Episode 138 | Dr. Tony Rice – Athlete Monitoring & Training Individualization

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Introduction

• Background and involvement with rowing.
  • Phys education background.
• Areas of research interest
• Current role with Rowing Australia and how this has evolved over time.

Part 1

• Athlete Monitoring

• • Unique challenges at the high performance level and why rowing has some unique nuances
  • What metrics or biomarkers do you track and how?
    • HRV, HR, blood lactate, sRPE, 
  • How do you do this with a large team of athletes?
  • While we take a multifactorial approach when evaluating the data, are there particular areas you may pay attention to or focus upon?
  • T2 Method – share its background

Part 2 

•  Training Model & Individualization

• • How would you characterize the training model of Rowing Australia?
    • Polarized, threshold, HIIT, other??
  • How much of the training programme is individualized for each athlete?
  • Do you individualize the warm-up before a 2000-meter ergometer time trial? For example, taking a max effort for 30-60’ to prime the anaerobic system?
  • Do you take into an account an athlete’s inherent physiological strengths and weaknesses or does the athlete have to fit into the training model?