The science of training load with Louis Passfield, PhD | EP#341

Louis Passfield, PhD, is an adjunct professor at the University of Calgary and also holds a professorship at the University of Kent. In addition to his academic work, Louis has been involved with British Cycling for several Olympic cycles, and worked with athletes and practitioners in high-performance sports. Much of his recent academic work has been centred around the quantification of training load, which is the topic of today's interview. 

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-Training Load overview: what is it, why do we want to measure it, and a brief history of training load metrics

-The limitations and validity concerns of currently available training load metrics

-Redefining the gold standard for quantifying training load

-Suggestions for future work on coming up with valid and useful training load metrics

-Advice for athletes, coaches and practitioners on use of training load metrics today

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LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Louis profile on Twitter and Research Gate and his email (right click and select "Copy email address")
• Validity of the Training-Load Concept - Passfield et al. 2022 
• Prior exercise impairs subsequent performance in an intensity- and duration-dependent manner - Fullerton et al. 2021
• Cycling Performance and Training Load: Effects of Intensity and Duration - Kesisoglou et al. 2020
• Continuous Versus Intermittent Running: Acute Performance Decrement and Training Load - Kesisoglou et al. 2021
• Metabolic and performance‐related consequences of exercising at and slightly above MLSS - Iannetta et al. 2018
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• VLaMax, Polarised training, Fatigue and Complexity with Mark Burnley, PhD | EP#331
• Critical Power and VO2 kinetics with Mark Burnley, PhD | EP#257
• Nitrate loading, marathons, and endurance sports science with prof. Andy Jones | EP#187

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