Human Performance Playbook Archive
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Does Heart Rate Variability Detect Overtraining?
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April 10, 2024
Start ‘Em Young: Prevention of Bone Stress Injuries in Athletes
March 13, 2024
What’s the Optimal Timing of Caffeine for Physical Performance?
December 5, 2023
How To Improve Our Tendon Health with Training
November 3, 2023
How To Optimize Muscle Recruitment and Strength
October 17, 2023
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EMILY KRAUS, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Stanford Children’s Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center
SCOTT L. DELP, PH.D.
Professor of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering
Stanford University
JOY WU, MD, PH.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Chief of Division of Endocrinology
Stanford University
KATIE LAMB
Climber
First woman to climb V16
KEITH BAAR, PH.D.
Professor of Physiology and Membrane Biology
University of California at Davis
ANN BROUSSARD
Marathon Race-Walker
DAMIEN CALLAHAN, PH.D.
Assistant Professor of Human Physiology
University of Oregon
HELEN M. BLAU, PH.D.
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Stanford University
CHRISTOPHER MINSON, PH.D.
Professor of Human Physiology
University of Oregon
MALIA PIVEC
Cross-Country Runner
University of Oregon
LOUISE BURKE, PH.D.
Professorial Fellow
Australian Catholic University
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