In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, I am speaking to High-Performance Practitioner, Pierre Barrieu. Pierre was most recently the LA Galaxy as their Director of Sports Performance Director having previously worked with the US national team and FIFA as one of their world-class practitioners. Pierre is extremely passionate about a number of areas that we dissected in this episode, tapping into his vast experience in US soccer to give these topics context.

If you enjoyed this episode, you may enjoy these episodes with Martin Buchheit and Mathieu Lacome.

Hope you enjoy this episode with Pierre Barrieu.

In this episode we discussed...

• Who is Pierre Barrieu (background, education and current role)?
• HIIT
  • Combining SSG with running
  • Different session focuses
  • Metabolic vs neuromuscular
    • Designing sessions - the process
• Sleep
  • Practical application of best practice
  • Technology used
  • Dealing with late night travel
    • Changing training schedule to maximise sleep
• Recovery
  • Practical application of best practice
  • Technology used
  • Individualising methods
  • Periodising recovery?

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Enjoy

PP