Dr. Carl Foster, Ph.D. is an exercise physiologist with interests ranging from clinical physiology to sport physiology. He is Professor of Exercise & Sport Science & Director of Research in the Clinical Exercise Physiology Graduate Program at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Carl received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas- Austin in 1976, with post-doctoral work at Ball State University. He worked at Sinai Samaritan Medical Center in Milwaukee from 1977-1998 leading the Clinical Physiology program from 1988-1998. He has also published ~ 400 scientific papers or chapters and 20 books, monographs, position stands and videos.
Dr. Carl Foster
Professor & Director of Research
All Sessions by Dr. Carl Foster
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Day 2
Dec 6, 2017
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14:00
Moving Beyond Counting Hours: How to calculate stress on an Athletes body
14:00 - 14:45The realities of maximizing performance and adaptation without overtraining and overreaching. Dr. Carl Foster will discuss how to best understand training stress using both theory and the applied importance of periodizing plans. How to predict overreaching using the most scientific method of determining "training stress" as opposed to counting hours.Driving PerformancePlenary
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Day 3
Dec 7, 2017
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13:30
Roundtable on Training Stress – how to monitor training load, progressive overload to provide a healthy training program
13:30 - 14:00Also featuring Dave SchellFuture Proof
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14:00
Roundtable on Medical Consequences of Training – What are the risks and consequences that need to be addressed to improve the welfare and performance of triathletes?
14:00 - 14:30Also featuring Dr. Doug HillerFuture Proof