Now in print
PULSE · Book 1 — Built for Impact
Two players. The same training. The same support. Yet their bodies respond differently.
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.

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.
Read it now in the PULSE Library
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.
Buy on Amazon · Kindle
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.
Buy on Amazon · KindleThe co-authors

Carl VandenbusscheIndividual Performance Coordinator · Club Brugge KV
Leigh EggerPhysical Performance Lead · Socceroos
Ruben PeetersHead of Performance
Stijn VandenbrouckeHead of Medical & Performance · Feyenoord RotterdamPULSE Library
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