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EP 89 Sports Science
#89 - How Hard should you train, RPE, HRV and the Central governor
How hard is hard enough? Durham and Jacob get into the science of training intensity: RPE, HRV, and the central governor theory that explains why your brain often taps out before your body does. If you coach athletes or manage your own load, this is the kind of thing that separates smart training from just working hard.
Show notes
Dr Darren Burgess is one of the world leaders on all things volume load and athlete monitoring.- This link will take you to all his research, which is quite prolific- And this link, in particular, will take you directly to his paper on the mini-fitness test that can be used to determine athlete physiological readiness.]
- Here is a link to our videos and article on how to manage athlete loading
- And another article/video of ours on how fatigue works