{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6544d335e5c88f0013553610/6932e922646719321cb24f45?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Sport Science 3.0: The Return of Heart Rate ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6544d335e5c88f0013553610/1764944785381-285290c2-aa4e-4868-862d-1f48f8a4f12f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>With the 2025 season approaching, Bruce chats with Dr. Shane Malone (TU Dublin) about all things pre-season for the team sports. We discuss Shane’s brand new research (co-authored with Martin Buchheit) which suggests we may have become too reliant on GPS, marking the return of heart rate as a critical monitoring tool. Shane reveals why the traditional aerobic slog might be working for your midfielders but failing your explosive corner-forwards due to diminishing returns. Also discussed:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>The New Rules:</strong> How the \"solo-and-go\" and the 2-point arc might spike high-speed running demands this year</li><li><strong>Sport Science 3.0:</strong> Why combining Internal Load (Heart Rate) with External Load (GPS) is the future</li><li><strong>The Research:</strong> A breakdown of the 2025 \"Dose-Response\" paper—Endurance vs. Hybrid vs. Speed profiles</li><li><strong>Practical Coaching:</strong> How to stop the \"January Spike\" in injuries and why you need to treat your speed merchants differently</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>References:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://sportperfsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/SPSR264_Malone.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Malone, S. &amp; Buchheit, M. (2025).</em> Dose-Response of Heart Rate Load and Performance in Gaelic Football.</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Bruce Wardrop"}