High impact information on Track and Field

• Doping test reveals high concentrations of salbutamol in a Swiss track and field athlete [1].
• The volume and intensity of training were varied at 4-weekly intervals to systematically emphasize the development of strength, power and motor performance in 14 highly skilled track and field athletes (e.g. discus, hammer, javelin, shot put and weight) [2].
• SETTING: Fowler-Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario. PARTICIPANTS: A convenience sample of 25 intercollegiate, long sprinters (200-600 m) and middle distance runners (800-3,000 m) competing and training with the 1995-1996 University of Western Ontario Track and Field team [3].
• Idiosyncratic, performance-related emotions were identified in 32 track and field athletes and 34 figure skaters following the lines of the Individual Zones of Optimal Functioning model [4].
• The effects of warm underwater water-jet massage on neuromuscular functioning, selected biochemical parameters (serum creatine kinase, lactic dehydrogenase, serum carbonic anhydrase, myoglobin, urine urea and creatinine) and muscle soreness were studied among 14 junior track and field athletes [5].

Associations of Track and Field with chemical compounds

• Track and field athletes trying to qualify for an international team exhibited significantly ( less than 0.01) higher epinephrine levels than the team members; thus suggesting that anticipation of competition imposes a mental stress on an athlete [6].
• In order to determine the influence of physical training on menstrual disturbances in sportsgirls, the levels of luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and melatonin have been studied in young athletes of track and field speciality using the Cooper test [7].

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