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Training the Gut for Athletes

The gastrointestinal (GI) tract plays a critical role in delivering carbohydrate and fluid during prolonged exercise and can therefore be a major determinant of performance. The incidence of GI problems in athletes participating in endurance events is high, indicating that GI function is not always optimal in those conditions. A substantial body of evidence suggests that the GI system is highly...

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Review of : for the Beginner

The spectrum of books about TEX has been broadened by another beginner's book about plain l&X: with Introduction to (Norbert Schwarz; Addison-Wesley, 1990), A Beginner's Book of TJ$ (Etaymond Seroul and Silvio Levy; Addison-Wesley, 1991) and by Example (Arvind Borde; Academic Press, 1992) there is now for the Beginner by Wynter Snow. In contrast to the Seroul and Levy book, which is somewhat ac...

Plyometric Training in Female Athletes

The purpose of this study was to test the effect of a jump-training program on landing mechanics and lower extremity strength in female athletes involved in jumping sports. These parameters were compared before and after training with those of male athletes. The program was designed to decrease landing forces by teaching neuromuscular control of the lower limb during landing and to increase ver...

Intensive training in young athletes.

An increasing number of children take part in organized sporting activities, undergoing intensive training and high level competition from an early age. Although intensive training in children may foster health benefits, many are injured as a result of training, often quite seriously. This paper reviews some of the areas of research dealing with intensively trained young athletes, and focuses o...