Sport science work at tO$U
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Fascinating article, and highly encourage reading it, though it brings up 2 questions:
1. If Courts was the original guinea pig and it rescued his JR year, why did he flop as a SR?
2. Do they measure biomarkers during tanning sessions?
1. If Courts was the original guinea pig and it rescued his JR year, why did he flop as a SR?
2. Do they measure biomarkers during tanning sessions?
At Iowa some of these techniques were tried out, but Brands quickly dismissed them as a waste of money as the biometrics always said the same thing - that it was always the body's optimum time for an Iowa wrestler to push and pull on his opponent's head.
Joking aside, this does not surprise me and I would hope that we are incorporating some of the same in our training. Pretty sure that Franklin does, so it is available technology on campus.
Joking aside, this does not surprise me and I would hope that we are incorporating some of the same in our training. Pretty sure that Franklin does, so it is available technology on campus.
Hate to be cryptic, though in this case it's simply that I don't know the details.
The term "biomarker" isn't one I remember, but do remember conversations that sound similar to those described in the tOSU article, done at PSU, and I suspect, many other programs. Just guessing here, the high tech stuff gets into nutrition, sleep, training regimen, and other aspects...
I don’t believe in all that fancy crap. Give me what John Belushi had on his training table!
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/little-chocolate-donuts/n8655?snl=1
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/little-chocolate-donuts/n8655?snl=1
The use of a nutritionist may be related to the 3 inch binder Goodale received from Mr. Suriano.
Roar, you are right, it encompasses all of that, and it is the way of the future. New trainers, who now have training in those types of things, as opposed to the traditional trainer that focused mostly on the mechanical side, are displacing those guys.
Here's a personal case in point: My sister-in-law's brother was the Celtics trainer for 30 years. Highly respected by the Celtics' players, as well as a lot of former and current greats. So much so, that he was selected to be the trainer for the first several Olympic b-ball teams, culminating in being the head trainer for the 1992 Dream Team. He has signed shoes, balls and other memorabilia from an amazing array of b-ball greats.
Despite all of that, plus additional schooling that he went through to stay up to speed, the Celtics dropped him and their strength coach over the summer, in lieu of a revamped all-encompassing "Sports Science" approach.
BTW, I barely know the guy, having only met him for several minutes a few times. But, from what I've read and the interactions I've had with him, he might very well be the Cael Sanderson of PTs. Look up Ed Lacerte for some interesting reading, since I know you like that sport, too.
Here's a personal case in point: My sister-in-law's brother was the Celtics trainer for 30 years. Highly respected by the Celtics' players, as well as a lot of former and current greats. So much so, that he was selected to be the trainer for the first several Olympic b-ball teams, culminating in being the head trainer for the 1992 Dream Team. He has signed shoes, balls and other memorabilia from an amazing array of b-ball greats.
Despite all of that, plus additional schooling that he went through to stay up to speed, the Celtics dropped him and their strength coach over the summer, in lieu of a revamped all-encompassing "Sports Science" approach.
BTW, I barely know the guy, having only met him for several minutes a few times. But, from what I've read and the interactions I've had with him, he might very well be the Cael Sanderson of PTs. Look up Ed Lacerte for some interesting reading, since I know you like that sport, too.
That's good stuff. In my line of work we use biomarkers to predict disease and/or toxicity. I wasn't fully aware of the additional data that biomarkers could provide. Thanks for posting.
