Incorporating Training Load Monitoring into Fitness Programming: A Review of Practical Tools for Fitness Providers
by Grayson Elmore, MAEd, ATC, LAT
Personal Training Quarterly
October 2018
Vol 5, Issue 1
In recent years, performance and prevention strategies have grown to include monitoring training load (TL) to understand fatigue and the potential effects of fatigue on training adaptation and performance.
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