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promotion of exercise and health, and in the scientific assessment,
study and understanding of sports performance. Sports medicine covers
subjects such as sports injury prevention and treatment, exercise for
health, drugs in sport, recommendations for training and nutrition and
maximizing peak performance and exercise physiology.
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When you’re a sports fan, it doesn’t matter if you prefer the NBA,
figure skating or the Olympics—you’re sure to admire the performances of
athletes who work inconceivably hard to achieve greatness. It’s
practically impossible to watch without feeling compelled to hit the gym
and try some new training method, hoping to achieve your own gold-medal
performance. So what’s the latest buzz in the training room?
Research on resistance training design finds that the chief
variables include intensity, volume, recovery between sets and
exercises, workout frequency, equipment and speed of movement (Simão et
al. 2012).newsletter_teaser: Research on resistance training design
finds that the chief variables include intensity, volume, recovery
between sets and exercises, workout frequency, equipment and speed of
movement (Simão et al. 2012).
Like many athletes, I was recently looking for a leg up on the
competition. I was preparing for a fall marathon and already working
hard on my running and speed work, but I wondered if by tweaking my
diet, I could gain an edge. As a registered dietitian and sports
nutrition coach, I was aware of several successful elite athletes who
practiced vegetarianism.
Some of the questions most frequently asked of sports dietitians
deal with food and fluid consumption before, during and after exercise.
Indeed, athletes are bombarded with nutrition misinformation, resulting
in confusion about what they should eat or drink during training or,
more crucially, during competition. This article provides science-based
guidelines on food and beverage choices that are easy to understand and
adopt and that allow athletes to maximize their potential.
client: Dana | personal trainer: Michael Piercy, owner, The Lab |
location: West Caldwell, New Jersey
Injury. When Michael Piercy, owner of The Lab (Performance & Sports
Science), first met Dana in the summer of 2008, she presented with a
rare condition described by doctors as “functional movement disorder.”
According to The Lancet Neurology (2012; 11 [3], 250–60), functional
movement disorders are included in a wide spectrum of neurological
disorders and are difficult to both diagnose and treat.
Speak with enough personal trainers at the start of their careers
and you’ll quickly notice a common aspiration: They want to train
professional athletes. Of course it’s fine to dream big, but it’s
important to remember that professional athletes are extremely rare
individuals. Consequently, pro athletes are neither as numerous nor as
varied in age, gender or ability as everyday adult athletes.
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