HIIT gives short term, fast improvement,
But the untold story is how you plateau quickly after this type of work.
And I see this regularly with individual and team sport squads I support,
But the research does not show this often because studies are short term.
If physios were less focused on assessing movement dysfunctions, muscle imbalances and other silly bullshit, and more focused on screening physical activity, strength and conditioning, stress levels and other lifestyle factors then MAYBE screening could be useful! 👍
I've been fortunate to spend time and work with hundreds of national and world-class performers in sport, the arts, and intellectual fields.
None of them wake up at 4:30am to hop in a freezing cold tub of water.
Cost-Benefit Recovery Quadrant
When deciding on how to recover:
What has the greatest benefit with the lowest cost?
If you have the money..then make sure what you invest in does no harm.
What have I missed or left out?
What would you add in?
I believe this is now about 6 studies since 2019 showing nearly independent effects of low carbohydrate availability. The more I read the more i'm convinced that most of the low energy availabilty outcomes resulting in RED-S are mainly (not exclusively) due to poor CHO intakes.
If you’ve ever wondered just how misleading Fox News can be, watch what their viewers have been told about why Boris Johnson has resigned as Prime Minister:
Stop Trying to ’Fix’ Athletes!
VERY important article from @StuartMcMillan1
If you are a coach don't let your understanding of anatomy, kinesiology, and biomechanics to treat your athlete like a robot, in an attempt to make them more 'efficient'.
https://t.co/08DvHIS9Gw
us: left govt, high inflation
uk: right govt, high inflation
germany: centrist govt, high inflation
italy: everyone in govt, high inflation
wild guess it’s not the govt
Texas Gov. Abbott says the Uvalde school shooter had a "mental health challenge" and the state needed to "do a better job with mental health" — yet in April he slashed $211M from the department that oversees mental health programs. https://t.co/sUoDT3GQ6o
October 2021 - Nottingham Forest and Mansfield Town sit bottom of the Championship and League Two.
May 2022 - Nottingham Forest and Mansfield Town are heading to Wembley.
#NFFC 🤝 #stags
Long-term aerobic conditioning:
Overvalued, large volume of all-out VO2max intensity (Z3)
Undervalued, large volume of controlled execution at critical speed ‘threshold’ (Z2)
Example: Henrik Ingebrigtsen 🇳🇴
Remember when a nurse who organised a small socially distanced demonstration against NHS staff pay cuts was fined £10,000.
Yet the police are letting Boris Johnson and the rest of them, who partied right under their noses, do as they please. Unacceptable - they need to act.
.@sebcoe Between the idiotic field event "final" format and the out of control shoe design wars, you have destroyed a big part of the sport for many, historical comparisons of records and results.