Ireland back row Fitzpatrick striving to bring sports science to life

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MANY OF US stress over the difficulty of fitting our training around work and life demands, but Paula Fitzpatrick’s challenge to get that balance right is at another level.
As a member of Ireland’s international set-up, the Tallaght native essentially trains as a professional rugby player, despite the ongoing status of women’s rugby as an amateur sport.
On top of that, Fitzpatrick is one half of STRIVE Sport Science, an ever-growing applied sports science testing and research company based out of Dublin City University’s [DCU] impressive campus in Glasnevin………….. see the full story on :- http://www.thescore.ie/paula-fitzpatrick-strive-sports-science-1873071-Jan2015/