Imagine an 8 man rowing crew as you would find in a boat race pictured below. Now imagine that half way through the race 4 of the crew decide to stop rowing and sit admiring the view. What happens to the boat? First of all it becomes unstable and more than likely begins to drift […]
Training
Run faster and stay injury free with Muscle Activation Techniques.
Great article in the Canadian press on Muscle Activation Techniques and how it can help you run faster and stay injury free. Read more here.
Are your results inconsistent? Good.
In human performance, variability is usually something we’re trying to overcome. Researchers at Harvard however, think that variability is the key to improved performance and how our nervous systems learn. In a paper published in the journal of Nature and Neuroscience, Professors Smith and Olveczky (pictured right) demonstrated that subjects who initially showed more variability […]
Are athletes really improving?
Are athletes really improving? David Epstein on the influence technology, genetics and modern training methods have on human performance.
Arsenal injuries and baldness cures.
Arsene Wenger has attributed Arsenal’s recent spate of injuries to medications players were taking for hair loss among other things. While Arsenal medical staff remain unconvinced and continue their investigations, Wenger insisted that medication taken for cosmetic purposes may lead to a build up of toxins that ultimately results in players becoming more fatigued and […]