The Science of Fatigue

Mental and muscle fatigue is part of every sporting endeavour. But what is fatigue? What happens in the body when we get tired and is it possible to push beyond our perceived limits? SCROLL TO 19:35 FOR THE MAIN TOPICSHOW NOTES:Caught My Eye:The case of the cheating fishermen  The article on the fallout from the apparently botched doping case of Peter Bol.An article, which includes a video of the documentary exploring the controversies about the exploitation of Paralympic classification: A story and video of the Canadian man who broke the women’s masters powerlifting world record, simply by declaring that he is a womanThe Swimming England announcement of their trans policy Fatigue DiscussionAn article that introduced a series of other articles that explored the integrative nature of fatigueMy own review article on how pacing strategy is regulated as part of a homeostatic systemThe research study that used fentanyl to block sensory feedback, which totally messed up pacing and caused more peripheral fatigue than in a regulated systemAnother Amann study, this one using hypoxia and hyperoxia to influence muscle recruitment and pacing strategy while defending against peripheral fatigueThe Les Ansley paper we mentioned where shorter (4km) trials caused more peripheral fatigue, and longer (20km and 40km) trials caused more central fatigueA paper on how neurotransmitters in the brain affect fatigue and performance Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.