⚽ SPORTS SCIENCE in ELITE FOOTBALL – Building TRUST with DATA 📊🔥

Carlos Del Barrio of Atlético Madrid isn’t just crunching numbers — he’s building RELATIONSHIPS that drive performance 🚀

In this episode of The Training Science Podcast, Martin @mart1buch & Carlos explore what REALLY matters in sports science:

💡 Internships, passion, and the winding road to a dream job
🤝 Trust, communication, and collaborating with coaches & athletes
📊 Using DATA to facilitate decisions, not dictate them
🧠 The power of CONTEXT in testing & injury prevention
📋 Why simplicity and respect are key in testing protocols

Carlos drops gold for ANYONE navigating the complex world of return-to-play, data analysis, and player development 🔥

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#TrainingSciencePodcast #HIITScience #AtléticoMadrid #SportsScience #DataInSport #Physiotherapy #PerformanceMonitoring #InjuryPrevention #PlayerDevelopment #Communication #ReturnToPlay #TestingProtocols #SportsPerformance #Collaboration #CareerJourney #TrustTheProcess #ContextualData #Coaching #EliteSport

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Today’s speakers:

Dr Martin Buchheit https://martin-buchheit.net/

Carlos Del Barrio https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-del-barrio-fern

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What is the MEANING & ROLE of RUNNING 🏃‍♀️ in FOOTBALL?!

Raymond Verheijen wants you to understand that you need to FIRST build a basic outline of the CORE factors that make the game of football happen - and RUNNING is just a symptom ✅ of EVERYTHING else you do in football.

In the 99th episode of The Training Science Podcast, Martin and Raymon discuss:

⭕ Football FITNESS and how works as a UNIT with everything else;

⚽ how RUNNING in football is the symptom and NOT the cause;

🏟 dealing with FOOTBALL SPECIFIC strategies for match day +1.

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Today’s speakers:

Dr Martin Buchheit https://martin-buchheit.net/

Raymond Verheijen https://www.linkedin.com/in/raymond-verheijen-796194b0/

⚙️ METHODOLOGY OVER TECH – Smart TRAINING with Limited RESOURCES 💡🔥

Mladen Jovanović @physical_prep says you DON’T need all the bells and whistles to coach like a PRO. It’s about applying the RIGHT methodology, not just following the latest gadget 💪📊

In the latest episode of The Training Science Podcast, Martin @mart1buch and Mladen dive into what it takes to deliver elite-level prep—no matter your tools:

🧠 Why method beats tech when designing training systems
⚖️ The complexities of fatigue, testing & skill development in combat and team sports
📈 How agile planning and communication with clubs support long-term athlete success
🔍 Why “performance models” are tools—not truths—to guide better decisions
🤼‍♂️ What it takes to track and build better fighters in an unpredictable environment

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#TrainingSciencePodcast #HIITScience #SportsScience #CombatSports #FatigueMonitoring #PerformanceModels #AthleteDevelopment #StrengthAndConditioning #AgileTraining #SmartCoaching #DataDrivenTraining #TrainingMethodology #BetterCoaching #PerformanceAnalysis

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Today’s speakers:

Dr Martin Buchheit https://martin-buchheit.net/

Dr Mladen Jovanović https://www.linkedin.com/in/mladenjovanovic

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