Embedded submaximal fitness tests: Smarter, low-cost data for training and RTP decisions

Regular insights into cardiorespiratory fitness are critical to inform the scheduling and manipulation of training variables in team sports. However, most assessments of cardiorespiratory capacity are maximal tests. These are not ideal and are barely practical for frequent monitoring in elite sport, restricting our confidence in the observed changes. Embedded monitoring is the integration of athlete monitoring assessments within the sport-specific environment. It represents a strategic evolution in athlete management that aims to reduce the biological cost placed on the athlete through testing...