Tomaž Brinec

Master of Science in Sport Science — Tensiomyography specialist, MOTUS 22

Fifteen years inside elite sport, and the same thing kept happening: an athlete tore something nobody had flagged, everyone agreed afterwards that the signs had been there, and nobody could say where. That is the problem this practice was built to solve. Tensiomyography gave a measurement honest enough to build on, and the work since then has been turning single-muscle readings into a reading of the whole chain, sport by sport.

Tomaž Brinec

How the system works

Every athlete is scanned muscle by muscle, and the readings are then assembled into the chain that their sport actually loads.

Three signals are kept separate throughout and never collapsed into one score:

  • The mechanical layer — how the tissue itself behaves under stimulation, how far it displaces and how quickly.
  • The neural layer — whether the muscle is being driven properly, and whether it is arriving on time.
  • The fascial layer — how load is transmitted between segments, and where continuity has been interrupted.

Two athletes can produce the same summary number for entirely different reasons, and each of those reasons needs a different response. Averaging the three destroys the only information worth having.

From there the reading is sport-specific. Nine disciplines are handled separately — football, basketball, volleyball, handball, tennis, swimming, sprints, hurdles and middle distance — because the chain each one loads is different, and the same asymmetry means different things across them.

Interpretation is supported by a growing library of serial scans from elite athletes, which is what allows a single reading to be understood as a point on a trend rather than an isolated number.

Education

  • M.Sc. in Sport Science (Training Systems, TMG Specialization) - Master Degree Study, LSU Kaunas, Lithuania
  • BACCALAUREUS Degree in Strength & Conditioning - Sport University Zagreb (KIF), Croatia

Extensive Experience & Highlights

Men's Basketball

  • Head S&C Coach, BC Krka (Slovenia) w/ Aleksander Dzikic (2009-11, 2013-15): Nat Champs '10, '11, '14 SLO Super Cup '11, '14 F4 ABA '11 EuroChallenge Champs '11 Spar Cup Champs '14 SLO SuperCup 2nd '13
  • Head S&C Coach, BC Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania) w/ Coaches Dzikic, Maskoliunas, Bauermann (2011-13): Euroleague Eurocup 3rd F4 VTB LKL 2nd (x2) BBL 2nd
  • Head S&C Coach, BC Gaziantep (Turkey) w/ Stefanos Dedas (2016-17): Top 16 FIBA Europe Cup Top 7 Turkish League

Women's Basketball

  • Head S&C Coach, WBC DAHUA (Shanghai) w/ M. Maljkovic, M. Pađen (2019-22): WCBA Top 4 '22 WCBA 5th '21 China 3x3 Champs '21 WCBA 8th '20
  • Head S&C Coach, WBC SICHUAN (Chengdu) w/ Miloš Pađen (2024-25): China Cup Winners '24 WBLA FIBA Asia Cup Champs '24
  • Head S&C Prep, WBC DEIVES U15/U16 (Lithuania) (2022-24)

National Teams - Basketball

  • Slovenian Men w/ B. Maljkovic (2011, 2013): Eurobasket 5th '13, 7th '11
  • Slovenian Men w/ J. Zdovc (2014, 2015): World Champs 7th '14, Eurobasket QF '15
  • Serbian Women w/ M. Maljkovic (Consultant/Head S&C 2015-21): Eurobasket GOLD '15, '21 Olympics BRONZE '16 Eurobasket BRONZE '19 Olympics 4th '21

Elite Track & Field TMG & S&C

Collaboration w/ Coach Laurent Meuwly (Papendal, NED):

  • Femke Bol (400m/400mH/Relay): OG '24 G (Mix), OG '24 S (W), OG '24 B (400mH), WC '23 G (Relay), WR 400m Indoor '24
  • Lieke Klaver (400m/Relay): OG '24 G (Mix), OG '24 S (W), WC '23 G (Relay), WIC '24 S (400m)
  • Nadine Visser (100mH): OG '24 4th, EIC '25 S (60mH)
  • Anouk Vetter (Hepta): OG '20 S
  • Emma Oosterwegel (Hepta): OG '20 B
  • Sofie Dokter (Hepta): EIC '25 S (Penta)
  • Eveline Saalberg (400m/Relay): WC '23 G (Relay)
  • Others: Nick Smidt, Xavi Mo-Ajok, Anita Horvat

Elite Swimming TMG & S&C

  • Lithuania (2023-2025): Supported athletes including D. Rapšys (OG '24 5th), A. Šidlauskas (OG '24 Semi), S. Plytnykaitė (Jr EC G '24), & others.

Other Sports

  • Handball: ŽRK Olimpija (SLO League 2nd '09)
  • Soccer: NK Interblock, NK KOPER. Coached J. Ilicic.
  • Tennis: TK Otocec U11-15. Coached Z. Falkner, N. Zupancic.
  • Volleyball: LTU Pro Beach/Indoor (LTU Indoor Champs '19)

Knowledge Sharing

Frequent lecturer and workshop facilitator across Europe on topics including TMG application, HIIT, power development, injury prevention, and more at various camps, clinics, and universities (e.g., LSU Kaunas).

For Teams & Federations

Squad-level work is set up differently from individual work.

  • Squad screening — the whole group scanned and read together, so risk is ranked across the roster rather than reported athlete by athlete.
  • In-season monitoring — repeat scans scheduled against the competition calendar, so a change in a reading can be attributed to a known load.
  • Return-to-play support — objective confirmation that the chain has actually reorganised, not just that the injured tissue has stopped hurting.
  • Staff reporting — findings delivered in language the coaching staff can act on, with corrective priority ordered by what is driving the pattern.

Enquiries from clubs, national federations and performance departments are welcome. Send the sport, the squad size and the calendar, and you will get a straight answer on what is realistic.

Contact Information

Email: coach.brinec@gmail.com

WhatsApp: +370 687 85 243 (Lithuania)

Phone: +386 41 558 699 (Slovenia)