Essays about: "competitive athletes"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 30 essays containing the words competitive athletes.

  1. 6. Sport specific strength in alpine competitive skiing : What characterizes alpine elite skiers?

    University essay from Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH/Institutionen för fysisk aktivitet och hälsa

    Author : Mathias Moberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Alpine Skiing; biomechanics; physiology; strength training; elite athletest; alpine elite skiers;

    Abstract : Introduction: Alpine skiing has changed since the 1990s and it is unclear what sport specific strength is within modern alpine elite skiing. Purpose: The aim of this study was to create a strength profile and to investigate what sport specific strength is within alpine elite skiers. READ MORE

  3. 7. Effects of materials and texturing on wettability of ski base

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för teknikvetenskap och matematik

    Author : ROSHAN SWAR; [2022]
    Keywords : Cross-country skiing; Stone grinding; UHMWPE;

    Abstract : Cross-country skiing has turned into the most highly competitive winter sport, with skiers having the ability to win by merely milliseconds. Every year researchers, ski - technicians, and athletes come together to prepare the ski base surface that gives the best possible results. READ MORE

  4. 8. The Effects of Longer Stage Durations During an Incremental Graded Exercise Test on the Finnish Lactate Threshold Concept

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för företagande, innovation och hållbarhet

    Author : Julius von Martens; [2021]
    Keywords : biomedicine; graded exercise test; lactate; threshold; spirometry; treadmill;

    Abstract : Background: The end-product of glycolysis is lactate, which is subsequently oxidised to produce more energy. With increasing intensity, the rate of lactate production exceeds the capacity to eliminate lactate, leading to an exponential accumulation of blood lactate. READ MORE

  5. 9. Are athletes active in high-contact sports at risk of impaired executive functioning? A quasi-experimental study on competitive mixed martial arts (MMA) athletes.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Candice Cattaneo; [2021]
    Keywords : High-contact sports; executive functioning; repetitive head injury; concussion; fullkontaktsport; exekutiva funktioner; upprepade huvudskador; hjärnskakning;

    Abstract : The study of high-contact sport athletes and the implications of repetitive head injury (RHI) associated with these sports has been at the forefront of traumatic brain injury (TBI) research for the last decade. The present study represents a quasi-experimental study exploring whether an experimental group (N=39) consisting of amateur and professional competitive mixed martial arts (MMA) athletes differ in three operations of executive functioning ability (shifting, updating and inhibition) when compared to a control group (N=44) of non-contact sports athletes. READ MORE

  6. 10. Narratives of Career Pathways of Esports Athletes

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärd

    Author : Andres Ramos; [2021]
    Keywords : escapism; narrative analysis; transition; video games; eskapism; narrativ analys; videospel; övergång;

    Abstract : Competitive video gaming has become one of the fastest-growing sporting disciplines. Aspiring esporters face many challenges that can threaten their prospective career timespan, and lead to post-career difficulties. The objectives was to explore the career narratives of Swedish esports athletes. READ MORE