Episode 92 of the Guru Performance ‘We Do Science’ Podcast! In this episode I (Laurent Bannock) discuss ‘Recovery and Performance’ with Shona Halson PhD, Australian Institute of Sport. In this session we get into:
Defining Recovery
Recovery Research
Training, Performance and Life Stress
Sleep and Recovery
Other Recovery Strategies: Nutrition, Hydrotherapy, Compression Garments etc
Recovery Strategies and Relevance to Real World Context
Is there any relevance for all of this in athletes?
How can we manage the vitamin D status of athletes?
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(1) INTRODUCTION
Vitamin D is amongst the most ‘on trend’ sports supplements used by recreational and elite athletes. This gives the impression that vitamin D is an ergogenic aid when in fact it is a biological necessity. The idea of vitamin D as an ergogenic aid is, unfortunately, one of many false notions that surround this essential nutrient, and so in this position stand we dispel some common myths and tackle the question of whether vitamin D is important for athlete health and athletic performance. We provide enough detail to allow a proper understanding of what vitamin D is, how we can determine whether someone has enough vitamin D, and whether being vitamin D deficient has any adverse effects on athletic performance. We round off our position stand by providing evidence based suggestions for managing vitamin D concentrations throughout the year and making you aware of the problems that this fascinating area of research still faces.
