a breakdown of a new performance tool, we strive for work that is relevant, readable, and ready to be applied.

We don’t wait for permission to publish. We don’t need a lab coat to ask better questions. And we believe research gets stronger when it comes from the field.

From the field, for the field.

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