Liam caught up with Damian Lawlor of RTÉ Radio to discuss the challenges facing GAA players on the county stage. Stay tuned to the Setanta College blog over the course of next week to hear Dr. Liam's view and the [...]
Setanta College are delighted to be attending WellFest for the first time this May. You can find us in the WellVillage area of the festival where we will be on hand to give expert tips and advice and answer any [...]
Following an exciting concluding weekend in the Six Nations, we talked to Setanta College tutor Antoine Mobian who is head of strength and conditioning for Germany Rugby - a team aspiring for inclusion into the major international tournament. Antoine holds a [...]
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 [...]
