George Nassis
@gnassis
Director of international projects | Sports/Football scientist | PhD, MBA
Hot off the press! We're excited to share our latest article. We hope these findings provide valuable insights for practitioners in the field. jsams.org/article/S1440-… #soccer #football

Effect of condensed heat acclimation on thermophysiological adaptations, hypoxic cross-tolerance, exercise performance, and deacclimation | Journal of Applied Physiology | @japplphysiol journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.11…
🎉 📑Our latest work on Combined blood flow restricted and interval training" is now live! @JSHS_MedHealth 🧑🔬☺️Huge thanks to Prof.@gnassis and Prof.@dr_o_girard for their incredible support and guidance! 💬Warmly welcome reading and communication! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
New paper: "Sleep interventions in elite sport – a systematic review" by Sharaisha Bilgoe @steve_dh1 @ChristaJVR @KerkhoffsG @FIFPRO @SportsMedUP @AmsterdamCHSS @amsterdamumc @SAJsportmed @ACES_Amsterdam journals.assaf.org.za/index.php/sajs…
“Identifying stakeholder perspectives and priorities for athlete monitoring technology: A mixed-methods study based on interviewing Belgian high-performance sports organisations” 🇧🇪 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…
Extreme heat risk and the potential implications for the scheduling of football matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup link.springer.com/article/10.100…
Data from 120,000 runners shows that slow and fast marathoners do essentially the same amount of medium and hard training, but vastly different amounts of easy training. But does that really mean that slow marathoners would get faster by training easier? outsideonline.com/health/trainin…
🚨 Innovative approaches to injury prevention and performance enhancement in running 🏃♀️ Insights from PhD research on hamstring strengthening, running biomechanics and energetics, and wearable technology 📄 #PhDAcademyAward 🏆 READ ➡️ bit.ly/3Vjkqqa
Some research informed thoughts on adding brief sprints to low-intensity (LIT) sessions: 1. Keep the duration down to 3 to 4 seconds! This is the typical "Alactic" duration. Even extending to 6-8 seconds will result in significant lactate production. If you drop in a block of…
Join us for an engaging session on Day 4, October 27, 2024, as we dive into the Sports Sciences & Performance Track focusing on the "Talent Identification & Development." Pre-registration ends today. Register here: fimsuae2024.com/registration #FIMS #DubaiEvents #Sportsmedicine #DWTC
Curious how different training intensities and volumes affect mitochondrial growth, capillaries, and VO2max?🚴 Check out our new meta-regression, free to access in @SportsMedicineJ! 📖 Team effort with good friends @MrMoelmen & @AlmquistNicki 💪 Link: link.springer.com/article/10.100…
Is 6.5 m possible in the pole vault? After a crazy season and 4 WR, how far can Mondo Duplantis really go? Can he reach the predictions of Artificial Intelligence? 📑 sportperfsci.com/why-pole-vault… @MtrainingFR @JulienFrere #HervéSanchez @AllStarPerche @actuathle @SportPerfSciR
Love these graphs more and more. Group data vs individual responses. People are different & scientists must be cognizant of that to avoid erroneous conclusions
So, unfortunately we saw another high profile ACL injury this last week with Rodri at @ManCity ⚽️ 🏴 📍DECELERATiNG from high speed 📍BRAKiNG with single limb support 📍External force from defender 📍20 mins into 1st half NOTE: Forces during these BRAKING steps are huge ‼️👇🏻
In case you missed this wonderful editorial you can download it from @JSportsSci tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… "a shift to understanding the broader system, rather than at the individual level, will have greater positive impacts on some of the more difficult issues.."

A must-read article in @japplphysiol #OpenAccess journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.11…

Heat alleviation strategies for athletic performance: A review and practitioner guidelines @CJsportsci #heat ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

Fit people have greater cerebral myelination which may be protective against neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s. 🧵1/11
"𝑰𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚, 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒅𝒐 𝒊𝒕." - 𝑆ℎ𝑖𝑟𝑙𝑒𝑦 𝑀𝑎𝑙𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑚 We're excited to launch a new initiative at the…
Review 📃 As global temperatures rise, heat stress becomes a serious risk at sporting events. This review examines how extreme heat affects athletes, officials, and spectators, and discusses its implications for outdoor sports in Australia. Read more: zurl.co/axLt