Gags Tandon and Simon Brundish welcome Jordan Tyrer, performance coach at Liverpool Ladies FC, to discuss Liverpool FC's pre-season and go through the specific tests and their importance at the start of the season. They discuss: - Lactate testing and the distance Milner, Lallana and Keita covered - Functional Movement Screen - FMS - Range of Motion tests - Nordic Tests - The importance of all of the above at the start of the season Get all of this and more on the latest Fatigue Index Podcast.

Daniel Rhodes and Simon Brundish introduce the physical data from the World Cup thus far. Main headline figures and totals, followed by some examples and explanations of the poor use of data. How the conditions of the tournament influence it: weather, rest between matches & the sheer size of Russia. Then a look at more advanced metrics, how Si has broken it down into metres per minute on and off the ball, on an individual and team level and what does that tell us? - Does it tell us about team styles? - From that move onto tactics: who has stood out thus far? Who has struggled? - Briefly touch on the Liverpool players who have played. - Predictions. Get all of this and more on the latest Fatigue Index Podcast.

Gags Tandon is joined by Simon Brundish and Dan Kennett to discuss Liverpool's 2018/19 fixtures in full. The Premier League released the fixtures earlier today but Gags and co have added all of the other competitions to give more context and analyse where the season could be won or lost. Simon Brundish also looks at the days rest that Liverpool could have throughout the season and how sacrificing a domestic cup could be helpful.

Dave Hendrick hosts this special Fatigue Index Podcast and is joined by AnfieldIndex's Sports Scientist, Simon Brundish. The outspoken duo welcome Chris Nowinski, CEO of the Concussion Legacy Foundation, to discuss concussions and Loris Karius. Chris has a PhD in Behavioural Neuroscience, is the author of Head Games and was a former WWE superstar that fought concussions. The former wrestler has led the campaign to raise awareness of concussions in sport around the world and in this podcast he speaks to Dave and Simon all about it. They cover what concussions are and what can happen when a player suffers from one on the pitch. They look at Loris Karius' situation in the Champions League Final and Chris answers the question on whether or not his mistakes could be down to suffering from a concussion.  Get all of this and more on the latest Fatigue Index Podcast.

Gags Tandon speaks to AI:PRO's Sports Scientist, Simon Brundish, as well as physiotherapist Marty Loughran about Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's injury. Marty is a professional physiotherapist at The Performance Lab and a huge Liverpool fan. In this edition of Fatigue Index, topics include: - Different types of knee injuries  - What is the exact injury has Ox suffered - What length of time can we expect a player to be out for these injuries - Pro view on Ox's absence, will it be more than 6 months in their view? - Does fatigue play a part in Ox's injury or was it purely bad luck? - Discuss Joe Gomez's injury - Have Liverpool had bad luck with injuries? Get all of this and more on the latest Fatigue Index Podcast.

Daniel Rhodes hosts Simon Brundish for this edition of Fatigue Index, topics include: how beneficial was the extra days' rest this week? Looking at how intense the most recent six weeks have been in the context of the season; the difference between fan perceptions and sports scientists when it comes to tiredness and fatigue; injury updates; nailed on team selection; and the effect of the Champions League on domestic form. Get all of this and more on the latest Fatigue Index Podcast.

On the rare occasion that Liverpool FC get a week between games we thought we'd get Simon Brundish back on to update us with the latest highlights from his Fatigue Index analysis. Simon, our resident Sports Scientist, speaks to Gags Tandon and Daniel Rhodes about the following: - Introduction to Fatigue index for new subscribers - Update on the minutes played by players so far this season - A look at their career averages and how much more they are playing this season - How the players have been managed in busy periods - The different types of load, Simon always discusses chronic load but is it different depending on position? - A look at the upcoming busy schedule around the Champions League semi-final and what Simon's advice would be to Jurgen Klopp. Get all of this and more on the latest Fatigue Index Podcast.

It's the international break and that always seems to be a good time to take a look at the state of the squad, what their chronic loads are and how many minutes each have played. Gags Tandon speaks to Simon Brundish about Liverpool's Crunch Time... the next five games being so important in their quest to qualify for the Champions League next season and the huge quarter-final games against Manchester City this season. Subscribers also sent in questions about: - Managing the front three in the next five games - Mona Nemmer's nutritional work at the club - The difference made by the new physiotherapy and sports science teams - How VVD's fitness is doing - A look at the right-backs - The effect on the squad if Emre Can is out injured Get all of this and more on the latest AI Pro + Podcast.

Gags Tandon talks to Simon Brundish with news breaking about the proposed winter break for the Premier League. They discuss the following: - The proposed changes - Is February the right time for a break? - The advantages and disadvantages of a February winter break - How much of a difference does it make to Klopp's LFC? - An update on the fatigue index for LFC's squad Get all of this and more on the latest AI Pro + Podcast.