Self Confidence and Performance

April 19, 2022 Metrifit

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Confidence is the essential trait that defines each individual’s hope and faith in achieving their goals, that leads to successfully...

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Are you asking the right questions to assess the well being of your athletes?

April 5, 2022 Metrifit

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Performance Monitoring

One of the key elements of athlete monitoring in recent times has been the ability to assess the wellness of...

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Characteristics of an effective coach

February 25, 2022 Metrifit

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Performance Monitoring

It is universally accepted that the role of a coach has a huge influence on sporting success. An athlete may...

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Why should you monitor your athletes?

February 21, 2022 Metrifit

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Performance Monitoring

It used to be the case that success in sport was based mostly on natural talent, but as competition developed,...

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Optimizing the benefits of athlete self-reporting measures

January 10, 2022 Metrifit

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Performance Monitoring

The increasingly scientific approach to sport means that the modern athlete relies on information from a variety of sources in...

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Mental Fatigue and Elite Sport

December 13, 2021 Metrifit

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When it comes to success in sport, one of the most enduring questions is how is it that certain athletes...

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Lifestyle stressors and athlete well-being

Lifestyle Profiling: Convert Insights into Action

November 22, 2021 Metrifit

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The importance of monitoring your lifestyle Well-being is complex, encompassing emotional, psychological, and social functioning. Athletes with high well-being perform...

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Supplements and the young athlete

November 15, 2021 Metrifit

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Performance Monitoring

All athletes undertake a training program with the ultimate aim of improving their performance. Gaining that extra bit of speed,...

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Listening to your body clock can help improve performance

November 8, 2021 Metrifit

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Performance Monitoring

In all walks of life we know people who perform better at different times of the day and whether it...

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Learning to deal with performance anxiety is essential for an athlete

October 4, 2021 Metrifit

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Performance Monitoring

As is often said, it is the little things that can often prove to be the difference between success and...

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Coach Feedback – How important is it?

September 20, 2021 Metrifit

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Performance Monitoring

Feedback is the breakfast of champions – Ken Blanchard The coach-athlete relationship is probably the most important relationship in sport....

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How the body uses energy

September 13, 2021 Metrifit

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Performance Monitoring

The first law of thermodynamics is known as the ‘Law of Conservation of Energy’ and it states that energy cannot...

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Drugs in amateur sport is a growing problem

September 6, 2021 Metrifit

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Performance Monitoring

Many people who get involved in sport start out with dreams of stardom and riches. However, it is clear that...

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Learning from Metrifit: Sport as Preparation for Life

August 30, 2021 Metrifit

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Performance Monitoring

Sports can do so much. It’s given me confidence, self-esteem, discipline, and motivation – Mia Hamm There is more to...

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Breaking the Taboo
How the Menstrual Cycle Affects Athletic Performance

May 24, 2021 Metrifit

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OVERPOWER. OVERTAKE. OVERCOME. – Serena Williams Physical and psychological changes associated with the menstrual cycle It has long been suspected...

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Prioritizing Sleep

December 21, 2020 Metrifit

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Performance Monitoring

Sleep is the single most effective thing we can do to reset our brain and body health each day –...

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Building a positive coach-athlete relationship

July 16, 2020 Metrifit

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Performance Monitoring

Success at any level of sport is influenced by many factors. Of course talent is the starting point for any...

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The personality traits that help athletes overcome pressure

June 3, 2020 Metrifit

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Performance Monitoring

How many times have we looked at an elite athlete and thought that pressure doesn’t affect them and concluded that...

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Sleep should be part of your training plan

February 21, 2020 Metrifit

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Performance Monitoring

Asking athletes to play on minimal sleep is the same as asking them to “play with one hand tied behind...

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The importance of knowing when an athlete has reached load limit

February 6, 2020 Metrifit

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Performance Monitoring

Ensuring an athlete is in the best possible condition to compete at their best when it matters most is one...

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The Sky is the Limit – Altitude Training

January 30, 2020 Metrifit

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Performance Monitoring

Everything can be just that little bit harder at altitude. Yet athletes all across the globe voluntarily subject themselves to...

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A look at recovery techniques for the athlete

October 3, 2019 Metrifit

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Performance Monitoring

When dealing with athletic performance there is often a primary focus on training but rest and recovery although often overlooked...

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Negative Stress can severely hamper an athletes hopes of achieving their potential

August 29, 2019 Eunan Whyte

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Performance Monitoring

People in every walk of life experience stress, and it is certainly no different for an athlete. In fact the...

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Improving your killer instinct

August 14, 2019 Eunan Whyte

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Performance Monitoring

We have all seen the athlete who appears to have it all: the natural talent the physique the technique the...

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A scientific understanding of the benefits of sleep

July 25, 2019 Eunan Whyte

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Performance Monitoring

The importance of sleep in helping us perform to our best is something that we have accepted despite the lack...

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Resting Heart Rate: Why Measure it?

July 9, 2019 Eunan Whyte

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Performance Monitoring

Many coaches go to extreme measures in an attempt to monitor the physical condition of their athletes. The need to...

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Injuries cost much more than medals

May 16, 2019 Eunan Whyte

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Performance Monitoring

Did you ever wonder why the world of sport is so obsessed with injury prevention? On the face of it,...

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Mental health needs of elite athletes must be addressed

May 8, 2019 Eunan Whyte

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For all of us who have ever dreamed of being elite sport stars, the attraction is most likely the sense...

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The dangers of over confidence in sport

September 26, 2017 Eunan Whyte

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In last week’s blog we looked at the importance of self-confidence in helping an athlete achieve success. It is clear...

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Metrifit’s 5 on Friday

August 4, 2017 Metrifit

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5 on Friday

An interesting selection in this week’s #5onFriday. The problem of overthinking in sport, high rate of drop out by girls...

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Basketball study highlights the importance of sleep

July 10, 2017 Eunan Whyte

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Performance Monitoring

Asking athletes to play on minimal sleep is the same as asking them to “play with one hand tied...

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Pressure from parents is one of main causes of early specialization

May 4, 2017 Eunan Whyte

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The area of early specialization by children in sport is an issue that has been debated by sport scientists across...

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Superstition can be a benefit but it’s best to concentrate on things you can control

March 20, 2017 Eunan Whyte

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Performance Monitoring

During a recent blog on the value of sports psychology a number of interesting associated topics cropped up and among...

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Guidelines for using GPS devices in sport

February 23, 2017 Eunan Whyte

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Over the last number of years advancements in technology have affected almost every aspect of our lives, and sport is...

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Does thinking get in the way of performance:
An opportunity rather than a problem?

February 14, 2017 Dr. John P Sullivan

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Performance Monitoring

We have all heard athletes acknowledge overthinking in performance situations, whereby their actions change from the automatic nature of ‘see...

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A healthy brain is crucial to performance

November 25, 2016 Eunan Whyte

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Performance Monitoring

No matter what level of sport an athlete is competing at, it is accepted that their performance is more than...

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Co-ordinated approach is best to decide when an athlete can return to perform

November 22, 2016 Eunan Whyte

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Performance Monitoring

One of the most frustrating parts of being an athlete is when injury or illness strikes at the most inopportune...

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Metrifit RTP – a great tool for GAA teams that are serious about sports performance

September 27, 2016 Eunan Whyte

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Performance Monitoring

When it comes to achieving your goals in any sport it is often the little things that can make the...

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Creating a central hub of information is essential in monitoring technology

September 5, 2016 Eunan Whyte

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Performance Monitoring

The role of a coach has become more complex in recent years. No longer is it a case of an...

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Heat training can improve your performance

June 25, 2016 Eunan Whyte

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Performance Monitoring

For many of us, whether at elite or recreational level, taking exercise can be challenging enough at the best of...

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Optimize your training with deliberate practice

June 18, 2016 Eunan Whyte

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Performance Monitoring

Most of us are familiar with the story of the man racing up New York’s Seventh Avenue when a stranger...

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Flexible timing of measurement is another benefit of Session-RPE

May 13, 2016 Eunan Whyte

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Performance Monitoring

In a previous blog, we looked at the concept of implementing an effective system for monitoring training load and the...

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Staying healthy boosts chances of sporting success

May 7, 2016 Eunan Whyte

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Performance Monitoring

One of the greatest fears of an athlete is that injury can strike just at the wrong time which could...

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Metrifit provides x-ray vision into lifestyle of student athlete

March 6, 2016 Eunan Whyte

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Performance Monitoring

Coaches and athletes all over the world are competing to get that extra edge when it comes to performance. Shaving...

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Essential to keep track of factors that impact on performance

March 2, 2016 Eunan Whyte

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Performance Monitoring

There is no doubt that there are many elements that go into ensuring an athlete is a success at an...

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Monitoring sleep is invaluable for a coach

February 26, 2016 Eunan Whyte

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Performance Monitoring

The life of a modern student athlete may be a very exciting one in terms of competing at new levels...

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Refuelling during exercise

February 22, 2016 Eunan Whyte

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Performance Monitoring

The area of nutrition is an area we touched on recently in terms of the importance of establishing the right...

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Getting the right pre-workout meal will pay dividends

February 8, 2016 Eunan Whyte

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Performance Monitoring

In a recent blog, we looked at the importance of nutrition for an athlete and how it was vital to...

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Focus on sleep cycles can benefit athletes

February 2, 2016 Eunan Whyte

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Performance Monitoring

In a recent article we highlighted the benefit of sleep for elite athletes, noting that many experts believe it to...

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Blood analysis can help prevent injury

January 11, 2016 Eunan Whyte

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Performance Monitoring

Every athlete and coach is fully aware of the fact that injuries are part and parcel of all levels of...

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Fuel your body to reach peak performance level

November 13, 2015 Eunan Whyte

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Performance Monitoring

No matter how well an athlete is prepared in terms of their training regime, they will never be able to...

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The benefits of sleep for elite athletes

September 3, 2015 Eunan Whyte

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Performance Monitoring

In preparing to achieve their goals and dreams, two of the main areas of concentration for athletes tend to be...

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When Parents become too pushy in Sport

December 9, 2014 Ronan McGann

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“If I didn’t practice well my dad made me run home behind the car”, Richard Krajicek As everyone knows, parents...

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Mind your head – Concussion in Sport

November 17, 2014 Ronan McGann

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Concussion in sport is one of the most contemporary topics discussed from a safety point of view. The ramifications associated...

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Athlete Recovery Part 1: Keep on Rolling!

October 14, 2014 Ronan McGann

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In an ideal sporting world, it would be great to have a personal masseuse on tap 24/7 to give a...

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Anti-Gravity Treadmills – What can they do?

October 9, 2014 Ronan McGann

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Performance Monitoring

When one mentions the words “anti-gravity treadmill”, the first image that may come to mind is an elaborate machine that...

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The use of GPS in Sport

September 25, 2014 Ronan McGann

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Performance Monitoring

As many of our previous articles have reported, sport science is rapidly changing the way sport is played and the...

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Yoga & Pilates in modern day Sport

September 18, 2014 Ronan McGann

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For many years, Yoga & Pilates has often been associated with females as a recreational activity. However, contemporary sports people...

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What has changed in the Premier League in the last 22 years?

September 5, 2014 Ronan McGann

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The FA Premier League has just started its 22nd season, and is regarded as one of the best football leagues...

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Sports drinks, energy bars and gels – Just how useful and effective are they?

August 28, 2014 Ronan McGann

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Sports Drinks have been around for a lot longer than most people would think. In fact Gatorade was developed in...

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Goals, Goals and more Goals – Goal-setting and other Sport Psychology Techniques

August 5, 2014 Ronan McGann

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Sport psychology is an area in sport which has received growing attention over the past number of years. Whether it’s...

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What have we learned from this year’s World Cup?

July 23, 2014 Ronan McGann

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This summer’s tournament ended with Germany emerging victorious, and in doing so, they became the first team outside of South...

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There’s no place like home – And the South Americans are thankful for this!

June 24, 2014 Ronan McGann

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This summer’s FIFA World Cup is the first tournament to be held on South American soil for 28 years (Mexico...

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The Greatest Show on Earth!

June 13, 2014 Ronan McGann

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It has been labelled “the greatest show on earth”, with the best football players on the planet coming together every...

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Interesting facts about the World Cup

June 13, 2014 Ronan McGann

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This summer sees the 20th World Cup take place for the second time in the spiritual home of football, Brazil....

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Nutrition for Athletes

March 20, 2014 Ronan McGann

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Top level athletes and players train and compete multiple times per week, and even sometimes per day. For this, the...

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Resting Heart Rate (RHR) – How important can it be?

February 10, 2014 Ronan McGann

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Performance Monitoring

Sport Scientists, physiologists, fitness coaches, strength and conditioning professionals are all employed to try and assess and improve athlete’s...

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Using Training Diaries For Peak Performance

May 1, 2013 Dan Peterson

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Performance Monitoring

What happened out there? You thought you were ready. You thought your training went well last week. You thought your...

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