Push-ups are a great exercise that have tremendous benefits that include exercising multiple muscle groups and joints. Muscles that are strengthened include the chest muscles (pectoralis major), arm muscles (triceps), shoulder muscles (deltoids), stomach muscles (rectus abdominis and obliques) thigh muscles (quadriceps) and back muscles (erector spinae). What most people dont realize is that pushups… Read More
This is a really interesting article in the August 2017 issue of Techniques for Track and Cross Country that discusses racing strategy and that a large percentage of elite distance runners do not execute an optimal racing strategy. This article looks at racing splits and suggests amongst other things to give splits early possibly at… Read More
Researchers published a study in the July 5, 2017 issue in Emergency Medicine Journal found that long distance runners doubled their risk of acute kidney/renal injury or renal problems. This was troubling as studies have shown that nearly 75 percent of ultramarathoners use ibuprofen while running to relieve pain. The study examined the… Read More
As a competitive distance runner, have always found benefit in doing interval training. I knew it helped me run faster and race better. I recently came across a Finnish study published in the April 2017 issue of Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports concluded that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) improves glucose metabolism and insulin… Read More
This JAMA Viewpoint article discusses difficulties of using testosterone and other physiologic testing to confirm sex and event eligibility in phenotypically female athletes competing in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Brazil. Source: Olympic Games and Athletic Sex Assignment | Sports Medicine | JAMA | The JAMA Network… Read More
Imagine you are an athlete and in this situation both you and the opposing kicker missed an easy field goal to win the game. Which coach would you rather have? Fast-forward to the postgame press conference. When Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians was asked if he had any words for his kicker after the game,… Read More
There are a lot of causes of foot pain Plantar fasciitis, heal spurs, stress fractures, mid foot sprains. Another cause many don’t think about is Morton’s neuroma. Classically patients describe it feels like “walking on a marble,” is usually a persistent pain in the ball of your foot, usually between the 3rd and 4th toes. Morton’s neuroma… Read More
Every competitive runner and coach knows how important long runs are to reaching peak performance from training. However equally important is rest and recovery. One of the mistakes runners make is to overtrain and in particular run too hard on long runs. Many runners feel like they are running too slow on their long… Read More
An article in the December 2014 issue of JAMA Psychiatry concluded that physical activity such as running regularly results in a dramatic decrease in the incidence of depression. The study further concluded that the more you work out the less depressed you are. The conclusions further looked at if you become depressed in adulthood, depressive… Read More
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