Training response of elite athletes using heart rate variability and low-frequency fatigue

This research aims to understand athlete recovery and training adaptation by monitoring athlete fatigue. The research will have a direct impact on multiple podium-performances in both Summer and Winter Olympic and Paralympic athletes since knowing how fatigue is present in athletes can help to improve training prescription; specific training prescribed during varying periods of fatigue and recovery can maximize the training response and likely improve performance. It will also further impact Canadian society since the principles of athlete readiness can be expanded to include exercise training programs for health promotion, disease prevention and exercise rehabilitation.

Faculty Supervisor:

Brian MacIntosh

Student:

Jared Fletcher

Partner:

Own the Podium

Discipline:

Kinesiology

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

University of Calgary