Now in print

PULSE · Book 1 — Built for Impact

Two players. The same training. The same support. Yet their bodies respond differently.

PULSE Book 1 — Built for Impact

Now in print. The science behind the platform, told in full: adaptation, co-metabolism and the human ecosystem in team sport. Books 2 and 3 follow, one for each world of sport.

Written by Petra Van Gucht with Carl Vandenbussche, Leigh Egger and Ruben Peeters. In English and Dutch.

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The series grows

Four new volumes in PULSE 1

Alongside Built for Impact, four new books appear this month: the science behind it, the female athlete, the young player still growing and nutrition from gut to game.

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PULSE 1 · The science

SCIENCE

The scientific foundation of the PULSE series: biology, adaptation, load and recovery. With expert contributions from Stijn Vandenbroucke and Ruben Peeters.

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PULSE 1 · The female athlete

Her Biology · She Power

The physiology of the female athlete in her own right: muscle, connective tissue, collagen and adaptation.

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PULSE 1 · The young player

YOUTH · Built to Grow

The Biology of the Developing Player: growth, nutrition and movement development.

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PULSE 1 · Nutrition

On Nutrition · Food First

Food First: nutrition and epigenetics from gut to game, from the young player to a long and healthy life.

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The co-authors

Carl Vandenbussche — Individual Performance Coordinator · Club Brugge KV
Carl VandenbusscheCarl VandenbusscheIndividual Performance Coordinator · Club Brugge KV
Leigh Egger — Physical Performance Lead · Socceroos
Leigh EggerLeigh EggerPhysical Performance Lead · Socceroos
Ruben Peeters — Head of Performance
Ruben PeetersRuben PeetersHead of Performance
Stijn Vandenbroucke — Head of Medical & Performance · Feyenoord Rotterdam
Stijn VandenbrouckeStijn VandenbrouckeHead of Medical & Performance · Feyenoord Rotterdam

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