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Football sports scientist Dr. Raj, DPT explains Real Madrid training masks and on-shoulder devices that players were wearing during the first days of Real Madrid’s pre-season camp, including what they are, what they do, how they compare to traditional devices, and how they’re used to prepare players for the season (baseline testing) | Sports Scientist Explains Real Madrid Training Masks & Testing | Sports Technology Explained

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Here’s a table of contents, header:
0:00 The Build-Up
0:11 What Are These Devices?
0:32 Key Benefits Over Traditional
0:51 Baseline Testing
1:10 Outro

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Real Madrid released training photos from their opening days of pre-season camp with players wearing these odd-looking masks hooked up to packs on their back and shoulder.

In addition to giving off Bane-like vibes, these are portable metabolic analyzer systems that measure things like oxygen uptake (VO2), carbon dioxide production (VCO2), heart rate and substrate oxidation. From the data, you can calculate key metrics like VO2 max, anaerobic thresholds, and overall energy expenditure.

These portable analyzers allow for considerably more flexibility and field-testing than the stationary ones you may have seen athletes hooked up to before, or you yourself if you’ve been through VO2 max testing. Additionally, research is showing that portable testers when compared to stationary ones are nearly as accurate.

It’s very likely Real Madrid’s sports science team was getting an initial baseline of where each player is at metabolically in order to create an appropriate plan to prep for the season, with further testing at specific  intervals to gauge progress.

Sports science tech continues to evolve and be seamlessly integrated into player training and this is yet another example.