Presentation from May 2017 in Twickenham.
Honour to be asked to speak in front of an esteemed crowd about my experiences with British Basketball, MMA and physio/Strength and conditioning.
3. OBJECTIVES
WHY MEASURE TRAINING LOAD?
WHAT IS TRAINING LOAD?
HOW DO WE MEASURE IT?
APPLICATION INTO PRACTICE
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
4. MY STORY
Senior Physio, Connect (NHS)
The Performance Clinic,
Newcastle upon Tyne
British Basketball (since 2013)
Glasgow Commonwealth
Games 2014-
Gymnastics/Weightlifting
Director,
www.physiowebcoach.com
Physio & Movement Coach,
Straight Blast Gym , Dublin.
5. WHY DO WE MEASURE LOAD?
OPTIMISE
PERFORMA
NCE
REDUCE
INJURY PLAYER
WELL BEING
START WITH WHY?
6. WHAT IS TRAINING LOAD?
Tim Gabbett (gabbettperformance.com.au)
Training Load = Volume x Intensity
External vs Internal Load
Acute: Chronic Workload
Fitness vs Fatigue
8. HOW DO WE MEASURE IT?
Rate of perceived exertion x
mins = Arbitrary units
Finding the sweet spot-10%
Rule
Basketball Example
Distance: Pace: Type
Maintenance of Chronic
Workload
9. CAN EVERYONE STAND UP?
‘Dont practice for exposure, rather expose your practice’ Ido Portal
12. APPLICATION INTO PRACTICE
Humanism is a psychological
perspective that emphasises
the study of the whole person.
KEY AREAS
Sleep/Recovery
Conditioning/Injury
Nutrition/Hydration
Psychology/Social
13. APPLICATION INTO PRACTICE
18year old Female Basketball Player
Tibialis Posterior Tendinopathy
PMH-AITFL Left Ankle (Confirmed via MRI)
Training Load= 8 x90= 720 (Avg 435) - 90 x7= 630 (Avg 427)
Total Load= 9495 (Avg 8789)
Day 20-Rested - Rehab Bias-Rotational Pattern
Screening Measures-SEBT & Counter Movement Jump
15. FUTURE PLANS
Bone tissue loading
Position/Player Specific
Muscle/Movement plane specific Loading-Soleus vs
Hamstring
Benchmark Data Across all Sports
COMMUNICATION