A coach flags a national-level long-distance triathlete in her mid-20s for what looked like inconsistent effort. Her session RPE was running 2-3 points above what her prescribed load should have produced. Power output on the bike had dropped. She was missing one or two pool sessions per month with no clear injury explanation. The coach’s…
Few practices in professional football are as common and contentious as body composition testing and manipulation. In principle, these practices can provide valuable insight into fuelling, adaptation, and rehabilitation. Used appropriately, they inform tailored nutrition and training strategies, track physical development, and support safe return from injury. But when misapplied, they can create anxiety, drive…
What is RED-S, and why is it still so commonly misunderstood? (Pippa Woolven) RED-S occurs when an athlete doesn’t consume enough energy to meet both the demands of training and their body’s basic functions. This energy shortfall can be intentional (e.g. disordered eating) or unintentional—often caused by high training loads, insufficient recovery, or simply underestimating…
Preseason is one of the most physically taxing blocks of the year. Players are encountering new managers, new systems, and new fitness staff. They are training more, lifting heavier, and running further, all with fewer recovery windows and more eyes on their performance. But while the sport science staff is obsessively tracking load via GPS,…
“By focusing on evidence-based supplements and cautiously exploring the potential of CBD, practitioners can enhance recovery, immune function, and overall well-being” In episode #396 of the Pacey Performance Podcast, Rob hosts Graeme Close, Professor of Human Physiology at Liverpool John Moores Unviersity. Graeme discusses his journey from aspiring athlete to leading expert in sports nutrition,…
In this roundtable we have 4 practitioners who have used blood flow restriction training extensively and will discuss how other recovery modalities can be used alongside BFR to create the “holy trinity”. We have John Noonan, Warren Bradley, Jursík Václav and Lucas Baistrocchi. They will discuss: What the latest research says about blood flow restriction…
This Live focuses on sports performance nutrition and features three experts in this area, Graeme Close, Hannah Sheridan and James Morehen.
This Live will dive into the following areas –