How many other Olympic federations offer such services for their athletes? How many of these systems are proven to be useful or is this a case of working the placebo effect? Wat do you think?
Monday, March 10, 2008
Recovery Centre for USOC
US Olympic Athletes have access to new recovery methods: "a hot and cold plunge, dry and wet saunas, massage services, mediation and hot yoga" as outlined in this press release:
Friday, March 7, 2008
A Great Resource for Online Research
Sportscience is a peer-reviewed online journal for sport research.
Well worth a look for anyone interested in the field. We'll present a
series of posts in the coming days based on the site.
Well worth a look for anyone interested in the field. We'll present a
series of posts in the coming days based on the site.
Check it out:
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
AM Recovery Faster than PM Recovery
A post over at the SportSci Blog reports on a study that has shown muscles may recover faster after morning workouts than evening workouts.
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