Presentation description
This presentation delivers an in-depth exploration of the periodisation, sequencing, and alignment of recovery techniques within high-performance sport, integrating contemporary research with real-world case applications. It examines the recovery-adaptation continuum, contextual factors influencing fatigue, and the differential physiological impacts of cooling, heating, compression, and foundational recovery strategies like sleep and nutrition. Attendees will gain a comprehensive understanding of how to strategically match stressors with interventions to optimise adaptation and performance outcomes.
Learning objectives
- Understand the theoretical framework of the recovery-adaptation continuum and its relationship to physiological stressors. Presentation
- Evaluate the evidence base for major recovery modalities — cooling, heating, compression, sleep, and nutrition — and their mechanistic effects. Presentation
- Apply principles of periodisation and personalised recovery to match the right intervention with the appropriate stress profile and timing.
About the presenter
Robin Thorpe is an applied sport scientist with extensive experience in elite performance environments, focusing on the interaction between physiological stress, recovery, and adaptation. His work spans contemporary recovery research, acute and long-term periodisation modelling, and the integration of novel recovery strategies into high-performance sport systems. Robin specialises in bridging cutting-edge scientific evidence with practical, outcome-driven interventions for teams and individual athletes.
CEU information
Physical Therapy CEUs
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Contact hours
- Reading time = 10 minutes
- Video length = 31 minutes
- Quiz = 10 minutes
- Total contact hours (rounded down to nearest 0.25 hr) = 0.75
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