caffeine can help athletes

Study Claims Caffeine Can Help Athletes@yahooAccording to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Birmingham School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, introducing caffeine into sports drinks increases the absorption rate of carbohydrates by 26 percent.

career transition after sports

Is there life after sport?@IOC

UK's Olympic Institute

Olympic Institute plans unveiled@UK sportThe Institute would initially have three core strands:• Institute of Sport – the new headquarters for the London region of the English Institute of Sport offering world-class support to elite athletes and national governing body performance programme across the region• 2012 Sports and Exercise Medicine Centre – a leading integrated centre of medical

does altitude training work?

ALTITUDE TRAINING - DOES IT WORK? Current trends and research@USOC

optimal search strategies

Optimal search strategies for retrieving scientifically strong studies of treatment from Medline: analytical survey. BMJ Objective To develop and test optimal Medline search strategies for retrieving sound clinical studies on prevention or treatment of health disorders.Design Analytical survey.Data sources 161 clinical journals indexed in Medline for the year 2000.Main outcome measures

peak performance blog

peak performance blogPeak Performance now has a blog.

evaluation of the 28 sports on the Olympics

IOC ASSESSES OLYMPIC SPORTS@sportbusinessThe International Olympic Committee (IOC) has released a report evaluating the 28 sports currently on the Olympic Games programme, as well as five applicant sports.IOC Olympic Programme Commission report

IOC 2012 Evaluation Commission report

IOC releases 2012 Evaluation Commission report@IOCThe International Olympic Committee (IOC) today released the report prepared by the Evaluation Commission following its visits to the five Candidate Cities to host the Games of the XXX Olympiad in 2012 - Paris, New York, Moscow, London and Madrid(1).

Access all articles

Access all articles@GardianThe momentum towards free online publication of scientific research is becoming unstoppable.

cutting edge technologies for coaching

Innovations To Achieve A Competitive Advantage For Australian Athletes@AUS innovation festivalVIS Sport Sciences’ Athens initiatives pay off@VIS

Professional Paths for Young Scientists

Professional Paths for Young Scientists@science magazine (PDF file)Key points:New factors in career choiceThe need for lifetime learningScientific fundamentals for satisfying careersNonscientific skillsAcademic positionOpportunities in industryGovernment careersJobs beyond the bench

The Race to Win the 2012 Olympics

The Race to Win the 2012 Olympics @wired300 events. 11,000 athletes. 500,000 spectators. 16 days. But there's one Olympic competition you can't buy tickets for: the race to become the host city for the 2012 summer games. In early July, the International Olympic Committee will choose from among five finalists: New York, Paris, London, Moscow, and Madrid. As part of the bidding process, each city