In the first quarter of every year, the most anticipated sporting events take place, be it the NCAA’s College Football Playoff Championship, Super Bowl, NHL All-Star Game, NBA All-Star Game, et al. In the same first quarter, these enterprises share an underlying aspect that spurs business growth: analytics. The major players in this segment have […]
There are few innovations as fast rising as 3-D printing. The technology is everywhere and local and federal governments are trying to keep up with regulations of it as fast as they can.
Now that trend seems to be coming to sports as well.
The motorcycle industry has for a long time experienced evolutionary advancements that have changed the world of motorsport for the better. A tire makes an important component in any motorcycle; and the more sophisticated motorcycle racing industry gets ,the more technology is required to match up the pace.
The next generation Road Race tire has presented enormous improvements that are engineered for higher performance on the racetrack. Let’s discuss the features that make this tire far much better than its predecessors. The tire has been built for better traction on the track and features improved handling capabilities that give racers heightened confidence.
(Men’s Health)
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Below is a transcript of the podcast:
Years ago, many sports did not encourage strength training. In baseball, for example, some coaches thought lifting weights reduced flexibility, and therefore would reduce pitching and hitting performance.
But in the 1980s and 90s baseball players began working out more, some assisted by performance-enhancing drugs, and the home runs began to fly. The results spoke for themselves. Weight lifting became a larger part of the sport, as it did in many others.
In late May, about 6,000 researchers met in Orlando, Florida for the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine. They discussed all kinds of topics from genetics to marathon performance to sports science in the performing arts.
One topic that I didn’t expect to encounter at the conference was motor sports. But it makes perfect sense that the riders in motocross events, who zip around dirt tracks aboard motorcycles, making hard turns, and high jumps while enveloped in safety gear would qualify as athletes.
