Conditioning Research

This is interesting. Supervised strength training is more effective . I think it ties in with things I've thought about and written before about the social aspect of training. That is one thing anyway. Another thing it may imply is that in some circumstances you do need expert help. Having someone plan your training and particularly your rehabilitation work is often essential. I've read a lot about this stuff, but when I'm injured I look for expert help.

Watching football is bad for you? This study, says that men with known coronary heart disease should be really really careful about watching a stressful football match.....it could finish them off! Cardiovascular Events during World Cup Soccer Background The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup, held in Germany from June 9 to July 9, 2006, provided an opportunity to examine the relation between emotional stress and the incidence of cardiovascular events. Methods Cardiovascular events occurring in patients in the greater Munich area were prospectively assessed by emergency physicians during the World Cup. We compared those events with events that occurred during the control period: May 1 to June 8 and July 10 to July 31, 2006, and May 1 to July 31 in 2003 and 2005. Results Acute cardiovascular events were assessed in 4279 patients. On days of matches involving the German team, the incidence of cardiac emergencies was 2.66 times that during the control ...

I just wanted to summarise a few interesting studies I'd seen recently. Review of recent research The GI approach is flawed. This article explains how the Glycemic Index Values Vary from One Test to the Next. (commentary here ) Emma and Barry Groves have both written excellent pieces on the bankruptcy of the GI approach. Swiss Balls and BOSU’s do not work. I had a post earlier questioning the validity of using swiss balls. This article says a similar thing. Unstable surface training, using inflatable rubber discs worsens performance improvements in healthy, trained athletes. Such implements have proved valuable in rehabilitation, but caution should be exercised when applying this approach to athletic performance and general exercise scenarios. Old people who exercise are perceived more positively. This study examined whether information about an older person's exercise habits influences the impressions formed of them by others…..it does! Is Alzheimer’s just diabetes...