Whilst ice baths are popular with many athletes to aid recovery, new research published in the scientific journal Sports Sciences for Health suggests that many people might not see the expected benefits because they're not ...
Oct 19, 2021
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Long before sports superstars Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles braved the spotlight to defend their mental health, Graig Chow, a certified mental performance consultant at UC Berkeley, studied the culture that pushes elite athletes ...
Sep 21, 2021
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(HealthDay)—The pause in youth sports caused by the COVID-19 pandemic wound up shaking some budding athletes to their core, a new U.S. survey shows.
Aug 31, 2021
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Elite athletes—like Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who won gold for the men's 1500m race at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics—train almost ten to 14 times per week, clocking up numerous hours on the track and in the gym. But for the rest ...
Aug 25, 2021
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Achieving peak performance in competitive athletics requires a complex but delicate interplay of skill, physical conditioning, practice, precision, grit and passion. Sometimes, both external and internal factors such as self-doubt, ...
Aug 11, 2021
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With the Olympics drawing to a close, many athletes will begin to turn their attention to a crucial yet daunting question: what's next?
Aug 9, 2021
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Australian Olympic swimmer Kyle Chalmers earned a silver medal and his personal-best time in the 100-meter freestyle event at the 2021 Tokyo Games. While most of the world focused on his thrilling performance, others were ...
Aug 6, 2021
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Olympians are often seen as the epitome of human performance, with incredible physical and mental strength. And with the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games well underway, it's hard to not be impressed by the sheer talent and determination ...
Aug 2, 2021
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The fastest sprinter is the world right now is Lamont Marcell Jacobs, who won Olympic gold in the men's 100-meter sprint with a time of 9.80 seconds. You might be surprised to learn that most of the explosive power displayed ...
Aug 2, 2021
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New research finds elite athletes have temporary mitochondrial impairment after intense workouts, suggesting they may need to be mindful about overtraining. The study is published ahead of print in the Journal of Applied ...
Jun 24, 2021
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