The following information was sourced from Wang et al. 2023. Define tapering – A training strategy that progressively de-loads in a non-linear manner to induce optimal athletic performance at the desired moment of the season. Define time to exhaustion (TTE) – This is an athlete’s fatigue tolerance. Performance can be crudely summarized as: Performance = […]
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Hello all! I had an immense day of adventuring in Austin and I thought I would share. The week of 2/24 – 2/28, being the first week of my career as a Physical Therapist, was both fun and exhausting. I am getting caught up to speed on the documentation software, learning plenty from my veteran
I awoke promptly at 6am. I whipped up some coffee and pretty soon my laces were tied and I was out on the open road. I knocked out a killer run despite the cold. It just reminded me of indoor track season in high school, which usually involved a lot of outdoor Winter running. I
Alright day 3. I slept much better last night. This is getting better and better. I made my first batch of coffee from the aeropress. I don’t know if I’m doing it exactly right. The coffee is alright. I think it’ll get better when I calibrate the parameters and variables to my taste. From there,
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Day 2 started with a quick bike ride to the Monkey Nest. Being a cafe and deli, the Monkey Nest served coffee, tea, and different styled bean burritos. I met the barista, Kate, and she warmly welcomed me to Austin. I noticed a handful of neat photography on the walls and it sparked my curiosity
Okay I made it safe. From Virginia for 27 years to Austin, Texas. I sold my car and basically everything I own. All that I’m holding in the above photo is all I own. Everything was going smoothly. I dropped off my bike bag and my suitcase to check it on the plane. However, after
Ding et al. conducted a meta-analysis1 to determine the effectiveness of warm-up intervention programs (WIPs) in reducing the risk of injury. All studies included active warm-ups, i.e. not warm-ups from external means (hot showers, saunas etc.) 15 articles were used for the meta-analysis. Based on the risk of bias assessment, all of the studies were
Bruin et al.1 conducted a scoping review to assess the causal role of the relationship between loading and the onset of non-specific low back pain (NSLBP) and persistence of NSLBP (chronic low back pain (CLBP). They conducted a literature search from 2010 to May of 2021. Causation (meaning load caused NSLBP) was established when evidence
Saraceni et al.1 conducted a systematic review published in the Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy to study if there was a relationship between lumbar spine flexion during lifting and low back pain. They set out to challenge the firmly held proposition that lifting with a flexed lumbar spine has a causative role in
Below are my notes on Grier et al.’s: “Sleep duration and musculoskeletal injury incidence in physically active men and women: A study of U.S. Army Special Operation Forces soldiers” published in Sleep Health in 2020. They studied musculoskeletal (MSK) injury risk (injuries to muscle and skeleton) in physically active populations. They analyzed and evaluated the
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