Revealing the Impact of Sleep Loss on Athletes’ Performance Physiology
Paul Odlin • March 5, 2023
In addition to affecting your athletes’ lactate threshold, insufficient sleep might also take a toll on the output of their cardiovascular system, RPE, VO2 max levels and other performance markers.
Studies have shown that sleep loss hampers healing from injury, increases emotional volatility and decreases immune function. But does sleep impact endurance performance?
Data will only get you so far as a coach — especially in the face of AI. Here’s why implementing a biopsychosocial approach to coaching can give you and your athletes a performance boost.
Athletes don’t just step into competition and deal with their mental health concerns afterward. Their mental health concerns will be present throughout their athletic experiences.
Tapering is essential for all endurance athletes. We answer some of the most common questions about a taper that you will inevitably hear from your athletes.
Intuitively speaking, improving running economy is usually assumed to be best done by running drills, but strength training & plyometrics can help too.
Race season is a time when athletes are looking to hit their targets. Here are some sports psychology tactics that can help set your athletes up for success.