USA Gymnastics recently learned that the database of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has been hacked and that drug-testing reports for several U.S. Olympic athletes, including Simone Biles, have been breached. …
“Simone has filed the proper paperwork per USADA and WADA requirements, and there is no violation,” said Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics. …
Category: sport medicine
Louis Smith on mental health
Suicide Prevention Day.
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Bill Sands on specificity of training
Dr. Sands feels many coaches are filling training plans with exercises that do not contribute towards the final goal.
“You need to do those exercises that are important for transfer to your sport. And not much else.“
Unnecessary training is a waste of time and may even contribute to overuse injury.
The number of training hours should cycle over the season and even over the week. Recovery should be better planned.
Listen to Dr. William A. Sands on The Gymnast Care Podcast AUDIO (37 min).
coach Dave Tilley’s warm-up
You might find some good ideas here.
• Jumping and Landing Mechanics
• Core Control
• Splits Alignment
• Press Handstands, Handstand Holds, Back Tucks
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KT Tape is placebo
There’s not much evidence that Elastic therapeutic tape (KT Tape) works. But if an athlete believes it works, there might be some benefit.
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Samir Aït Said’s recovering
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does “cupping” work?
Michael Phelps, Natalie Coughlin, Alex Naddour and many other Olympians try anything to gain every slight improvements in performance.
There’s little scientific proof ‘cupping’ helps Olympic athletes. Could it still give them a boost?
did Ellie Downie suffer a concussion?
It’s difficult to tell.
If it were not the Olympics, she would have stopped. As a sensible precaution.
The Olympic and British medical teams should use this case study for future consideration.
17-year-old British gymnast Ellie Downie courageous, but should she have been allowed to return?
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Hero De Janeiro – Andreas Toba
Magnetic imaging of his knee showed a tear in his front cruciate ligament as well as meniscus damage in the knee, the German Olympic Sports Federation said.
Toba will have to be operated on and will fly back to Germany once he is no longer in pain, gymnastics team official Sven Karg said.
The gymnast ruptured the cruciate ligament during the floor exercise but astonishingly still competed on the pommel horse afterwards …
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Fabian Hambüchen feels FIG rules are pushing too much difficulty. I agree. Especially on Vault.
Ellie Black – NormaTec
NormaTec is a massage machine used to enhance blood flow and speed recovery.
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