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What Every Coach Should Know About NEUROmuscular Fatigue - with Michael Gerhardy & Prof Paul Laursen

What Every Coach Should Know About NEUROmuscular Fatigue - with Michael Gerhardy & Prof Paul Laursen

Update: 2025-11-07
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🚴‍♂️💥 NEUROMUSCULAR FATIGUE, CONCURRENT TRAINING & PERFORMANCE: WHAT REALLY MATTERS IN ADAPTATION ⚡

Ever wondered how strength and endurance training compete inside the body? Prof Paul Laursen sits down with Michael Gerhardy to break down the neuromuscular science behind fatigue, recovery, and real-world performance: straight from Michael’s PhD research.

Inside this episode:
 🧠 How neuromuscular variables reveal the hidden cost of training fatigue
 🏋️‍♂️ The sequence of endurance and strength sessions, and why ORDER matters for adaptation
 ⚡ Finding the sweet spot of HIGH vs LOW neuromuscular demand for athlete performance

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 #TrainingSciencePodcast #HIITScience #NeuromuscularFatigue #ConcurrentTraining #TrainingLoad #PerformanceMonitoring #StrengthTraining #EnduranceTraining #SportsScience #Recovery #AthletePerformance #ExerciseScience #FatigueManagement #TrainingAdaptations #Coaching #ResearchToPractice

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Today’s speakers:

Prof Paul Laursen  https://www.paullaursen.com/   

Michael Gerhardy https://runupperformance.com.au/ 

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What Every Coach Should Know About NEUROmuscular Fatigue - with Michael Gerhardy & Prof Paul Laursen

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