AD‚ Ed D. Overtraining in Young Athletes: How Much Is Too Much? ASCM’s Health & Fitness Journal. 2009;13(4):8–13. In this journal article‚ the author discusses the causes‚ injuries and prevention strategies of overtraining in young athletes. The author has used data and statistics from various sources with the aim of recognising the causes and contributing factors of overtraining that can lead to burnout‚ as well as advice on managing the workloads of young athletes. Their research focusses on the
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committed strategy to celebrity athlete endorsement. He describes it as one part of the "three-legged stool" which lies behind Nike’s phenomenal growth since the early 1980s‚ with the other two being product design and advertising. "Part of our success is that we know who we are‚" says Knight. "We defined ourselves. It is our job to provide inspiration and aspiration for everyone interested in sports in the world. We believe that everyone who has a body is an athlete." During a 21-year partnership
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Imagine an athlete working their whole life to make it to the major league in a sport but then losing to someone who cheated and did not work as hard as the athlete. Instead they took drugs to get stronger and faster than others. How would an athlete feel if they lost a championship game to a cheater and watch them celebrate when they did not earn it. This is Common in the major league sports industry and even in non pro leagues. Most athletes have to deal with cheating that goes unnoticed. Some
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Athletes should be drug tested because it can cause many problems for example. Bryan Berard was caught using steroids when playing in the NHL. Steroids can cause health problems. For example‚ “ Aggression‚ hostility‚ and depression are known side effects of steroid use.”Steroids can cause many health problems at a young age. Use of steroids can ruin your life. If you have a family your family will leave you. If you have a job you can lose your job. If you play a sport you can be kicked out of your
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www.thelancet.com Medicine and Sport Vol 366 December 2005 S21 The rules of sport define a level playing field on which athletes compete. Antidoping policies exist‚ in theory‚ to encourage fair play. However‚ we believe they are unfounded‚ dangerous‚ and excessively costly. The need for rules in sports cannot be dismissed. But the anchoring of today’s antidoping regulations in the notion of fair play is misguided‚ since other factors that affect performance—eg‚ biological and environmental
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Food contains vitamins‚ minerals‚ carbohydrates‚ water‚ proteins and lipids which are all essential for the functioning of the body. Each one of the 6 mentioned has a specific task‚ all equally important. An athlete must maintain a healthy mass and have a good nutritional diet. Athletes may also use performance enhancers with their diets. Diet Mountain bikers need a lot of energy when they cycle or race. Mountain biking is a grueling sport and ones diet is very important. Carbohydrates
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Balanced Diet for Athletes A balanced diet is a diet that provides all the essential nutrients in sufficient quantity and in the correct proportions to promote good health. The six main classes of nutrients are carbohydrate‚ fat‚ protein‚ vitamins‚ minerals‚ and water. Good nutrition is essential for optimal performance of athletes. The nutritional requirements differ among athletes and these depend on their age‚ body size‚ and intensity of their sport or training programme. In athletes‚ good nutrition
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brave” in The Star Spangled Banner. Without our armed forces to fight in battle‚ we would not have the freedoms to do anything that we do now‚ including playing sports. Many athletic players receive more money than most soldiers do. Many agree that athletes should‚ but I beg to differ. I think a man with a helmet defending his country should make more money than a man with a helmet defending a football. Football players make more money than soldiers do‚ they get thousands of dollars every game‚ hit
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they are putting at steak when they cheat. Cheating is definitely not necessary to succeed and can result in lots of negative effects in a person’s life. I’ve always thought of Lance Armstrong as a healthy and respected athlete‚ that is until he admitted to blood doping and using EPO throughout his career. Armstrong did not believe that he could get caught‚ and at the time‚ he admitted that he “did not feel bad about what he did.” (Source 1) Cheating in sports is one of the worst ways a person can
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Then There’s Steroids Imagine your favorite athlete winning gold in the Olympics. Doesn’t that make you proud? Well‚ now what if you found out that he/she cheated by using steroids. What a horrible way to win! Steroids is ruining the fun and pride in all sports. I personally believe that steroids are just abolishing all athletes hard work. Cheaters should never win‚ but many can get away with cheating by using steroids or performance enhancing drugs.First of all‚ the use of steroids is simply unfair
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