Every year, The Lancet publishes a 'bonus' themed issue.
This year thier theme is 'Medicine and Sport', prompted by 2005 being declared by the United Nations to be The International Year of Sport and Physical Education with the aim to promote sport as a way to help reach the Millenium Development Goals.
19 December 2005
12 December 2005
WADA Gene Doping Symposium 2005
Gene doping threat recognised by WADA@UK sport
Discussions in Stockholm focused on the scientific, ethical and public policy issues related to gene doping as a possible method of performance enhancement. A number of conclusions were made:
* Gene therapy, although still at a relatively early stage of development,
represents great promise as a correction method for human diseases.
* There are many risks and dangers associated with gene therapy.
* Greater communication on the topic is encouraged, both among the general
public about the principles of gene therapy, and with the sports community
on the specific issues related to its use on athletes.
* The research programme that has been instigated by WADA, and which includes
investment in a project being managed at HFL in Cambridgeshire, have made
great progress towards a better understanding of gene therapy and raised hopes
that a suitable detection method can be developed.
Discussions in Stockholm focused on the scientific, ethical and public policy issues related to gene doping as a possible method of performance enhancement. A number of conclusions were made:
* Gene therapy, although still at a relatively early stage of development,
represents great promise as a correction method for human diseases.
* There are many risks and dangers associated with gene therapy.
* Greater communication on the topic is encouraged, both among the general
public about the principles of gene therapy, and with the sports community
on the specific issues related to its use on athletes.
* The research programme that has been instigated by WADA, and which includes
investment in a project being managed at HFL in Cambridgeshire, have made
great progress towards a better understanding of gene therapy and raised hopes
that a suitable detection method can be developed.
05 November 2005
2nd International Gene Doping Symposium
Gene doping is a real danger@WADA
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), in partnership with the Swedish Sports Confederation and Karolinska Institutet, will convene the Second International Gene Doping Symposium on 3-5 December 2005 at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), in partnership with the Swedish Sports Confederation and Karolinska Institutet, will convene the Second International Gene Doping Symposium on 3-5 December 2005 at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden.
SPORT AND TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE GOES LIVE
SPORT AND TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE GOES LIVE@sport business
Tickets are on now on sale for 'Sport and Technology: The Conference 2006', being held on February 23 next year.
It will follow a discussion-style format with speakers from organisations including BT, BBC Sport, the Australian Football League, PSV Eindhoven, Sports Resource Group, Deltatre, Hawk-Eye Innovations, Cat Games, Kirkpatrick and Lockheart, Wasserman Media Group, Sportev and Premium TV.
official conference site
Tickets are on now on sale for 'Sport and Technology: The Conference 2006', being held on February 23 next year.
It will follow a discussion-style format with speakers from organisations including BT, BBC Sport, the Australian Football League, PSV Eindhoven, Sports Resource Group, Deltatre, Hawk-Eye Innovations, Cat Games, Kirkpatrick and Lockheart, Wasserman Media Group, Sportev and Premium TV.
official conference site
03 November 2005
elite coaching course
The Coaching Elite: Empowering Players@SKA
A special game-video analysis based on a“Hunting Territory Theory” is used to examine team dynamics and urge elite coaches to develop a deep understanding of the knock-on effects of coaching decisions and selections.
A special game-video analysis based on a“Hunting Territory Theory” is used to examine team dynamics and urge elite coaches to develop a deep understanding of the knock-on effects of coaching decisions and selections.
23 October 2005
performance enhancing contact lenses
New contact lenses clear baseball's future@sporting news
performance-enhancing contact lenses are designed to help hitters pick up the seams on the ball better and to protect the eyes from the sun
performance-enhancing contact lenses are designed to help hitters pick up the seams on the ball better and to protect the eyes from the sun
09 October 2005
awards for sports scientists
EAA invites entries for Science awards@UK sport
The European Athletics Association has invited scientists, academics and coaches to enter their work for the 2006 European Athletics Science Awards.
The European Athletics Association has invited scientists, academics and coaches to enter their work for the 2006 European Athletics Science Awards.
30 September 2005
what is the best recovery strategy?
Recovery: what is the best strategy?@peak performance
Researchers from New Zealand and the UK compared the impact of active recovery, passive recovery, and contrast temperature water immersion on repeated treadmill running performance, lactate levels, and pH. They found that the type of recovery used had no significant effect on performance and pH levels. The post-exercise blood lactate level was lower with active recovery and contrast temperature water immersion compared to passive recovery.
Researchers from New Zealand and the UK compared the impact of active recovery, passive recovery, and contrast temperature water immersion on repeated treadmill running performance, lactate levels, and pH. They found that the type of recovery used had no significant effect on performance and pH levels. The post-exercise blood lactate level was lower with active recovery and contrast temperature water immersion compared to passive recovery.
25 September 2005
children need PE
Children Need Physical Education & Play@sport supplement
Trained children can better process information regarding their place in space and time (Chapan 2005)
Trained children can better process information regarding their place in space and time (Chapan 2005)
The crocodile's immune system is much more powerful than that of humans
Crocodile Blood May Yield Powerful New Antibiotics@environmental news
several proteins (antibodies) in the reptile's blood killed bacteria that were resistant to penicillin, such as Staphylococcus aureus or golden staph
several proteins (antibodies) in the reptile's blood killed bacteria that were resistant to penicillin, such as Staphylococcus aureus or golden staph
20 September 2005
science of kicking
‘Soccer Style Kicking’- A slow motion overview of the biomechanics@peak perfomance
- elite footballers use a refined and consistent movement pattern where novices use a variable and inconsistent one
- a 45-degree angle of approach produces the greatest peak ball velocity, compared to a 15-degree or 30-degree run-up
- the optimal foot plant position for accurate direction is perpendicular to a line drawn through the centre of the ball for a straight kick
- foot speed is governed by a combination of hip rotational torque, hip flexor strength and quadriceps strength
- elite athletes kick the ball further with less muscle activity and more relaxation during the swing phase, but greater eccentric antagonistic muscle activity than novices
- among elite soccer players, the contact point is further up the foot, closer to the ankle joint
- elite footballers use a refined and consistent movement pattern where novices use a variable and inconsistent one
- a 45-degree angle of approach produces the greatest peak ball velocity, compared to a 15-degree or 30-degree run-up
- the optimal foot plant position for accurate direction is perpendicular to a line drawn through the centre of the ball for a straight kick
- foot speed is governed by a combination of hip rotational torque, hip flexor strength and quadriceps strength
- elite athletes kick the ball further with less muscle activity and more relaxation during the swing phase, but greater eccentric antagonistic muscle activity than novices
- among elite soccer players, the contact point is further up the foot, closer to the ankle joint
Why football is good for children?
Why football is good for children@peak performance
The football players exhibited greater bone mineral content (BMC) in the legs and greater bone mineral density (BMD) in all bone-loaded regions at the end of the study compared to age matched controls. More specifically, they gained twice as much femoral neck and intertrochanteric BMC in the legs than the controls and increased their femoral neck BMD by 10% more and their mean hip BMD by a third more than the control group.
The football players exhibited greater bone mineral content (BMC) in the legs and greater bone mineral density (BMD) in all bone-loaded regions at the end of the study compared to age matched controls. More specifically, they gained twice as much femoral neck and intertrochanteric BMC in the legs than the controls and increased their femoral neck BMD by 10% more and their mean hip BMD by a third more than the control group.
Ireland experience
Ireland was a very beautiful country and I enjoyed drinking Guinness beer.
I've upload some of my photos to flickr.
For the Coach Conference, one of the presenters introduced two interesting studies which can be used for talent identification.
Musch and Grondin (2001): the relative age effects (RAE) are a pervasive phenomenon in competitive sports (eg soccer and ice hockey).
Cote et al (in press): birthplace can affect junior athletes' development and country boys are more preferable than city-bred ones to become elite athletes in future.
I've upload some of my photos to flickr.
For the Coach Conference, one of the presenters introduced two interesting studies which can be used for talent identification.
Musch and Grondin (2001): the relative age effects (RAE) are a pervasive phenomenon in competitive sports (eg soccer and ice hockey).
Cote et al (in press): birthplace can affect junior athletes' development and country boys are more preferable than city-bred ones to become elite athletes in future.
29 August 2005
off to Ireland
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.
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.
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
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