Impact of tapering and proactive recovery on young elite rugby union players' repeated high intensity effort ability

• Main Authors: Adrien Vachon (Author), Nicolas Berryman (Author), Iñigo Mujika (Author), Jean-Baptiste Paquet (Author), Fabien Sauvet (Author), Laurent Bosquet (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Termedia Publishing House, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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To assess the effects of a taper combined with proactive recovery on the repeated high intensity effort (RHIE) of elite rugby union players, and the possible interaction of pre-taper fatigue and sleep. Eighteen players performed a 3-week intensive training block followed by a 7-day exponential taper...