Snippit Sports Science Podcast

Snippit is made possible by listeners like you. Please help support the podcast: ► https://www.patreon.com/snippitscience     This is another great article from Prof. Christian Cook and Co.  We really love these papers as they typically use elite athletes and they have practical outcomes.     We hope you enjoy it: Physiology & Behavior Volume 106, Issue 5, 16 July 2012, Pages 683-688   The effects of different pre-game motivational interventions on athlete free hormonal state and subsequent performance in professional rugby union matches Christian J. Cook Blair T. Crewther   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2012.05.009   Abstract   We examined the effect of different pre-match motivational interventions on athlete free testosterone (T) and cortisol (C) concentrations and subsequent match performance in professional rugby union.   Male participants (n = 12) playing at a senior or academy level in rugby union were recruited and each completed three interventions (15 min each) before a competitive game; 1