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Effect of Water Ingestion on HRV: Implications for daily measures
One of the more challenging aspects of implementing HRV monitoring with athletes is ensuring that daily measures are performed reliably. Unreliable or inconsistent measurement procedures can lead to...
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When do we intervene?
At what point should the coach or trainer implement a training or lifestyle intervention when an athlete is showing warning signs of excess fatigue? This is easy to determine when looking back on the...
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Trend Changes versus Daily Changes
HRV fluctuates to a certain extent on a daily basis. I’ve seen athletes with coefficient of variations (CV, a marker of deviation from the weekly mean) as low as 2% to >15%. An athlete’s CV changes...
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New Study: Monitoring weekly HRV in futsal players during the preseason
Here’s a quick look at our latest collaboration with Dr. Fabio Nakamura and colleagues, published in J Sport Sci: Sci Med Football. This paper nicely demonstrates the inter-individual variation in HRV...
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New Study: Individual HRV responses to preseason training in D-1 women’s...
Here’s a brief look at a new paper of ours in press with JSCR. This is a very small study that we submitted as “Research Note” that looked at changes in HRV (via finger pulse sensor) and training load...
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New study: Association between Subjective Indicators of Recovery Status and...
Our latest study investigates the relationship between subjective indicators of recovery status and HRV among NCAA Division 1 sprint-swimmers. The main findings were: 1) Perceived sleep quality showed...
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Heart Rate Variability in College Football Players throughout Preseason Camp...
Here’s a quick look at our latest study examining cardiac-autonomic responses to preseason camp in the heat among college football players. The free full text can be accessed here: Heart rate...
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Cardiac-Autonomic and Hemodynamic Responses to a Hypertonic, Sugar-Sweetened...
Short summary of and full-text access to a new study from our lab. Link to Full Text: Cardiac-Autonomic and Hemodynamic Responses to a Hypertonic, Sugar-sweertened Sports Beverage in Physically Active...
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Season-long heart rate variability tracking reveals autonomic imbalance in...
As part of my PhD work at Alabama, we tracked HRV in football players from day 1 of preseason training through to the national championship. A practical summary of some key findings follow the...
View ArticleEffects of Long-Haul Travel and the Olympic Games on Heart-Rate Variability...
If success leaves clues, then there was something to learn from what Dan Howells & staff did to prepare GB 7s for the 2016 Olympics where they advanced to the gold medal final with an undefeated...
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