physiology

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admin — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 08:47:58 +0000

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Sports equipment: wearing the right sporting clothing can boost recovery

matt.renton — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:26:39 +0100

Wearing the right clothing keeps us cool, warm, dry, aerodynamic and comfortable!

Metabolic rate: sports training has a significant effect on weight gain and weight loss

matt.renton — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:25:37 +0100

The effects sports and fitness training has on our metabolic rate and calorific needs

Endurance training: understanding your slow twitch muscle fibres will boost performance

matt.renton — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:34:18 +0100

Muscles and muscle fibre

Achilles tendon injuries: a full guide to causes, symptoms, prevention techniques and treatments

matt.renton — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:49:46 +0100

Achilles Tendonitis: treatment and prevention

Speed and power training: understanding your fast twitch muscles will boost performance

matt.renton — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:48:09 +0100

Muscles and muscle fibre

Core exercises: isometric and isotonic strength training

matt.renton — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:58:43 +0100

Core stability training

Core stability: strength training for the back and abdominal muscles

matt.renton — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:46:03 +0100

Core training to maximise your sports performance

Core training: strengthening the back and abdominal muscles

matt.renton — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:41:22 +0100

Your core (back and abdominal muscles) are key to optimum sports performance. This area acts as a transmission, allowing your limbs to exert maximum force and power. A weak core can lead to reduced sports performance, as it may not allow you to direct all the power you’re generating where you need – through the track, for example, if you are a sprinter.

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Half time in sport: should you warm up or cool down?

matt.renton — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:05:12 +0100
Half-time therapies to combat second half fatigue and injury

Energy systems: aerobic and anaerobic training

matt.renton — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:13:42 +0100
Training the right energy system in relation to your sport will ensure optimum performance

Brain training: learning new pathways to enhance motor skills

matt.renton — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:41:43 +0100
Brain training exercises can result in succesful changes to your technique

Strength training: overloading to increase muscle mass

matt.renton — Fri, 15 May 2009 10:47:00 +0100
Maximising strength – time to tear up the old rulebook?

Heart Rate Variability Analysis- how to improve your training performance

matt.renton — Tue, 05 May 2009 13:47:30 +0100
Heart rate variability analysis – a training tool you can’t ignore

Central Nervous System- how CNS training can improve sports performance

matt.renton — Tue, 05 May 2009 12:12:35 +0100
Brain over brawn – CNS training for enhanced performance

Endurance training for mountaineering: king of the death zone

matt.renton — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:58:16 +0100
King of the eight-thousanders!

Mount Everest: training to climb the most dangerous mountain in the world!

matt.renton — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:04:41 +0100
Must climbers die on Everest?

Mountaineering: physiological and psychological training

matt.renton — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:12:08 +0100
Head in the clouds – altitude climbing psychology

David Walliam's Endurance Swim Coach Reveals All

lgardiner — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:24:29 +0100
Endurance Training and Mental Toughness for Long Distance Swimming

Aerobic and Anaerobic Energy Systems

lgardiner — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:49:53 +0100
Understanding your Energy Systems for Endurance and Speed Training

Can body fat loss and lean muscle gain be targeted with nutritional supplements?

bhurst — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:32:07 +0100
Can body fat loss and lean muscle gain be targeted with nutritional supplements?

Vibration Training to Enhance Speed, Power and Flexibility

bhurst — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:37:35 +0100
Increasing Speed with Vibration Training

Understand the body's use of oxygen during exercise

admin — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:35:50 +0100
Oxygen kinetics – start smart for a mean finish!

Squash, Badminton, and Tennis players: Improve your power!

admin — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:20:43 +0100
Big hitting for racquet sports players – prepare yourself!

Does exercise affect brain function?

admin — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:10:25 +0100
Effects of maximal exercise on the brain

Soccer players' balance is inferior

admin — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:00:17 +0100
Comparison of standing balance in dancers and football players

Physiology in Rowing

admin — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:45:58 +0100
New methods of monitoring elite rowers

Rowing Performance Dependent on Height

admin — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:34:29 +0100
Recipe for the perfect rower

Face-cooling improves sports performance

admin — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:49:37 +0100
The effects of face-cooling during hyperthermic exercise

Back pain caused by bad posture

admin — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:18:13 +0100
Slouching isn’t just an attitude – it will damage your sport and your health

Physiology performance parameters

admin — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:40:05 +0100
Athleticogenomics – the gene genie is out of his bottle

Elite Rowing: Maintaining Maximum Condition

admin — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:21:05 +0100
Life at the top – how are elite rowers tested and monitored?

Can Athletes Dance Their Way to Agility?

admin — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:02:01 +0000
Dance Training for Agility, Speed and Power

Sleep Loss - Making Sure it Doesn't Affect Your Training

admin — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:00:38 +0000
waking up to the performance of sleep

Cycling Training

admin — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:52:19 +0000
Physiological Assessment in Cycling

Glycobiology : Could sugars be the new route to sweet success for athletes?

admin — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000
Glycobiology : Could sugars be the new route to sweet success for athletes?

Sports Science Glossary Part 2

admin — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000
Sports Science Glossary Part 2

record-breaking

admin — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000
Record-breaking predictions : What are the absolute limits to human performance levels?

Sports Science Glossary Part 6

admin — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000
Sports Science Glossary Part 6

Sports Science Glossary Part 7

admin — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000
Sports Science Glossary Part 7

arm strength

admin — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000
Arm Strength: Transfer of arm strength works one way only

weight training systems

admin — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000
Weight Training Systems : Weight train your hormones

Body composition

admin — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000
Body composition and sport - why weight is a poor performance indicator

biopsychosocial pain

admin — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000
Biopsychosocial Pain : Pain and brain - the biopsychosocial method of chronic injury rehabilitation

Sports Science Glossary Part 8

admin — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000
Sports Science Glossary Part 8

female triad

admin — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000
Female Triad: Bone recovery after female athlete triad

Sports Science Glossary Part 9

admin — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000
Sports Science Glossary Part 9

estrogen replacement therapy

admin — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000
Estrogen Replacement Therapy: Another blow for estrogen therapy

blood doping

admin — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000
Blood Doping: New warning on blood doping

Sports Science Glossary Part 1

admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000
Sports Science Glossary Part 1

menstrual problems in athletes

admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000
Menstrual problems in athletes

Sports Science Glossary Part 10

admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000
Sports Science Glossary Part 10

mental effects exercise

admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000
Mental Effects Of Exercise: Prolonged exercise and mental function

fans pressure

admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000
Fans feel the pressure too

periodisation

admin — Tue, 24 May 2005 00:00:00 +0100
Periodisation: Advanced strategies for bringing your performance to a peak at just the right time

supplements athletes

admin — Tue, 24 May 2005 00:00:00 +0100
Supplements athletes: Antioxidant vitamins - can they do athletes more harm than good?

recovery

admin — Tue, 24 May 2005 00:00:00 +0100
Recovery: what is the best strategy?

sports science

admin — Tue, 24 May 2005 00:00:00 +0100
Sports science: What have the sport scientists done for us? Craig Sharp on the interface between knowledge and performance

travel

admin — Tue, 24 May 2005 00:00:00 +0100
Travel: How time zone travel harms performance

endurance muscles

admin — Tue, 24 May 2005 00:00:00 +0100
Endurance muscles: Why endurance athletes cannot afford to ignore the vital contribution of fast-twitch muscle fibres

thermogenesis

admin — Tue, 24 May 2005 00:00:00 +0100
Thermogenesis: It's not just what you eat...

cyclists sperm

admin — Tue, 24 May 2005 00:00:00 +0100
Cyclists sperm: Sperm changes in long-distance cyclists

exercise infection

admin — Tue, 24 May 2005 00:00:00 +0100
Exercise infection: Gender divide after exercise stress

running stitches

admin — Tue, 24 May 2005 00:00:00 +0100
Running stitches: New thoughts on stitch

orthotic therapy

admin — Tue, 24 May 2005 00:00:00 +0100
Orthotic therapy: when self-help and sports therapies don't go nearly far enough

osteoarthritis

admin — Tue, 24 May 2005 00:00:00 +0100
Osteoarthritis: What happens when you hang up your sports kit - for good?

menstruation

admin — Tue, 24 May 2005 00:00:00 +0100
Menstruation: Cycling proficiency - do the various menstrual phases affect athletic performance?

sport music

admin — Tue, 24 May 2005 00:00:00 +0100
Sport music: Music as ergogenic aid

sleep deprivation

admin — Tue, 24 May 2005 00:00:00 +0100
Sleep deprivation

vitamin e

admin — Tue, 24 May 2005 00:00:00 +0100
Vitamin E: Vitamin E and immunity

lactic acid | lactate

admin — Tue, 24 May 2005 00:00:00 +0100
Lactic acid: Lactate - 'bad guy' no longer, but rather one of the body's most vital fuels

muscle glycogen stores

admin — Tue, 24 May 2005 00:00:00 +0100
Muscle glycogen stores: Supercompensation only works once

sudden cardiac death

admin — Fri, 25 Jun 2004 00:00:00 +0100
Sudden cardiac death: how can clubs pick out those at risk ?

football referees

admin — Fri, 25 Jun 2004 00:00:00 +0100
Football referees - Dehydration problems for the men in black

asthma risk | athletes

admin — Fri, 25 Jun 2004 00:00:00 +0100
Asthma - Lower asthma risk for amateur athletes