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Read MoreVelocity-Based Training in the Weight Room: Why I PUSH
The exponential rate of technological advancement has created new solutions to many everyday problems. Exercise professionals and strength coaches have benefited from this, with novel tools constantly hitting the market aimed at enhancing service delivery. A new wearable technology from PUSH consists of an accelerometer and gyroscope packed into a small armband and is used for velocity-based training in the weight room.
Read MoreTeamBuildr: The Company and the Tool
TeamBuildr founders Hewitt Tomlin and James Peters discuss the company, the benefits and features of the suite, and future plans.
Read MoreDo Speed Goggles Exist?
“Speed goggles” is a term that describes the increased level of attraction to runners with fast times and impressive results on the track. Many debates can be had over whether it actually makes sense, as well as which factors bring speed goggles into being. Ultimately, the aesthetic effect of running on attractiveness is subjective, but the psychologically positive effects of working hard to succeed are undeniable.
Read MoreRecovery and Technology: Dr. Yvonne Cagle Interview
The challenges astronauts experience are extreme and mirror what elite athletes must face and recovery technologies are similar. Dr. Yvonne Cagle is currently assigned to Johnson Space Center’s Space and Life Sciences Directorate and responds to questions about astronaut recovery, galvanic skin response measurement, monitoring travel stress, and space age technology and medical sources for recovery.
Read MoreBiochemical Adaptations in Sport: Dr. Mehis Viru Interview
Mehis Viru is an associate professor at the Institute of Sport Pedagogy and Coaching Science at University of Tartu and personal coach for top Estonian hurdles and jumpers. Mehis is also well known as a coauthor to the state of the art textbook “Biochemical monitoring of sport training” that he wrote with his father professor Atko Viru, famous for his pioneer work on endocrine functions in muscular activity and adaptation mechanisms in training.
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