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ACWR became one of the most widely adopted load-monitoring tools in sport on the promise that spikes in training load predict injury. The underlying research is more contested than the popular "sweet spot" charts suggest — here's how to use it without over-trusting it.
"Six weeks in a boot" tells you almost nothing about whether tissue can actually handle sport again. International consensus guidelines now recommend criteria-based return-to-play decisions instead — here's what that looks like in practice.
ACWR became one of the most widely adopted load-monitoring tools in sport on the promise that spikes in training load predict injury. The underlying research is more contested than the popular "sweet spot" charts suggest — here's how to use it without over-trusting it.
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Foam rollers, ice baths, and compression gear all get more attention than sleep, despite sleep having a larger and better-supported effect on recovery and performance. Here's what the research on sleep and athletic performance actually shows.
"Six weeks in a boot" tells you almost nothing about whether tissue can actually handle sport again. International consensus guidelines now recommend criteria-based return-to-play decisions instead — here's what that looks like in practice.