Your player LIKES ❤️ that one WEIRD/NEW method? You might want to just let them do it 👍

Angel Acena wants you to understand that sometimes you will encounter ESTABLISHED routines that might clearly go AGAINST existing evidence❌ . While you always should try to at least understand how and why the players got here, you might also just start by letting them do it for now.

In the 137th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Martin and Angel discuss:

📈 How to progress your career through MANY experiences EFFECTIVELY;

⚽ managing & ADJUSTING constantly to the CHAOS of professional football;

❤️‍🩹ADAPTING to individual RECOVERY needs of players.

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Today’s speakers:

Dr Martin Buchheit https://martin-buchheit.net/

Angel Acena https://www.linkedin.com/in/angel-a-64328b29/

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NEW to female 👩🏻 PERFORMANCE? SLOW down 🐌!

Ellie Maybury wants you to understand that for any NEW environment, but specifically with FEMALE athletes (who might be still be new to the high performance setting), you need to LEARN and OBSERVE 🎓 first, then ASK questions, and finally, start “coaching” ✨ after taking your time.

In the 137th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Paul and Ellie discuss:

🤗 why SUBJECTIVE data was the backbone of WOMEN’s performance coaching so far;

✅ building a PROCESS for understanding menstrual cycle impact on performance and wellbeing;

♀️ WOMEN specific performance & physiology needs (young AND adults!);

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Today’s speakers:

Prof. Paul Laursen https://www.paullaursen.com/

Ellie Maybury https://soccerherformance.com/about-soccer-herformance

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References:

Understanding breast health:

https://soccerherformance.com/understanding-breast-health-in-female-athletes

Anxious Generation book:
https://www.amazon.com/Anxious-Generation-Rewiring-Childhood-Epidemic/dp/0593655036

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You NEED MORE ⏰ TIME! More TIME BREATHING really hard 🌬️!

Ingvill Odden wants you to understand that YES✅, we can say with more certainty now that the more time you spend at VO2max, or at least the higher percentage of VO2max you are at during your HIIT, the greater your performance outcomes will be. Plus, if you are struggling, start with SHORTER HIIT - like we have always been highlighting here at HIIT Science ;)!

In the 136th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Paul and Ingvill discuss:

🚲 how and why the AMOUNT of VO2max used during your HIIT matters;

⏳ how to OPTIMISE your interval DURATION and INTENSITY choices;

🥑 the significance of FAT oxidation & low-intensity training volume for HIIT GAINS!

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Today’s speakers:

Prof. Paul Laursen https://www.paullaursen.com/

Ingvill Odden https://www.inn.no/english/find-an-employee/ingvill-odden.html

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References:

Ingvill’s RG:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ingvill-Odden

Ingvill’s X:
https://x.com/ingvillodden

More time at VO2max study:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39385317/

Shorter intervals study:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39435498/

Fat oxidation matters for HIIT:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27900134/