SportsOneSource Media A motion by attorneys for Louisville Slugger to throw out a jury verdict that found them liable for a 2003 baseball player’s death has been denied by a district judge in Montana. In the motion, Louisville Slugger argued that attorneys for the parents of Miles City baseball pitcher Brandon Patch failed to produce [...]
By Ralph Cornwell, Ph.D., a.b.d. In a tradition that dates back centuries, physicians take the Hippocratic Oath before they practice medicine. In the original interpretation of the oath, a doctor would swear to “prescribe regimens for the good of my patients according to my ability and my judgment and never do harm to [...]
RESISTANCE TRAIN & BUILD LEAN MASS What is your metabolism and how does it affect you? Well, metabolism is just a fancy word to describe the rate at which the body carries out chemical processes, which in turn burns calories. Scientific research has shown that commitment to a resistance training program yields significant results to [...]
By Communications Division SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. January 11, 2010 Ever since Little League debuted baseball for teenagers 50 years ago, the standard infield has featured a pitching distance of 60 feet, six inches, and base paths of 90 feet – the same size as a professional baseball infield. The program grew over the years to [...]
The Premier Football Training Academy in the Tri-State Area is starting the inaugural and flagship Linebacker School. This program is designed and administered by Rocky Boiman and will include position specific drill work, film study and position specific strength training. Sessions will begin February 2010, running periodically all spring and summer. For more [...]
Most lifters vary their workouts after a month because they know muscles adapt to stress. But two recent studies at Arizona State University show that when and how you vary your workouts is what determines whether you improve strength or endurance. In the first study, men who changed to fewer repetitions using more weight at [...]
Pre-Workout If your last meal was more than five hours ago, have a 100- to 200-calorie snack 30 minutes before your workout. Liquids digest faster, so try milk, juice, Gatorade, or half a smoothie (keep it low-cal by choosing plain, low-fat yogurt and fruit and skipping syrups, powders, and other additions). Mid-Workout You need a [...]
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ — adidas, a global leader in running, today kicked off its worldwide New Year’s Resolution to help you become a better runner with the launch of the miCoach training platform. At a launch event at the company’s Las Vegas Sport Performance store, adidas will unveil one of the only [...]
by David Schipper Dynamic movements require immediate and efficient action, which is why the following finding may catch you a bit off-guard: Taking a step backwards will actually help you sprint forward—faster. When Australian scientists had athletes use this “false step” technique to trigger a sprinting motion, the men covered almost six yards of ground [...]
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