Q&A #127 - Fatigue mechanisms and assessments

Q&A #127 - Fatigue mechanisms and assessments

• What are the different types of fatigue that endurance athletes might run into and their respective time-courses for recovery? 
• Methods to measure or assess fatigue
• Sprinting as a simple but effective fatigue assessment method

 

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• Q&A episode archive
• Devices, apps, and technology for triathletes with Michael Liberzon, Andrew Buckrell and Mikael Eriksson | EP#253
• Brain training and psychobiology of endurance performance with professor Samuele Marcora | EP#17
• Critical Power and VO2 kinetics with Mark Burnley, PhD | EP#257
• Recovery of central and peripheral neuromuscular fatigue after exercise - Carroll 2017
• Models to Explain Fatigue during Prolonged Endurance Cycling - Abbiss 2005

 

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