… we spoke to Nike athlete and world-champion heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson on how she recovers from intense training. We’ll be sharing conversations with Paralympian Sophie Hahn and sprint star Adam Gemili soon, too.
Training life for a pro is no mean feat but results are gained from what happens off the track just as much as the sweat poured onto it. Unwinding the mind, resting the body, refuelling with the right nutrition and having the right recovery kit is all part of the journey to the top.
As the NFL continues to deal with the aftermath of two of its biggest stars going public about why they walked away from the game in their prime, Arizona Cardinals left guard Justin Pugh said the league is dealing with a risk vs. reward issue among players who aren’t at the caliber of Andrew Luck or Rob Gronkowski. For those players who don’t have guaranteed contracts like most top draft picks receive, the need to stay on the field is crucial enough to suppress pain, both physical and mental, Pugh said Tuesday.
“If you go out there and you get hit, if you don’t go back out there the next day, you’re going to be replaced,” Pugh said. “That’s the nature of our business and that’s the sad thing. I don’t know if you’re going to perceive it as a negative but the guy also has an opportunity to make a lot more money than he probably would otherwise and change the trajectory of his life, his kids’ life, his kids’ kids’ lives, so I see why guys go out there and push through it.
You may have heard that sea-level-dwelling endurance athletes head to the mountains during training season to gain a competitive edge. This is because a body primed to race at grueling altitudes is one that can perform more easily at more forgiving, sea-level ones. Been wondering how to safely train at altitude? Doing so requires much more preparation and planning than a simple trip to the mountains and logging miles. Here are some considerations and calculations you should make before taking your training to the hills.
McDermott: The short answer is – yes, in certain situations.
More studies need to be conducted that explore different variables, but my study found that participants who didn’t know the person they were playing against were distracted by the trash talk, and reported feeling angry and ashamed. This either affected their performance or their motivation to perform.
Women's Running, Competitor.com, Jason Fitzgerald from
… “Priority number one is to gradually but steadily increase your running mileage…
Other priorities of the introductory period include establishing a foundation of neuromuscular fitness with very small doses of maximal-intensity running and beginning the long process of developing efficiency and fatigue-resistance at race pace with small doses of running in the race-pace range.”
The aim of the present study was to determine the factors affecting sports involvement in a school-based adolescent population. The cross-sectional cohort study assessed anthropometry, physical capacities and motor competence in 501 boys (aged 10-16 y), from junior (10-12 y) and senior (13-16 y) cohorts. Sports participation data was collected from junior participants. Multivariate analysis of covariance revealed moderate maturity, anthropometry, physical capacity and motor competence differences between sports in the senior cohort (F = 2.616, p < 0.001, η2 = .08), but not in the junior cohort. Furthermore, differences in physical fitness were revealed between playing levels (F = 2.616, p < 0.001, η2 = .08), with a discriminant analysis correctly classifying 73% of participants using aerobic fitness and vertical jump measures. Representative level participants engaged in more structured training and commenced organised competition at a later age (F = 4.332, p < 0.001, η2 = .21). This study's findings are twofold: 1) physical and motor competence profiles differ more between sports with increasing age, and 2) participants at a higher level of competition report delayed engagement in their main sport. As a result, schools may be the ideal environment in which to provide children and adolescents with the opportunity to sample different sports.
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between variability in pitching kinematics and consistency in pitch location. Data were collected for 47 healthy baseball pitchers throwing ten full-effort fastballs to the centre of the strike zone. For each pitch, 20 kinematic parameters were calculated with an automated motion capture system while pitch location was measured with a PITCHf/x system. Variability of each kinematic parameter was defined for each pitcher as the standard deviation among his fastballs thrown. For calculating consistency, each pitcher’s mean pitch location was first calculated. The distances from each individual pitch to the mean pitch location were then found for each pitcher tested. A consistency metric was then calculated for each pitcher by averaging these distances. A multiple linear regression model was developed using stepwise regression with backwards elimination. The resulting model explained 58% of the variance in the consistency metric and included five parameters, three at foot contact (upper trunk tilt, shoulder abduction, and shoulder horizontal abduction) and two at time of maximum shoulder external rotation (shoulder external rotation and shoulder horizontal adduction). Reducing variability at the shoulder during the early portions of the pitching motion may improve consistency of ball location.
Huawei may have to contend with the US ban as part of the country’s escalating trade war with China, but this is not detracting it from releasing new wearables. The latest is the catchily named Huawei Band 4e Basketball Wizard Edition.
The best gadget that I bought this year cost less than a week’s worth of groceries. After my smartphone, it’s my most frequently used piece of tech. It was also released four years ago.
Can you guess what it is?
The mystery gizmo is a used Kindle e-book reader from 2015, which I bought on eBay from a repair technician. It lacks frills that some new e-readers have, like waterproofing, but I’m not the type to read in the bathtub. So I decided to be a late adopter, and I couldn’t be happier: The dated Kindle does its job well, and if I ever break or lose it, I’ll be out 50 bucks and not $200.
I’m neither a Luddite nor a cheapskate. But after testing hundreds of tech products — and buying some along the way — over the last dozen years, I’ve come to a conclusion: People will almost always get more joy from technology the longer they wait for it to mature. Cutting-edge gadgets can invoke awe and temptation, but being an early adopter involves risk, and the downsides usually outweigh the benefits.
A former Penn State team doctor filed a lawsuit Monday morning in Dauphin County Court alleging that football coach James Franklin tried to pressure him to clear injured players to return to the field.
The lawsuit also alleges that after the plaintiff, Dr. Scott A. Lynch, reported Franklin’s actions to various Penn State department heads, he was removed from two positions he held on the athletic department’s medical staff.
The lawsuit lists Penn State, Franklin, athletic director Sandy Barbour and Penn State Health – among others – as the defendants.
YouTube, Sano Orthopedics – Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine from
This video demonstrates the patient experience for a needle arthroscopy. The surgery performed was a chondroplasty of the patella (cleaning damaged tissue under the knee cap). [video, 2:09]
The LA Kings and the Toyota Sports Performance Center officially announced the addition of two new permanent partners to the El Segundo-based facility, bringing two premier sports medicine and athletic rehabilitation operations to the South Bay.
Keck Medicine of USC and Meyer Institute of Sport will open at the recently re-named Toyota Sports Performance Center (555 North Nash Street, El Segundo, CA 90245 – previously known as the Toyota Sports Center) this month.
The new businesses, which will be open to the public, are in the areas of the Toyota Sports Performance Center previously occupied by the Los Angeles Lakers.
Unlike some fundraising companies that want to accumulate as much financial support as possible, the founder of the Boston-based brain and body nutrition company IQ Bar wants just enough to help him fill his obligations and fuel the next round of growth and innovation.
… In the DaaP model, company data is viewed as a product, and the data team’s role is provide that data to the company in ways that facilitate good decision making and application building. … Over the past few years, companies have gotten wise to this, and have started using a different model (in consonance with DaaP) — Data as a Service.