I will be attending the 2005 Global Coach Conference in Limerick, Ireland.
I was invited to present a study entitled
"A biological approch for junior athletes' strength & conditioning programmes".
I look forward to expand my network over there.
29 August 2005
25 August 2005
one year anniversary @ Singapore
It has been a year since I arrived at Singapore.
It was a quick journey, but I am really enjoying staying here. Although the weather is very humid, people and food are very nice.
As a sports physiologist, my main job was to conduct sports specific physiological testing for various sports.
So far, I was involved in 5 research projects:
• The effects of Ramadhan (Muslim fasting month) on the physical, physiological, and psychological variables for junior soccer players
• Validation of a specific field test for junior badminton players
• Monitoring a conditioning programme for junior runners using a daily log
• Effects of heat stress on hydration levels and energy expenditure for junior badminton players
• A biological approach to junior athletes' strength and conditioning programmes.
Other than the projects, I had to set up a Sports Performance Lab in Sports Science Centre and gave physiology lessons to our students.
It was very hectic and challenging somethimes, but it was all invaluabe learning experiences,
I hope I can continue the good output in Singapore Sports School.
It was a quick journey, but I am really enjoying staying here. Although the weather is very humid, people and food are very nice.
As a sports physiologist, my main job was to conduct sports specific physiological testing for various sports.
So far, I was involved in 5 research projects:
• The effects of Ramadhan (Muslim fasting month) on the physical, physiological, and psychological variables for junior soccer players
• Validation of a specific field test for junior badminton players
• Monitoring a conditioning programme for junior runners using a daily log
• Effects of heat stress on hydration levels and energy expenditure for junior badminton players
• A biological approach to junior athletes' strength and conditioning programmes.
Other than the projects, I had to set up a Sports Performance Lab in Sports Science Centre and gave physiology lessons to our students.
It was very hectic and challenging somethimes, but it was all invaluabe learning experiences,
I hope I can continue the good output in Singapore Sports School.
19 August 2005
high intensity ex = brain glucose decrease
HIGH INTENSITY EXERCISE DECREASES GLOBAL BRAIN GLUCOSE UPTAKE IN HUMANS.J Physiol
Brain glucose uptake decreases parallel to exercise intensity. Therefore substrates other than glucose, most likely lactate, are utilised by brain in order to compensate the increased energy need to maintain neuronal activity during high intensity exercise.
Brain glucose uptake decreases parallel to exercise intensity. Therefore substrates other than glucose, most likely lactate, are utilised by brain in order to compensate the increased energy need to maintain neuronal activity during high intensity exercise.
16 August 2005
Healthy scepticism
Healthy scepticism@guardian
Medical research may make great headlines in the media, but new analysis shows too many studies later prove to be less than accurate, says John Allen Paulos.
One third of the medical studies were flatly contradicted or significantly weakened by later work.
Medical research may make great headlines in the media, but new analysis shows too many studies later prove to be less than accurate, says John Allen Paulos.
One third of the medical studies were flatly contradicted or significantly weakened by later work.
13 August 2005
a weight room for your feet
Nike Makes Barefoot Breakthrough@wired
Nike researchers brought in 10 men and 10 women to run barefoot on grass to see exactly how the body reacts without shoes on. They were videotaped with high-speed cameras to capture their movements, they had reflective markers attached to their joints to allow easy calculation of joint angles during their stride, and they even had wafer-thin pressure sensors attached to the bottoms of their feet to measure their impact with the earth.
There was a very unique pressure pattern that came from running on grass....They were using the whole foot, very naturally.
We went in between completely barefoot and our highest-stability shoe.
Nike free
Nike researchers brought in 10 men and 10 women to run barefoot on grass to see exactly how the body reacts without shoes on. They were videotaped with high-speed cameras to capture their movements, they had reflective markers attached to their joints to allow easy calculation of joint angles during their stride, and they even had wafer-thin pressure sensors attached to the bottoms of their feet to measure their impact with the earth.
There was a very unique pressure pattern that came from running on grass....They were using the whole foot, very naturally.
We went in between completely barefoot and our highest-stability shoe.
Nike free
04 August 2005
science of Lance Armstrong
The Science of Lance Armstrong: Born, and Built, to Win@National Geographic
From 1992 to 1999, the year of his first Tour de France win, Armstrong was able to increase his muscle efficiency by 8 percent through hard and dedicated training.
Armstrong's muscles produce about half as much acid as the average person's muscles do when they get fatigued.
Powering Through the Tour@Wired
Armstrong can simply put out more power without crossing his lactate threshold than other riders.
From 1992 to 1999, the year of his first Tour de France win, Armstrong was able to increase his muscle efficiency by 8 percent through hard and dedicated training.
Armstrong's muscles produce about half as much acid as the average person's muscles do when they get fatigued.
Powering Through the Tour@Wired
Armstrong can simply put out more power without crossing his lactate threshold than other riders.
02 August 2005
Elite Sports System around the world
1st International Council for Coach Education Asian Regional Coaching Conference Presentation
The above website has powerpoint presentations of the coaching conference.
We can always learn from others to develop an original sports system.
The above website has powerpoint presentations of the coaching conference.
We can always learn from others to develop an original sports system.
2005 pre-SEA Games scientific congress
2005 pre-SEA Games scientific congress
2005 Pre-SEA Games and Asia Pacific on Exercise and Sports Science Conference (APCESS 2005) to be held at the College of Human Kinetics, University of the Philippines-Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines on 21-25 November 2005.
The deadline for abstract submission is 31 August.
2005 Pre-SEA Games and Asia Pacific on Exercise and Sports Science Conference (APCESS 2005) to be held at the College of Human Kinetics, University of the Philippines-Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines on 21-25 November 2005.
The deadline for abstract submission is 31 August.
28 July 2005
doors open for Singapore Sports School
Singapore Sports School to admit students with sporting potential@channel news asia
- The Sports School will admit all students with high sporting potential, regardless of their academic ability
- Doors will be opened to promising athletes who do not practise the current eight sports offered by the Sports School, but wish to reside and learn within its premises
- Foreign students can take up to 20 per cent of the places in the Sports School
- The Sports School will admit all students with high sporting potential, regardless of their academic ability
- Doors will be opened to promising athletes who do not practise the current eight sports offered by the Sports School, but wish to reside and learn within its premises
- Foreign students can take up to 20 per cent of the places in the Sports School
26 July 2005
Olympics still popular
OLYMPIC GAMES RETAINS POPULARITY@sportbusiness
The Olympic Games continue to be one of the world's most popular sporting events according to research conducted by Sponsorship Intelligence (SI) on behalf of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2004.
The Olympic Games continue to be one of the world's most popular sporting events according to research conducted by Sponsorship Intelligence (SI) on behalf of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2004.
22 July 2005
best performance model in athletics
Helsinki Biomechanics Research Project will allow “A New View” of athletes' performances@IAAF
The main aim of the Helsinki Biomechanics Research Project is to acquire up to date data regarding the technique used by the world’s best athletes.
3-dimensional motion analysis, Force Measurement systems, EMFI (high-tech ferro-electret film sensors) technique etc will be used for the project.
Final Report will be presented during an IAAF Conference which is scheduled to take place October 2006 during the “Conference in Memory of Carmelo Bosco” at the IAAF ATC in Kourtane, Finland. A preliminary project report will also appear in the IAAF publication, New Studies in Athletics (issue 1/2006).
The main aim of the Helsinki Biomechanics Research Project is to acquire up to date data regarding the technique used by the world’s best athletes.
3-dimensional motion analysis, Force Measurement systems, EMFI (high-tech ferro-electret film sensors) technique etc will be used for the project.
Final Report will be presented during an IAAF Conference which is scheduled to take place October 2006 during the “Conference in Memory of Carmelo Bosco” at the IAAF ATC in Kourtane, Finland. A preliminary project report will also appear in the IAAF publication, New Studies in Athletics (issue 1/2006).
21 July 2005
new online sports physiology journal will be launched
International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance
Human Kinetics announced that in March 2006 they will launch the International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, a new publication focused on sports physiology and performance, and dedicated to advancing the knowledge of sport and exercise physiologists, sports performance researchers, and other sports scientists.
Human Kinetics announced that in March 2006 they will launch the International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, a new publication focused on sports physiology and performance, and dedicated to advancing the knowledge of sport and exercise physiologists, sports performance researchers, and other sports scientists.
18 July 2005
RSS feeds for medical journals
How-to: RSS feeds for medical journals@MedPDA.net
1) Go to www.pubmed.com
2) Click on "limits"
3) In the first drop-down menu (All fields), select "Journal"
4) In the search area, enter the name of the journal you're looking for
5) Click "go"
6) In the drop-down menus right above the search results, go to the one that reads "send to" and select "RSS feed"
7) Automatically it will take you to another page with configuration details about the feed you are about to create
8) Select 50 as the number of items in the feed, so if the journal publishes more than the default 15 items you won't miss any
9) click "create feed"
10) Your link for the RSS feed is ready, under the XML button !
1) Go to www.pubmed.com
2) Click on "limits"
3) In the first drop-down menu (All fields), select "Journal"
4) In the search area, enter the name of the journal you're looking for
5) Click "go"
6) In the drop-down menus right above the search results, go to the one that reads "send to" and select "RSS feed"
7) Automatically it will take you to another page with configuration details about the feed you are about to create
8) Select 50 as the number of items in the feed, so if the journal publishes more than the default 15 items you won't miss any
9) click "create feed"
10) Your link for the RSS feed is ready, under the XML button !
27 June 2005
caffeine can help athletes
Study Claims Caffeine Can Help Athletes@yahoo
According to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Birmingham School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, introducing caffeine into sports drinks increases the absorption rate of carbohydrates by 26 percent.
According to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Birmingham School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, introducing caffeine into sports drinks increases the absorption rate of carbohydrates by 26 percent.
17 June 2005
UK's Olympic Institute
Olympic Institute plans unveiled@UK sport
The Institute would initially have three core strands:
• Institute of Sport – the new headquarters for the London region of the English Institute of Sport offering world-class support to elite athletes and national governing body performance programme across the region
• 2012 Sports and Exercise Medicine Centre – a leading integrated centre of medical excellence in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of high performance athletes
• Olympic Research Centre – offering new opportunities for research, training and development across sport, culture, education, health and the environment.
The Institute would initially have three core strands:
• Institute of Sport – the new headquarters for the London region of the English Institute of Sport offering world-class support to elite athletes and national governing body performance programme across the region
• 2012 Sports and Exercise Medicine Centre – a leading integrated centre of medical excellence in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of high performance athletes
• Olympic Research Centre – offering new opportunities for research, training and development across sport, culture, education, health and the environment.
16 June 2005
optimal search strategies
Optimal search strategies for retrieving scientifically strong studies of treatment from Medline: analytical survey. BMJ
Objective To develop and test optimal Medline search strategies for retrieving sound clinical studies on prevention or treatment of health disorders.
Design Analytical survey.
Data sources 161 clinical journals indexed in Medline for the year 2000.
Main outcome measures Sensitivity, specificity, precision, and accuracy of 4862 unique terms in 18 404 combinations.
Results Only 1587 (24.2%) of 6568 articles on treatment met criteria for testing clinical interventions. Combinations of search terms reached peak sensitivities of 99.3% (95% confidence interval 98.7% to 99.8%) at a specificity of 70.4% (69.8% to 70.9%). Compared with best single terms, best multiple terms increased sensitivity for sound studies by 4.1% (absolute increase), but with substantial loss of specificity (absolute difference 23.7%) when sensitivity was maximised. When terms were combined to maximise specificity, 97.4% (97.3% to 97.6%) was achieved, about the same as that achieved by the best single term (97.6%, 97.4% to 97.7%). The strategies newly reported in this paper outperformed other validated search strategies except for two strategies that had slightly higher specificity (98.1% and 97.6% v 97.4%) but lower sensitivity (42.0% and 92.8% v 93.1%).
Conclusion New empirical search strategies have been validated to optimise retrieval from Medline of articles reporting high quality clinical studies on prevention or treatment of health disorders.
Objective To develop and test optimal Medline search strategies for retrieving sound clinical studies on prevention or treatment of health disorders.
Design Analytical survey.
Data sources 161 clinical journals indexed in Medline for the year 2000.
Main outcome measures Sensitivity, specificity, precision, and accuracy of 4862 unique terms in 18 404 combinations.
Results Only 1587 (24.2%) of 6568 articles on treatment met criteria for testing clinical interventions. Combinations of search terms reached peak sensitivities of 99.3% (95% confidence interval 98.7% to 99.8%) at a specificity of 70.4% (69.8% to 70.9%). Compared with best single terms, best multiple terms increased sensitivity for sound studies by 4.1% (absolute increase), but with substantial loss of specificity (absolute difference 23.7%) when sensitivity was maximised. When terms were combined to maximise specificity, 97.4% (97.3% to 97.6%) was achieved, about the same as that achieved by the best single term (97.6%, 97.4% to 97.7%). The strategies newly reported in this paper outperformed other validated search strategies except for two strategies that had slightly higher specificity (98.1% and 97.6% v 97.4%) but lower sensitivity (42.0% and 92.8% v 93.1%).
Conclusion New empirical search strategies have been validated to optimise retrieval from Medline of articles reporting high quality clinical studies on prevention or treatment of health disorders.
15 June 2005
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