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The story in brief

The same game. Different biology.

Two players. The same training. The same support. Yet their bodies respond differently. PULSE · Built for Impact reads elite sport through a biological lens: muscles, brain, gut, hormones, immune system and the trillions of microorganisms we live with together shape how a player handles load, recovers and grows.

Scientist Petra Van Gucht connects more than twenty years of research with the field experience of Carl Vandenbussche, Leigh Egger and Ruben Peeters. Six signals — Profile, Ω (Omega), CRAS, FLEX, RISE and BRI — translate the day into one word: START, ADAPT or PROTECT. Fifty Torques, small targeted levers, and the Pomodoro collection turn insight into everyday practice.

“Using science not only to explain what has happened, but also to help shape what happens next.”

Carl Vandenbussche

“Throughout my career, I have trained hard and, as a professional, often felt that numbers tell only part of the story. PULSE looks at that biological layer and helps people make more personalized, targeted choices.”

Simon Mignolet · Sporting Manager, Royal Belgian Football Association · former Belgium international

Key facts

PULSE · Built for Impact

Title	PULSE · Built for Impact · Sport Science
Series	PULSE 1 · Football, part 01 of the PULSE trilogy
Authors	Petra Van Gucht, Carl Vandenbussche, Leigh Egger and Ruben Peeters
Publisher	Cosmotrend BV, published under the Cosmogroup imprint · Eeklo, Belgium
Extent	384 pages in full color, with infographics, fifty Torques and the Pomodoro collection
Editions	Printed book in English · e-book in English and Dutch
ISBN	Print (EN) 978-90-83714-46-2 · e-book (EN) 978-90-83714-48-6 · e-book (NL) 978-90-83714-47-9
Available from	Amazon — paperback and Kindle