Sleep patterns during Intense Training Athletes sleep patterns during intense training periods are a concern given recent findings. Here we describe the findings of 2 key studies in this area. Firstly, Killer and co-workers (2015) investigated changes in sleep markers, [...]
Turnaround Most observers viewing the Wales v England Rugby match during the current 6-Nations tournament would agree with England Captain Dylan Hartley, when he noted post-match that it was ‘ a hell of a test match’. Commentator have said this [...]
Many top class rugby teams will use a number of approaches to regulating their player’s training and practice workload. Firstly, some are using technology to inform them as to how their players are adapting – that is how well they [...]
Technology is all about us. In fact, as each day passes, technology advances. With these advances we should expect better performances, at least in a sporting sense. As the upcoming 6-Nations Rugby tournament gets under way we take a close-up [...]
Sleeping Patterns in Athletes and non-Athletic Population While some well known professional athletes have stated that they get between 8 and 12 hours of sleep on average per night, this is not at all typical of the athletic population. Further, [...]
Teenagers and Sleep In our first post in this series, we described the negative health related effects of reduced sleeping duration for adults. In relation to the adolescent population, Orzech and co-workers (2014) provide interesting findings from their studies on this [...]
Why sleep matters Training, diet and recovery are 3 key factors that will impact on performance. Recovery can be divided into 2 main categories: Exercise-related recovery - includes the acute and short-term rest that occurs between reps and sets. Longer [...]
Sprinters are clearly differentiated from endurance athletes. Simply look at their physiques and you will note the remarkable muscle bulk of the sprinter in the key prime movers especially. What we are seeing is a sport or selective hypertrophy in [...]
During the months of July and August 2016, Setanta College, in partnership with McDonalds Limerick, ran three Youth Athletic Development camps for children between the ages of 4 and 12 in Tipperary and Limerick. The camps were the first [...]
A grand Slam, three Majors, an All-Ireland hurling title, an international athletics career, an academic career, a sports coaching college – these are just some of the achievements that come to mind when trying to sum up who exactly Dr [...]
