Pro Athlete
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Is CrossFit Beneficial For Pro Athletes?
Over the past couple of decades, CrossFit® training has grown exponentially, with the number of CrossFit centres or “boxes” increasing each year. The …
Oct 14, 2022
Inflammation And Athletic Performance: What Is The Connection?
Inflammation is our body’s normal response to any stressor, injury or foreign invaders, such as bacterial or viral infections. Inflammation is …
Oct 14, 2022
Benefits Of Having A Support System
How do you judge an athlete? Often, it is by their win-to-loss ratio. Failure is as much a part of sport as winning, and how an athlete copes with …
Oct 14, 2022
Off Days: What to Do From A Physiology And Nutrition Perspective
Athletes understand the importance of exercise and training for optimal performance and improvement. However, rest and recovery are also a crucial …
Oct 14, 2022
How Low Fuelling Causes Performance Issues
Sports nutrition is crucial when it comes to optimising training and performance and the prevention of or recovery from injury. Nutrition for athletes …
Oct 14, 2022
Attentional Focus: How this can help move away from the crowd
Right after winning the five-hour long 2019 Wimbledon final, Novak Djokovic famously said, “When the crowd chants Roger, I hear Novak.” I am where …
Oct 14, 2022
Sports injuries: How to cope
In 2016, this Swiss athlete was kept out of action for about five months because of a torn meniscus in his knee, only to suffer a back injury on his …
Oct 14, 2022
The Flow State Of Mind
You may have experienced a flow state at some point in your life—that sense of fluidity between your body and mind when you are completely absorbed by …
Aug 14, 2022
Elite Athletes And Mental Health Disorders
Elite athletes are those who compete at the professional, Olympic, or collegiate levels. Elite athletes are seen as high-functioning individuals with …
Aug 14, 2022