Science of HGH Testing »
So yesterday I commented on the news of rugby player Terry Newton receiving a two-year ban because he tested positive for growth hormone. Now I’ve had twenty-four hours to look the story up I figure its time to discuss the actual test itself. Growth hormone has long thought to be untraceable due to its incredibly [...]
HGH test leads to ban of rugby player »
It has just been reported on ESPN’s website that the first successful test for Human Growth Hormone (HGH) has been used to ban a rugby player. With this test now being available for use in all anti-doping arena’s I don’t expect this to be the only athlete caught using HGH. I guess the big question [...]
Mark McGwire and Mark Twain – not so different »
Democrat Ryan McKenna’s of St. Louis’ first piece of legislation was renaming part of Interstate 70 Mark McGwire Highway. But now that Big Mac has admitted steroid use, the Senator wants to change the name back to Mark Twain Highway. With that in mind, here are some quotes from Mark Twain himself, that reveal he [...]
New York Times reports: McGwire trying to look forward »
By HARVEY ARATON Published: February 17, 2010 JUPITER, Fla. — The time for tears has apparently passed for Mark McGwire, even as he admitted that the need for remorse will be forever. Saying that he is ready to turn his recent steroid confession “into a positive thing,” McGwire suited up with the St. Louis Cardinals [...]
More On Barefoot Exercise »
Topics in science are like buses. You wait what seems forever for a certain topic to arrive, and when it does there are three at once. Or something like that. Basically, whenever something new hits a science journal it seems like it snowballs across many journals. We have seen this very recently with hypoxia research [...]
Concussions in Sport »
In my quest for variety in these articles, I try and cover as many interesting topics as possible. One topic I have not covered is sporting injuries and I think its time to remedy that by covering the latest buzz word that ESPN has been abusing – concussions. A concussion is basically trauma to the [...]
Change The Way You Run »
Is the way most people run wrong? It sounds weird given that the way you run is just the way you run, which, barring any injuries is the same way you have ran all your life. Recent research is suggesting that the kind of shoes we wear while engaging in jogging, running or sprinting has [...]
Kick-start recovery by washing your face »
You may give your face a quick splash to wash off any sweat, or just to help cool you down after a hard workout, but new research suggests that you may be subconsciously kick-starting the recovery process. The work coming from the University of Picardie, France investigated the effect of cold water face immersion on [...]
