The theme this month on HMMR Media is recovery. Recovery is a tricky area to navigate, with decisions often influenced as much by traditions, new technology, or pseudoscience as by research and common sense. On this episode of the GAINcast, Vern walks through the science of recovery, his approach, and what questions coaches need to be asking. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2017/12/gaincast-episode-97-recovery/

This episode is brought to you by HMMR Plus and GAIN. HMMR Plus members receive exclusive benefits like our monthly sports science newsletter, online hangouts with experts, and webinars. Learn more at http://www.hmmrmedia.com/

The theme this month on HMMR Media is recovery. Recovery is a tricky area to navigate, with decisions often influenced as much by traditions, new technology, or pseudoscience as by research and common sense. On this episode of the GAINcast, Vern walks through the science of recovery, his approach, and what questions coaches need to be asking. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2017/12/gaincast-episode-97-recovery/

This episode is brought to you by HMMR Plus and GAIN. HMMR Plus members receive exclusive benefits like our monthly sports science newsletter, online hangouts with experts, and webinars. Learn more at http://www.hmmrmedia.com/

If you want pressure to perform, try working in professional soccer in England. To make matters more complicated, try working with young players and balancing the need for short-term results and setting up long-term potential. That is the challenge Des Ryan confronts every day as Head of Sports Medicine & Athletic Development at the Arsenal Academy. On this episode of the GAINcast he explains the Arsenal approach to athletic development and high performance. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2017/12/gaincast-episode-96-the-arsenal-arrow-with-des-ryan/

This episode is brought to you by HMMR Plus and GAIN. HMMR Plus members receive exclusive benefits like our monthly sports science newsletter, online hangouts with experts, and webinars. Learn more at http://www.hmmrmedia.com/

If you want pressure to perform, try working in professional soccer in England. To make matters more complicated, try working with young players and balancing the need for short-term results and setting up long-term potential. That is the challenge Des Ryan confronts every day as Head of Sports Medicine & Athletic Development at the Arsenal Academy. On this episode of the GAINcast he explains the Arsenal approach to athletic development and high performance. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2017/12/gaincast-episode-96-the-arsenal-arrow-with-des-ryan/

This episode is brought to you by HMMR Plus and GAIN. HMMR Plus members receive exclusive benefits like our monthly sports science newsletter, online hangouts with experts, and webinars. Learn more at http://www.hmmrmedia.com/

Over the past month we've run a series on endurance training, first discussing concepts and methods and then outlining the basics of athletic development for endurance athletes. On this week's podcast we bring the conversation full circle to discuss how to bring it all together with coach John Larralde. Larralde shares examples of how he has used different methods with different athletes from different athletes can produce top results. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2017/12/gaincast-episode-95-endurance-planning-with-john-larralde/

This episode is brought to you by HMMR Plus and GAIN. HMMR Plus members receive exclusive benefits like our monthly sports science newsletter, online hangouts with experts, and webinars. Learn more at http://www.hmmrmedia.com/

Over the past month we've run a series on endurance training, first discussing concepts and methods and then outlining the basics of athletic development for endurance athletes. On this week's podcast we bring the conversation full circle to discuss how to bring it all together with coach John Larralde. Larralde shares examples of how he has used different methods with different athletes from different athletes can produce top results. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2017/12/gaincast-episode-95-endurance-planning-with-john-larralde/

This episode is brought to you by HMMR Plus and GAIN. HMMR Plus members receive exclusive benefits like our monthly sports science newsletter, online hangouts with experts, and webinars. Learn more at http://www.hmmrmedia.com/

Both Vern and Martin have been on the road a lot over the past two months, attending conferences across Europe and the US. On this week's episode we discuss the new connections we've made, some key lessons learned from many of the keynote speakers, and more. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2017/12/gaincast-episode-94-conference-highlights/

This episode is brought to you by HMMR Plus and GAIN. HMMR Plus members receive exclusive benefits like our monthly sports science newsletter, online hangouts with experts, and webinars. Learn more at http://www.hmmrmedia.com/

Both Vern and Martin have been on the road a lot over the past two months, attending conferences across Europe and the US. On this week's episode we discuss the new connections we've made, some key lessons learned from many of the keynote speakers, and more. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2017/12/gaincast-episode-94-conference-highlights/

This episode is brought to you by HMMR Plus and GAIN. HMMR Plus members receive exclusive benefits like our monthly sports science newsletter, online hangouts with experts, and webinars. Learn more at http://www.hmmrmedia.com/

Adaptation is the basis of training; we want to adapt to a high level. But the body is not a simple organism and adaptation is not a simple formula. On this episode of the podcast we talk about some of the key factors to consider with adaptation and how that impacts coaching. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2017/11/gaincast-episode-93-adaptation/

This episode is brought to you by HMMR Plus and GAIN. HMMR Plus members receive exclusive benefits like our monthly sports science newsletter, online hangouts with experts, and webinars. Learn more at http://www.hmmrmedia.com/

Episode highlights:

• 3:30 - Adaptation defined: "Adaptation is about how your body responds to stress."
• 5:15 - Basic questions to ask: What are we adapting to? What are we adapting for? Do you even want an adaptation?
• 8:45 - Finding the stimulus threshold. "The stimulus threshold is the point at which the stress is enough to elicit and adaptive response. It's a moving target."
• 13:00 - The individual nature of adaptation and the law of reversibility. "Different physical qualities adapt at different rates for different athletes."
• 19:45 - The complexity of adaptation. "Some things you can influence, some things you can't, but understanding them helps prepare you as a coach."
• 21:30 - John Kiely's six factors of adaptation.
• 33:00 - The role of time in adaptation.
• 34:30 - Putting adaptation research in context and the differences between male and female adaptation.
• 36:15 - A fixed mindset and adaptation do not go together.

Adaptation is the basis of training; we want to adapt to a high level. But the body is not a simple organism and adaptation is not a simple formula. On this episode of the podcast we talk about some of the key factors to consider with adaptation and how that impacts coaching. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2017/11/gaincast-episode-93-adaptation/

This episode is brought to you by HMMR Plus and GAIN. HMMR Plus members receive exclusive benefits like our monthly sports science newsletter, online hangouts with experts, and webinars. Learn more at http://www.hmmrmedia.com/

Episode highlights:

• 3:30 - Adaptation defined: "Adaptation is about how your body responds to stress."
• 5:15 - Basic questions to ask: What are we adapting to? What are we adapting for? Do you even want an adaptation?
• 8:45 - Finding the stimulus threshold. "The stimulus threshold is the point at which the stress is enough to elicit and adaptive response. It's a moving target."
• 13:00 - The individual nature of adaptation and the law of reversibility. "Different physical qualities adapt at different rates for different athletes."
• 19:45 - The complexity of adaptation. "Some things you can influence, some things you can't, but understanding them helps prepare you as a coach."
• 21:30 - John Kiely's six factors of adaptation.
• 33:00 - The role of time in adaptation.
• 34:30 - Putting adaptation research in context and the differences between male and female adaptation.
• 36:15 - A fixed mindset and adaptation do not go together.