Essays about: "elite athletes"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 64 essays containing the words elite athletes.
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11. Sport specific strength in alpine competitive skiing : What characterizes alpine elite skiers?
University essay from Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH/Institutionen för fysisk aktivitet och hälsaAbstract : 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
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12. Mental Health and Performance: Narratives of Swedish Elite Tennis Players
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärdAbstract : Elite athletes often risk their health to achieve the highest level of performance, but this might instead result in decreased performance and health over time. Over the last few years, multiple elite athletes have expressed their struggles with mental health (MH), and it seems like the prevalence for mental illness in elite athletes is comparable to the general population. READ MORE
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13. Advanced Footwear Technology, Are Ground Reaction Forces and Lower Extremity Loading Dependent on Shoe Energy Return Characteristics?
University essay from KTH/Medicinteknik och hälsosystemAbstract : In the long distance running community there is currently controversy as a result of the release of Advanced Footwear Technology (AFT) type of shoes. The AFT shoes with performance enhancing mechanical properties are currently used with great success. READ MORE
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14. Strength testing based automatic scaling of muscle-tendon parameters for musculoskeletal models : An automated method of scaling subject specific muscle-tendon parameters of thigh muscles
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Mekanik och hållfasthetsläraAbstract : A method of estimating subject specific muscle parameters of musculoskeletal models of elite athletes (skiers) was sought. Subject specific models are necessary due to large differences in general anatomy and physical performance of elite athletes relative the general population. READ MORE
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15. Self-branding on elite level : How female athletes use social media for empowerment
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : Professional athletes use social media for many different purposes. That includes sharing personal lives, sport achievements as well as endorsements and branding activities with sponsors. READ MORE