Performance Mood state questionnaires Diary of responses to training (fatigue, muscle soreness) and symptoms of illness Sleeping heart rate Blood lactate and plasma Cortisol response to high intensity or incremental exercise Plasma creatine kinase activity Cortisol:Testosterone ratio Nocturnal urinary noradrenaline and adrenaline secretion Routine haematology (blood haemoglobin, serum ferritin, leukocyte counts) T-lymphocyte CD4+/CD45RO+ expression Experience of coach and athlete |