Episode 83 - 'Monitoring Training Load & Fatigue in Athletes' with Craig Twist PhD

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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