Athletes

Bacchylides: a selection

by Bacchylides

fromCambridge Greek and Latin classics

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Bacchylides (c. 520-450 BC) was one of the nine Greek lyric poets selected as models of this genre by the Alexandrian scholars who first collected and edited their songs in the 3rd century BC. Bacchylides' songs did not survive the end of antiquity, but substantial portions of a…

Bacchylides: a selection

by Maehler, Herwig, Bacchylides

fromCambridge Greek and Latin classics

0 Type: Book

This is a selection of songs of praise and songs for choral performances composed by Bacchylides (c. 520-450 BC).

Bacchylides: a selection

by Maehler, Herwig, Bacchylides

fromCambridge Greek and Latin classics

0 Type: Book

This is a selection of songs of praise and songs for choral performances composed by Bacchylides (c. 520-450 BC).

Sports biomechanics: the basics : optimising human performance

by Blazevich, Anthony J.

0 Type: Book

Human beings are the 'all-rounders' of the natural world - while they aren't naturally the quickest, biggest or strongest creatures, they can achieve more amazing physical feats than any other animal. Nowhere is this ability more pronounced than in sporting performance, the idea…

A vertical jump task is often performed in combination with a preceding movement which targets activation of the stretch-shortening cycle by a series of eccentric and concentric muscle contractions. Properties of the soft tissues involved can be altered by an athlete’s training …

Introduction: CrossFit® is a training methodology that utilizes a combination of functional movements performed at a high intensity to increase fitness levels in its participants. Even though it has had great success as a training methodology, CrossFit® is plagued by claims of r…

This paper is a reflective piece done to fulfil the requirements for the Master’s of Philosophy in Psychology of Counselling. The paper consists of two parts. Part one looks to provide background, context and rationale for four of the research papers I have completed for the pro…

The purpose of this investigation was to identify the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical activity, mood, and motivation in Division II collegiate athletes. Thirty-seven Indiana University of Pennsylvania division II collegiate athletes participated in the present s…

Concussions are complex injuries that affect the brain and body in many ways. Symptoms such as nausea, headaches, and difficulty balancing can ensue for long periods of time in some cases. Sensory reweighting is a system within the body that helps us balance; it includes the vis…

This study compared eating disorder (ED) characteristics and treatment seeking behaviors between athletes and non-athletes in a large, community-based sample. During the 2018 National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, 24,043 respondents, 14.6% of whom identified as an athlete, co…

Prior sport-related injury and the long-term physical and psycho-social consequences associated with injury may contribute to declines in physical activity (PA) and the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of former collegiate athletes (Cowee & Simon, 2019; Filbay, et al., 201…

While warm-up is one of the more generally accepted elements of the strength and conditioning portfolio, direct evidence as to its optimal application in enhancing sports performance is sparse. Today, there is a trend to look at warm-up as performance preparation (Jeffreys, 2007…