Competition Schedule Impact on Long-Term Performance

As fatigue accumulates in an athlete, fitness qualities become masked and full potential is not realized until fatigue subsides. Strength, power, muscular endurance, conditioning, etc., can decline when sufficient recovery is unattained. During a competitive season, managing fatigue is crucial to keeping athletes healthy and performing optimally. Monitoring strategies along with recovery and restoration modalities …

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Latest Sports Science: Comparing Training Volumes for Team Sport Athletes

Effects of different resistance training volumes on strength and power in team sport athletes Aim of the Study: To compare the effects of 3 programs (differentiated by volume) on maximum strength and average power in collegiate team sport athletes. Methods: 32 untrained collegiate athletes (20 male) were split into 4 groups (n=8 each); Low Volume …

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