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The following article discusses use in weightlifting of the mental
preparation technique known as “autogenic training”.
Autogenic Training in the Heavy Training of Elite Weightlifters
Semuk A, Arkhangorodsky Z & Zaitsev Y
Weightlifting Yearbook 1982 (translated by Bud Charniga and available at
www.dynamic-eleiko.com)
It has been shown (AV Alexseyev, 1968, 1969, 1978; Zakharov, 1971; Filatova,
1975, 1979) that autogenic training (AT) is an important means of
restoration, a psychoprophylactic and a psychohygenic to the athlete’s body.
However, up to now few studies have investigated the effect of prophylactic Read more…
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When Serge Reding and I discussed the possible mechanisms for strengthening
by means of electrostimulation training about 30 years ago, we both felt that
the process may have to do with enhancing the ability of the athlete to
tolerate high levels of muscle tension if the ES is applied with progressions
to very high levels of activation. The following paper offers some
corroborating evidence in this regard.
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Improvement in isometric strength of the quadriceps femoris muscle after
training with electrical stimulation. Read more…
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During our most recent Supertraining Camp, I showed delegates some drills
that may be used for strength, metabolic, agility and “plyometric” training
on the treadmill. Some of these drills involved backward walking and
running, as well as quick changes from forward to backward walking on the
treadmill (take care if you have never tried this before). The following
paper examined some of the benefits of backward running:
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Mechanical Power and Muscle Action during Forward and Backward Running
Flynn, TW & Soutas-Little RW
JOSPT; 17(2), Feb 1993, 108-112
Recently, there has been increasing interest in using backward running (BR) Read more…
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We periodically have discussed on this list the possible role of hypnosis and
self-hypnosis in human performance and managing pain. The following website
gives some useful information on this subject. Some of the clinical
hypnotists on our list may like to add their comments.
Here are some excerpts:
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The Truth and Hype of Hypnosis
< http://www.sciam.com/2001/0701issue/0701nash.html>
Though often denigrated as fakery or wishful thinking, hypnosis has been
shown to be a real phenomenon
with a variety of therapeutic uses — especially in controlling pain Read more…
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Here are a few articles summarising research findings on Alzheimer’s disease:
<http://www.ananova.com/>
The first news item suggests that a substance implicated in the complex web
of causation of heart disease may also be involved in the development of
Alzheimer’s disease.
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American scientists find Alzheimer’s link
American scientists have discovered a link between Alzheimer’s disease and a
common substance found in the bloodstream. Read more…
