Live High, Train Low- Lessons from 25 years of Practice with Olivier Girard, PhD | KoopCast Episode #190

Dr. Olivier Girard is an Associate Professor in Human Performance and Research Director of the Sports Science, Exercise, and Health Department at the University of Western Australia.<br/><br/>He spent 20 years in the field of exercise physiology and biomechanics developing and facilitating performance outcome-based solutions for elite athletes (mainly team/racket sports), coaches, and their support teams. In Perth, Dr. Girard leads an environmental physiology special interest group.<br/><br/>Olivier completed his Doctoral Degree (2006) in Human Movement Sciences at the University of Montpellier in France. For eight years, he worked as Research Scientist at Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, a FIFA and IOC-accredited medical center. He was employed at Lausanne University, Switzerland, and Murdoch University in Perth, Australia.<br/><br/>Olivier has published over 200 articles in peer-reviewed journals and 25 book chapters and has presented his work at more than 180 national/international conferences.<br/> <br/>https://www.oliviergirard.com/<br/><br/>Subscribe to Research Essentials for Ultrarunning<br/>Buy Training Essentials for Ultrarunning on Amazon or Audible.<br/><br/>Information on coaching-<br/>https://www.trainright.com<br/><br/>Koop’s Social Media<br/>Twitter/Instagram- @jasonkoop