Episode 83 of the Guru Performance 'We Do Science' Podcast! In this episode I (Laurent Bannock) discuss 'Monitoring Training Load & Fatigue in Athletes'' with Craig Twist PhD, University of Chester, UK. In this session we get into:
- Defining Training Load and Fatigue
- Relevance to Intermittent Sports (i.e. Rugby League / Union, Football etc)
- Reasons for and Against Monitoring Training Load
- Potential Load Monitoring Measures
- Internal vs External Load
- Methods of Monitoring Internal and External Load (Heart Rate, RPE, TRIMP, GPS, TMA, Questionnaires etc)
- Importance of Individualised Monitoring
- Assessing Meaningful Change
- Conclusions and Practical Applications
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