Recommended Reading
There are many books about the effects of core body temperature when it comes to sport performance. We have chosen a few that we found very insightful to help get you started.
If you know of other resources that you think we may have overlooked, please Send us a message and let us know!
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Printed books
Advanced Environmental Exercise Physiology
Advanced Environmental Exercise Physiology, Second Edition, offers physiology students and exercise science professionals a complete look at the major topics and debates in the field of environmental physiology. In this second edition, Dr. Stephen Cheung is joined by the coauthor Dr. Phil Ainslie, who has extensive professional expertise in mountaineering and high-altitude physiology and has led numerous high-altitude research expeditions.
Website: purchase from Amazon
Heat Stress in Sport and Exercise: Thermophysiology of Health and Performance
The book is designed to provide a flowing description of the physiology of heat stress, the illnesses associated with heat exposure, recommendations on optimising health and performance, and an examination of Olympic sports played in potentially hot environmental conditions. In the first section the book examines how heat stress effects performance by outlining the basics of thermoregulation and how these responses impact on cardiovascular, central nervous system, and skeletal muscle function.
Website: purchase from Amazon
Triathlon - Erfolg auf der Langdistanz: Training für ambitionierte Athleten
Online resources
Our post on heat training and related topics
- Heat training guide
- Heat ramp test - HowTo
- Heat adjusted race pacing
- Strategic cooling approaches for athletes
- High Intensity Intervals and core body temperature
- Heat training at the World Tour
- Cardiac Drift and core body temperature
- 'Train hot, race cold': A guide to indoor training
- Core body temperature training zones
Thomas Solomon, Ph.D articles on heat training
Trainer Road's videos on heat training
Heat Training and Endurance Performance with Dr. Chris Minson
Can heat training Actually Make You Slower?
How to Train and Race in Hot Weather
A post about Heat Training is also available on Trainer Road's website.