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238: Expert Edition: Assoc Prof Shona Halson, ‘Periodising Recovery for the Athlete’

The Physical Performance Show

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The Importance of a Culture of Excellence in Endurance Sports

The US women soccer team were the best group to ever work with. They had a culture of excellence and there was no questions around introducing anything that might have been a little different or something but hadn't done before. I think sometimes when you get into high-level professional team some of them earn a lot of money and that can throw a little bit of a spanner in the works too. It's just making sure that you give yourself the time to taper and recover in for your important event so yeahI've worked with athletes who may not do much recovery throughout the year but then get if they're doing two taper blocks a year in preparations for say nationals or a world champs

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