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Archive for August, 2008

Kinesiotaping

on Aug 22nd 2008

It’s called kinesiotaping.  It’s been around for ages, but it seems to have just found its way into mainstream professional sports.  If you’ve been watching the Olympics, then you’ve probably seen a number kinesiotaped athletes.  It has a number of uses that range from helping circulation and lymph flow to regulating body temperature.  Ultimately, most […]

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What the “good book” says…

on Aug 20th 2008

No I don’t mean the bible.  I mean Purdy’s computerized estimations for what one PR should translate to in other events. It was first published back in 1996 and I’ve seen many coaches use it extensively.  If coaching is a marriage between science and art then this book is heavily weighted to the science side. […]

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Where to start?

on Aug 13th 2008

  Back in the States.  About 24 hours now.  I am almost at a loss for what to write about.  So many little stories, but none that seem totally blog-worthy.  There were a few lessons learned for the first time while others were simply reaffirmed.  A few of the big ones were… 1) Do not […]

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