Heat affects neuro-muscular function. If you get really hot you bake from the outside in. Force generating capacity decreases so teams need strategies to deal with heat. Here you see water or cooling breaks implemented at the FIFA WWC 2019
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We can only produce force if our central nervous system drives it. If the brain cannot, then our ability to activate muscles are affected. The perception of exercise is harder, i.e. nothing left in the tank. If training concurrently i would try to minimise fatigue.
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Super info on pain, the brain, mechanisms, software & experiences. Brilliant stuff! from Professor Irene Tracey. Great analogies used, such as pain is caused by a volume knob in the brain stuck on ‘max’ Really interesting to hear about the underpinning scientific evidence, such as brain imaging scans that show cognitive behavioral therapy works (CBT).
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I spoke to Metro News with Lizzie Fluke about how fitness has kept me going and how vital it has been for my recovery ❤️