Stream and documents of Prof JB Morin’s lecture on force-velocity profiling in jump and sprint
Please click here to download the slides of the presentation The excel files to calculate the jump force velocity profile is available by clicking here and the sprint excel sheet is available here.
Sleep is an essential part of recovery for athletes
Even a successful Olympian like Sarah De Nutte sometimes needs a short nap during a hard day of training! Generally, sleep is an essential part of recovery for athletes to recharge their batteries. Here are some simple tips for athletes to recover
Relive our sports medical lecture on female athletes in elite sports
Here below you can watch the video of the recent sports medical lecture on female athletes in elite sports by Profs Kari Bo and Kirsty Elliott-Sale: Female athletes in elite sports from Media4all on Vimeo.
Sports science: heat adaptation
Sports competitions take place under different environmental conditions that challenge the human organism in various ways. During the Olympic Games in Tokyo, outside temperatures hover around 30°C, so heat adaptation plays an important role. While the normal core body temperature is
Altitude training: higher, harder, hungrier?
The picture shows track and field athlete Charel Grethen (FLA) preparing for his current altitude training camp in Kenya in the HPTRC's altitude chamber, with the aim of shortening the adaptation period on-site and enabling higher training intensities from the
RTL report: performance diagnostic test with Vera Hoffmann
Here you can watch the report on RTL again, in which our Head of Performance Analysis, Frédéric Margue, carries out a performance diagnostic test on the COSL elite squad athlete Vera Hoffmann (FLA): https://www.rtl.lu/sport/news/a/1631426.html Such analyses provide coaches and athletes with
LIHPS during Covid-19 pandemic: Performance diagnostics starts again
Performance diagnostics started again this morning with short track specialist Peter Murphy - in the Arena of d'Coque to guarantee a maximum of air circulation - while respecting all the necessary security and hygiene measures!
Cycling tests with Fabienne Schaus and Arthur Kluckers
Today, Fabienne Schaus and Arthur Kluckers (Fédération du Sport Cycliste Luxembourgeois) underwent a physiological retest in the LIHPS lab at D'Coque - Centre National Sportif et Culturel to reevaluate their performance after the beginning of the season. Good luck for the next races! #lihps #teamletzebuerg #letsmakeithappen
Lactate running test with Charel Grethen
This morning, Charel Grethen (Fédération Luxembourgeoise d'Athlétisme - FLA) was on the track at D'Coque - Centre National Sportif et Culturel for his running lactate test to get ready for the final qualification period for the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Good Luck Charel! #lihps #teamletzebuerg #letsmakeithappen
Running Analysis with Charel Grethen (FLA)
This morning Charel Grethen (Fédération Luxembourgeoise d'Athlétisme - FLA) visited the Human Motion Lab in Eich for a 3D biomechanical analysis of his running technique in view of his preparation for the qualification period for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Thanks to the Centre