Snippit Sports Science Podcast

Snippit is made possible by listeners like you. Please help support the podcast: ► https://www.patreon.com/snippitscience    This is one of many papers from Prof. Christian Cook and Co.  On many levels, these papers encapsulate the pragmatic application of sports science in the elite training environment:   Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport Volume 17, Issue 3, May 2014, Pages 317-321   Morning based strength training improves afternoon physical performance in rugby union players   Christian J. Cook Liam P. Kilduff Blair T. Crewther Martyn Beaven Daniel J. West   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2013.04.016   Abstract   Objectives To determine if a morning training session could alter afternoon physical performance. Moreover, as testosterone (T) and cortisol (C) concentrations are significant predictors of physical performance, and both show circadian declines across the day, we examined the effects of morning training on diurnal T and C responses.   Design Eighteen semi-professional rugby union players