How ready are you athletes to train? HRV, questionnaires and sleep hygiene with Erik Korem (Associate Athletics Director of Student-Athlete High Performance at the College of William and Mary)

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, I am speaking to Associate Athletics Director of Student-Athlete High Performance at the College of William and Mary, Erik Korem. This episode was an absolute cracker and thank you to the guys at Omegawave for making the introduction. Erik has had an incredible career starting out at Fort Valley State University and working his way to Florida State, the University of Kentucky and then onto the NFL with the Houston Texans. Erik also has a PhD from the University of Kentucky.

Hope you enjoy this episode with Erik Korem.

In this episode we discussed...

Who Erik Korem (background, education and current role)?
Training readiness & recovery
HRV and DC potential
Omegawave

Questionnaires
Sleep hygiene
Recovery periodisation

Training
Strength when speed is the goal
Testing sessions
Specificity
The effect of sports science in US sport

Leadership & evaluation
Empowering athletes
Empowering staff
Coach evaluation

Erik can be found on Twitter @erikkorem

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Enjoy

PP