Bas Van Hooren joins Matt in this episode to discuss his innovative research using heart rate variability and other metrics to determine athletic readiness. In this discussion we examine the current state and future of HRV metrics across athletic and other types of performance.

Bas Van Hooren is a sports science consultant, strength and conditioning specialist, and athlete. He started his PhD on injury prevention and performance enhancement in running-based sports in 2017 at Maastricht University. Bas has been involved as a sport science consultant for various professional organizations and has been active as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at the Dutch Olympic committee. As an athlete he has won several medals at the Dutch national championships, and he became Dutch National champion in 2017.  

Bas combines his theoretical knowledge as a sports scientist/researcher with practical experiences from being an athlete and coach to translate complex theoretical concepts into useful and evidence-based practical applications. He has published over 50 journal articles on topics ranging from biomechanics to exercise physiology and has given multiple workshops on sport science-related topics for a variety of audiences throughout Europe.  

Website: basvanhooren.com