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December 15, 2025

Multimodal Physiology: Rethinking Athlete Monitoring

Multimodal Physiology: Rethinking Athlete Monitoring

Multimodal Physiology: Rethinking Athlete Monitoring

A core pillar of athlete development is a multimodal monitoring system that combines validated sensors, standardized protocols, and actionable interpretation.

Every training cycle exposes an athlete to two types of stress:

A. External load: the work they do: Distance, speed, power, accelerations, decelerations, measured by GPS, IMUs (Inertial Measuring Units), or power meters.

B. Internal load: how the body responds: heart rate, lactate, HRV, perceived exertion.

The coach’s real job is to understand how an athlete’s body responds to these loads by tracking variables that reflect cardiovascular, autonomic, neuromuscular, endocrine and thermoregulatory stress. Done well, this informs decisions around strength, power, endurance, agility, stability and mobility.

 Multilevel monitoring helps in

1.        Understanding daily microdata to guide session specific adjustments.

2.        Spot weekly trends to drive training blocks.

3.        Monthly benchmarks for long-term planning.

 Core physiology goes beyond RHR, HR, HRV and sleep:

 Blood lactate & ventilatory thresholds (e.g., lactate threshold, VO₂max) to individualize training zones and track endurance adaptations.

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