Sports Science

As Sports Fans, Let’s Look at Performance-Enhancing Drugs

to participants in research studies. Information about side effects has come from empirical ...

Blog Post - Richard Taite - Sep 16 2014 - 8:16pm

Mind-Muscle Connection: Thinking About Weights Is As Important As Lifting Them?

lifting but does thinking about it promotes its activation- and by extension, its development? If the goal ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 9 2019 - 9:44am

Imagine Winning Gold In Beijing (What You See Tells A Lot About You)

Imagine winning a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics.  No really, go ahead, close your eyes and visualize it.  What did you see?  Were you standing on the medal platform looking out at the crowd, waving and taking in the scene through your own eyes, or we ...

Article - Dan Peterson - Aug 3 2011 - 12:42pm

Low Oxygen: Concerns About Amateur Athlete Hypoxic Training

Physical performance after periods of hypoxic training- in low-oxygen conditions- is a new fad but remains controversial scientifically. ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 27 2015 - 8:35am

How To Make Boxing Safer

auto-immune response that could compromise pituitary function.  Other concerns about boxing Arguments against ...

Article - The Conversation - Apr 14 2015 - 11:00am

10,000 Steps Or Intense Workouts? This Is What Works Better

surprising or perhaps revealing about your work? Matthew Nayor: While there is a wealth of evidence ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 25 2021 - 12:46pm

Baseball Offseason Debate: Who Is The Best Left-Handed Player?

killed him a few years later. But what about pure hitting? The Yankees had a fascinating thing happen to ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Nov 10 2014 - 8:30am

In Athlete's, Triumphant Victory Gestures Are A Biological Need

and reflection.    This judo player is apparently not happy about the successful throw, he is driven ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 10 2014 - 2:37pm

High School Athletes: 2.5 Million Basketball Injuries In 6 Seasons

hospital when it is necessary and helping athletes return to play when it is safe. A new study about ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 23 2014 - 1:29am

Football Physics: The Science Of Deflategate

lower, just like the Patriots’ footballs — from about 19 psi at the start (I slightly overinflated the ...

Article - The Conversation - Jan 22 2015 - 4:30pm