During the last two decades, the muscle injury ratio and the players’ attendance to the training sessions and competition matches have remained stable in male professional football.
Professor Jeremy Loenneke, from the University of Mississippi, is one of the leading researchers in this field, and his work has widely contributed to much of what we currently know about BFR.
During this half-time break, players try to rest mentally and physically.
Sleep Trackers have been around for more than a decade, and these apps or devices are aimed to measure the amount and quality of our sleep.
Among the many benefits of sleeping well, for athletes there is one very important reason and that’s why they need to sleep more hours: they need to restore the balance to their immune system.
Interest in the human microbiome is on the rise in the scientific community. These microorganisms living in our intestines not only help in terms of digestion, but they also influence the way we eat and the development of every aspect of our metabolism.
There are all sorts of very healthy foods that are recommended as part of an elite athlete’s diet.
A short nap can reinforce the memory of what was learned just as well as a full night’s sleep.
Not feeling rested after your first night away from home is normal and has traditionally been associated to psychological factors or fatigue from having travelled the day before.
Players simply train and compete a lot and we know that there is a high risk of injury and of physical fatigue when players train and compete too much.