Athletic Club Research Articles

The role of self-compassion in athlete mindfulness and burnout: Examination of the effects of gender differences

This study clarified the role of self-compassion as a mediating variable in the relationship between mindfulness and burnout and its gender differences among athletes. A cross-sectional survey design was used. Participants were 152 athletes (male = 127, female = 25, mean age = 19.52 years, SD = 1.89) who belonged to their university athletic clubs. They answered a questionnaire comprising socio-demographic variables, the Athlete Mindfulness Questionnaire, Japanese short version of the Self-Compression Scale, and Burnout Scale for University Athletes. The results showed that female athletes scored lower on mindfulness, self-compassion, and one subscale of the Burnout Scale compared to male athletes. Furthermore, dispositional mindfulness was indirectly negatively associated with burnout through self-compassion. In a moderated mediation analysis, the mediating effect of self-compassion on the relationship between mindfulness and burnout was only observed in female athletes. Among male athletes, mindfulness showed a direct positive association with self-compassion and a negative association with burnout, and self-compassion was not directly associated with burnout. Thus, female athletes have low dispositional mindfulness and self-compassion, similar to the members of the general public. Moreover, the associations between mindfulness and self-compassion and burnout are different among male and female athletes.

Comparison Between Classic and Light Touch Massage on Psychological and Physical Functional Variables in Athletes: a Randomized Pilot Trial

Despite the general belief of the benefits and the widespread use of massage in sport field, there are limited empirical data on possible effectiveness of massage on psychological and physical functional variables. The main objective of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of classical and light touch massage on psychological and physical functional variables in athletes. Athletic club of Valencia. 20 amateur athletes were recruited from two athletic clubs. A single-blind, randomized, pilot-placebo trial. The subjects were randomly allocated to two different groups: a) Massage group (MG) (n=10); b) Control group (CG) (n=10). The intervention period lasted one month (one session per week). Assessment of the participants was performed at baseline and 24 hours following the completion of the intervention. Outcome measures included hip flexion, knee extension, and mood state. The results suggest that MG obtained better results on physical variables (p < .05). However, for both groups, trends suggest significant improvements in the overall mood state of the participants (p < .05). Our results suggest that classic massage could be an effective intervention to improve functional physical variables in athletes. However, trends suggest that a light touch intervention could provoke improvements in physiological measures.

EFEKTIFITAS PEMBELAJARAN DENGAN MEDIA UNTUK PERBAIKAN HASIL LOMPAT JAUH

The purpose of this research was to find out the extent of improvement in the jumps and the results of the jumps by using various forms of media at the High School Student Athletics Club 2 Range in 2020. This study was students who were still in class X who were sampled with a total of 35 students. action will be given in the form of learning using a variety of media to the results of improvement of the results of the jump. The method used in this research is classroom action research. The location of this research is in SMA Negeri 2 Kisaran Asahan Regency where the school has a very active Athletic club. This research was conducted in February 2020. To obtain data in this study, a test of learning outcomes was carried out at the end of each cycle in the form of the application of the basic jump assessment technique. With the implementation of this research study test results carried out for two weeks or two meetings. Data analysis was performed by data reduction and data exposure. The results of the study concluded: (1) from the test of learning outcomes obtained as many as 30 students with grades after being confirmed (69.04%) had reached the level of mastery learning while 5 students (30.96%) had not reached the level of mastery learning. From this study, it can be concluded that the use of media can be an improvement in the results of the long jump so that its effectiveness is very precise. This research is designed so that the teacher or trainer is able to be a solution to improve the results of the long jump for the students or athletes he trains.

Effectiveness of the Muscle Energy Technique versus Osteopathic Manipulation in the Treatment of Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction in Athletes.

Background: The study of injuries stemming from sacroiliac dysfunction in athletes has been discussed in many papers. However, the treatment of this issue through thrust and muscle-energy techniques has hardly been researched. The objective of our research is to compare the effectiveness of thrust technique to that of energy muscle techniques in the resolution of sacroiliac joint blockage or dysfunction in middle-distance running athletes. Methods: A quasi-experimental design with three measures in time (pre-intervention, intervention 1, final intervention after one month from the first intervention) was made. The sample consisted of 60 adult athletes from an Athletic club, who were dealing with sacroiliac joint dysfunction. The sample was randomly divided into three groups of 20 participants (43 men and 17 women). One intervention group was treated with the thrust technique, another intervention group was treated with the muscle–energy technique, and the control group received treatment by means of a simulated technique. A prior assessment of the range of motion was performed by means of a seated forward flexion test, a standing forward flexion test, and the Gillet test. After observing the dysfunction, the corresponding technique was performed on each intervention group. The control group underwent a simulated technique. A second intervention took place a month later, in order to ascertain possible increased effectiveness. Results: Statistically significant differences were found between the muscle energy technique (MET) and muscle energy groups compared with the placebo group in both interventions (p = 0.000), with a significant reduction in positive dysfunction (initially 20 in all groups, eight in MET group, and two in thrust group in the final intervention). Comparing the changes in time, only the thrust group obtained statistically significant differences (p = 0.000, with a reduction of positive dysfunction, starting at 20 positives, five positive in the initial intervention and two positive in the final intervention) and when comparing both techniques, it was observed that between the first intervention and the final intervention, the thrust technique was significantly higher than the MET technique (p = 0.032). Conclusions: The thrust manipulation technique is more effective in the treatment of sacroiliac dysfunction than the energy muscle technique, in both cases obtaining satisfactory results with far middle-distance running athletes. Finally, the thrust technique showed positive results in the first intervention and also in the long term, in contrast to the MET technique that only obtained changes after the first intervention.

The relationship between iron deficiency and bone mineral density in young female athletes

The iron deficiency that occurs in young female athletes can cause a decrease in bone density in three mechanisms, through the process of hydrolysis of procollagen formation, metabolism along with vitamin D and hypoxia. The aimed of this study is to analyze the relationship of iron deficiency with bone density in young female athletes. A crosssectional study design with 70 athletes aged 12-21 years conducted at the BPPLOP Central Java, Salatiga Athletics Club and Athletics and Swimming Club Semarang State University. Iron deficiency was determined by levels of ferritin serum, bone density measured by Bone Densitometer Quantitative Ultrasound, body fat percentage and muscle mass measured by Body Composition Analyzer. Bone-specific Physical Activity Questionnaire was used for physical activity data. Nutrition intakes such as protein, calcium, vitamin D, phosphorus, iron, potassium, magnesium, and sodium was collected by Semi Quantitative-Food Frequency Questionnaire. This study used bivariate analysis with Pearson and Rank-Spearman Correlation Tests and multivariate analysis with Multiple Linear Regression Test. A young female athlete who suffers from iron deficiency is approximately 14.3%. All subjects had normal bone density. Significant relationships were observed between iron deficiency based on serum ferritin (p = 0.044) and muscle mass (p = 0.002) with bone density on young female athletes. The muscle mass variable had the strongest influence on bone density (p = 0.002; adjusted R2 = 0.117). This study showed that iron deficiency and muscle mass are related to bone density, but the other factors that might have an impact on bone density must be considered.

Health Management for Quality of Life of Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Abstract Objectives The purpose of this study is to investigate the associations of health behaviors such as diet, sleep and physical activity with quality of life (QoL) for adults diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and other major chronic diseases. The study hypothesizes that healthier diet in addition to an increased level of physical activity is associated with improving overall quality of life for those with MS. Methods The study includes adults aged 40 and older who are registered members of the Michigan Athletic Club in East Lansing, MI, diagnosed with MS, Parkinson's Disease or Arthritis (n = 30). Data on demographic information, previous health history and health behaviors such as mental health, diet, sleep and physical activity are collected. Multivariate regression models are analyzed in order to describe how current health behaviors are associated with quality of life for those with chronic conditions. Results Study results show that physically active MS patients with proper amount and better quality of sleep are likely to have higher overall quality of life. Healthier diet in addition to an increased level of physical activity is also likely to improve overall quality of life for those with MS. Conclusions When the importance of diet, exercise and sleep on MS is understood by the medical community, MS patients can utilize this information to improve their QoL through their own habits. Therefore, this study could lead to better management of symptoms by healthcare professionals and patients, and an improved QoL for those diagnosed with MS. Funding Sources N/A.

The Difference between in a 5K race running on the Tartan Track and the Asphalt Road Track against the Injury Risk on the Men Athletic Club of Dragon and Pandawa Salatiga

The purpose of this study was to determine the difference between 5K long distance running on the Tartan track and the Asphalt Highway on the risk of injury to the Men’s Athlete Club of Dragon Athletics and Pandawa Salatiga. This study uses a descriptive qualitative research method using an ex post facto approach in which data taken on respondents based on events that have been experienced before. The number of samples was 14 Men’s Athlete of Pandawa Club and 10 Men’s Athlete of Dragon Salatiga Club. The total number of samples was 34 athletes and samples were taken using purposive sampling technique. Data collection techniques using Triangulation techniques, namely questionnaire or questionnaire, interviews and documentation. The validity of the questionnaire test or questionnaire was carried out and agreed upon by experts in the field of running injuries and linguists (Expert Judgment) and the hypothesis was tested using the Chi Square test with SPSS. Observation was carried out for four weeks by taking data through questionnaires and interviews by researchers to respondents or research samples namely athletes and trainers. The results of this study indicate that the asphalt highway running track has a higher risk of injury than running on the tartan track. Asphalt highway has a hard structure on the surface, when running footstool meets a hard surface so this will cause the risk of injury to the foot such as archilles tendinitis injuries where large tendon muscles behind the ankles that connect the calf muscles to the heel bones experience irritation or inflammation. Knowing the risk of injury that occurs in certain types of trajectories can help athletes and coaches in designing training programs and minimize injury.

PD36-04 THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN BICYCLE-RELATED GENITAL NUMBNESS AND FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION: RESULTS FROM A LARGE, MULTINATIONAL, CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

You have accessJournal of UrologySexual Function/Dysfunction: Female (PD36)1 Apr 2020PD36-04 THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN BICYCLE-RELATED GENITAL NUMBNESS AND FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION: RESULTS FROM A LARGE, MULTINATIONAL, CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY Hansen Lui*, Mohannad Awad, Micha Zheng, Nikan Namiri, Nnenaya A. Mmonu, Andrew Cohen, Michael L. Eisenberg, and Benjamin Breyer Hansen Lui*Hansen Lui* More articles by this author , Mohannad AwadMohannad Awad More articles by this author , Micha ZhengMicha Zheng More articles by this author , Nikan NamiriNikan Namiri More articles by this author , Nnenaya A. MmonuNnenaya A. Mmonu More articles by this author , Andrew CohenAndrew Cohen More articles by this author , Michael L. EisenbergMichael L. Eisenberg More articles by this author , and Benjamin BreyerBenjamin Breyer More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000000907.04AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail Abstract INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: The association of cycling with genital numbness has been well-documented in male cyclists. There is a paucity of data on cycling associated genital numbness and its long-term impacts on female sexual function. Our study aims to further characterize the risk factors for genital numbness in female cyclists and examine associations with female sexual dysfunction. METHODS: Participants were recruited through Facebook® advertisements and online outreach to athletic clubs. Surveys on cycling characteristics, genital numbness, and female sexual function using the Female Sexual Function Index were administered. Risk factors for genital numbness and the associations with female sexual dysfunction (FSD) were examined. Multivariate analyses assessing the association between genital numbness and FSD were adjusted for age, BMI, race, marital status, smoking, medical co-morbidities, and urinary symptoms. RESULTS: The study included 875 female cyclists of which 44% reported genital numbness with a greater prevalence reported in younger cyclists. Total lifetime miles cycled, average biking duration, frequency, distance, speed, and biking surface were not associated with genital numbness. Higher handlebar height was associated with less genital numbness. After stratifying for age, there were no differences between total FSFI score among participants who did or did not report numbness (Figure 1). Adjusted odds ratios demonstrated that cyclists with genital numbness had higher odds of FSD (OR=1.43, 95% CI=1.05-1.95). Female cyclists who reported perineal and vaginal numbness had higher odds of FSD (OR=2.72, 95% CI=1.05-7.02 and OR=1.55, 95% CI=1.13-2.13, respectively). Cyclists with longer duration of genital numbness had the highest odds of FSD (OR=6.58, 95% CI=2.27-19.07). CONCLUSIONS: Genital numbness is common in female cyclists and is associated with FSD. These associations are stronger for duration of genital numbness and location of numbness, such as the perineum and vagina. These findings suggest that genital numbness associated with cycling may have an impact on female sexual function. Additional prospective studies are necessary to uncover the temporal nature of these associations. Source of Funding: None © 2020 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 203Issue Supplement 4April 2020Page: e724-e724 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2020 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.MetricsAuthor Information Hansen Lui* More articles by this author Mohannad Awad More articles by this author Micha Zheng More articles by this author Nikan Namiri More articles by this author Nnenaya A. Mmonu More articles by this author Andrew Cohen More articles by this author Michael L. Eisenberg More articles by this author Benjamin Breyer More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...

The Adoption, Implementation, and Impact of Smoke-Free Policies among Gaelic Athletic Association Clubs in Ireland: A Qualitative Study.

The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) is a major stakeholder in promoting smoke-free policies in Ireland. Several GAA clubs have adopted smoke-free policies, and there is a growing interest among other GAA clubs to also become smoke-free. As such, the purpose of this study is to explore the process of how GAA clubs adopt, implement, and enforce smoke-free policies in order to discover best practices that other clubs could replicate. Representatives from 15 smoke-free clubs were interviewed regarding how their club became smoke-free. Interview data were analyzed, in which four major themes emerged: (1) process (planning a smoke-free policy, communicating the policy to the community, providing smoking cessation resources), (2) barriers (opinions and behaviors of club members who smoke, bars connected to club houses, policy exceptions, visitors and umpires who were unaware of the policy), (3) enforcement (community-based style of enforcement, non-confrontational approach, non-enforcement), and (4) impact (observation of policy compliance and decrease in cigarette litter). The study’s findings indicate a general ease of becoming smoke-free with minimal barriers. As such, the GAA should urge each club to become smoke-free and to use the effective methods used by current smoke-free clubs for communicating and enforcing smoke-free policies.

Football and nation. F. C. Barcelona and Athletic de Bilbao during the Franco dictatorship (1937–1977)

ABSTRACTThis article analyses the Franco dictatorship’s use of football to gain popular support. Specifically, the article focuses on the Francoists’ utilization of F. C. Barcelona and Athletic Club de Bilbao to foster a regionalized idea of Spain where Catalonia and the Basque Country played a central role. The article challenges the idea that Francoism sought the destruction of Catalan and Basque cultures and shows how regional identities were disciplined and manipulated to the dictatorship’s benefit. The piece also demonstrates the limits of the Franco regime when it came to promote its regionalized, far-right idea of Spain. The study of Francoist regionalisms via F. C. Barcelona and Athletic Club demonstrates the contingent nature of national identities and the instrumental and mutable character of football clubs.

Approaches and Challenges Towards Solution of Corporal Punishment in Athletic Club in Japan:

Approaches and Challenges Towards Solution of Corporal Punishment in Athletic Club in Japan:

What is business interruption insurance and how is it related to the Covid-19 pandemic?

After nonessential businesses shut down their operations to slow the spread of the Covid-19 virus in March 2020, many business owners looked to their property insurance policies for relief. Such policies often include business interruption (BI) insurance, which covers income losses if a business is forced to close. Given the shelter-in-place orders issued by state and local governments, BI coverage was assumed by many to apply. For example, Greg Wells, the chief executive of Atlantic Coast Athletic Clubs (ACAC), told the Washington Post: “That’s what you have this type of insurance for. If your business gets shut down, you can continue to employ people.”1

Youth Squad: Policing Children in the Twentieth Century by Tamara Gene Myers

Reviewed by: Youth Squad: Policing Children in the Twentieth Century by Tamara Gene Myers Peter C. Baldwin Youth Squad: Policing Children in the Twentieth Century. By Tamara Gene Myers. Montreal: McGill-Queens University Press, 2019. xiv + 258 pp. Paper $29.95, cloth $110. The presence of a police officer in the corridors is now a familiar part of the American high school experience. School policing was part of the growth of the American carceral state in the 1960s and 1970s and has further expanded amid the gun massacres since 1999. But the phenomenon has deeper roots, as Tamara Gene Myers demonstrates in Youth Squad; since the 1930s, public officials have worked to insert police authority into the everyday lives of children across North America. Myers traces the "youth turn" in policing to early twentieth-century concerns about delinquency. Friendly crime prevention efforts, police hoped, might rescue "predelinquent" children before they succumbed to the evil influences of urban social environments. Myers seems to suggest that "rising delinquency and crime rates" were empirical realities and were not simply artifacts of changing police practices (31). [End Page 477] Chapter 2 tells the story of the "Montreal Miracle," a supposed reduction in delinquency achieved by the Juvenile Morality Squad (JMS). The JMS cracked down on sexual immorality, particularly on boys having homosexual relations with men. The JMS sought stern sentences for adult men but lenience for their teenage lovers, who might still be saved from a life of "depravity." Initially composed of Oliva Pelletier and one other man, the squad grew to eighty men and women by the 1950s. Women patrolled parks, schoolyards, and other youth hangouts, chastising misbehavior and visiting the parents of miscreants. Under Pelletier's leadership, the squad enforced a curfew and formed a juvenile club. Myers writes that the squad succeeded in reducing arrests and keeping children out of the court system, taking over functions once performed by juvenile courts. Here and in other sections about Montreal, the argument rests on extensive research in archival and printed sources. A chapter on curfews identifies three periods of expansion: the late 1800s, the 1940s and 1950s, and the turn of the twenty-first century. Children's right to the city was progressively curtailed in an effort to domesticate childhood. The chapter on athletic clubs describes the leading role of New York, whose Police Athletic League was a model for Montreal's efforts. Whether joining clubs voluntarily or through police coercion, youths found their leisure activities removed from public space and placed under official surveillance. A chapter on traffic safety campaigns tells how children were enlisted to perform auxiliary police functions as safety patrol officers; these glorified crossing guards were part of a larger campaign to force children off the streets, a campaign that also included gory traffic safety films. An epilogue takes the story up to today, concluding with the police presence in schools. Though Montreal plays a starring role in this book, there are cameo appearances by cities in what Myers calls "English North America" (the United States and the Anglophone provinces). Myers shows that Vancouver police formed a boys' club in the 1930s, Calgary enlisted children in safety patrols, and Saskatoon developed a recreational program in the 1940s. South of the border, Myers emphasizes New York. For the rest of the United States, she leans heavily on the findings of previous scholars, including David Wolcott, Julia Grant, and Peter Norton. The disproportionate emphasis on Montreal raises doubts about whether this book should claim to be about North America as a whole. To what extent should "North America" even be considered a coherent unit for this analysis? Myers does note direct connections between developments in Canada and the United States. Pelletier, of Montreal's youth squad, cited the Chicago Area Project as a model. There were direct contacts between the Montreal and New [End Page 478] York juvenile athletic organizations, Canadian police studied at Northwestern University's Traffic Institute, and Chicago's school safety patrols inspired those in other cities. The implication is that North American cities participated in a shared culture of public policy toward juveniles, fortified by institutional connections. Yet Myers does not explore this implication in any depth...

TRÂNSITOS CULTURAIS: AS EXPERIÊNCIAS DOS PRIMEIROS CLUBES ATHLETICOS DO RIO DE JANEIRO (1873-1883)

No Rio de Janeiro do século XIX, na conformação do campo esportivo, em conjunto com brasileiros, houve a importante participação de estrangeiros, notadamente de oriundos do Reino Unido. Pari passu, os anglófonos criaram suas agremiações próprias. As pioneiras foram dedicadas ao críquete, modalidade muito relacionada ao ethos britânico. Na década de 1870, fundaram sociedades dedicadas a promover competições de “esportes atléticos” – provas de corridas, arremessos e saltos, primórdios do atletismo no Brasil. Importa perguntar: essas iniciativas influenciaram o desenvolvimento de hábitos esportivos dos fluminenses? Para responder tal questão, este estudo teve por objetivo discutir as experiências dos clubes atléticos criados na Corte entre os anos de 1873 e 1883, primeiro momento de estruturação da nova prática. Como fontes, foram utilizados periódicos publicados na cidade. Ao fim, percebe-se que se tratou de um processo de trânsito cultural, entendido como uma postura ativa de apropriação e ressignificação de bens e representações.

As estratégias de manutenção dos bens materiais e simbólicos no futebol carioca do início do século XX: Bangu Athletic Club e Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama

O objetivo do artigo ora apresentado é o de realizar uma investigação, a partir do arcabouço teórico elaborado por Carlos Hasenbalg, das estratégias de manutenção das desigualdades raciais e sociais no futebol carioca em seus primeiros anos. Para isto, consideraremos como marcos empíricos os casos do Bangu Athletic Club e do Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama, clubes de caráter popular, e as reações dos rivais consolidados da cidade, vinculados às elites socioeconômicas, para impedir a ascensão esportiva destes clubes. A cor e a posição social aparecem como critérios de distinção e obstáculos aos benefícios materiais e simbólicos. A tensão entre amadorismo e profissionalismo, com a ascensão do Vasco da Gama, provocaria consequências irreversíveis ao futebol da cidade.

REGRESSION ALGORITHMS IN ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOTOR CHARACTERISTICS ON 60-M SPRINT

The aim of the present study was to identify the relationship between morphological parameters and motor skills that are important for sprint performance in children aged 8 to 16 years divided into four age groups (U10, U12, U14, U16) in both genders. The sample consisted of two hundred eighty one participant who trained sprinting in various athletic clubs. A prediction set of twenty-five variables for assessing morphological characteristics and motor skills was applied, and the criterion variable was a sprint at 60m. Using multiple correlation, it has been established that a large number of morphological characteristics are statistically significant positive correlation with the sprint, especially the longitudinal variables, while the variables of skinfolds showed a low negative statistical significance in relation to the given criterion. In the field of motor skills, the highest number of positive statistically significant correlations were found in the tests of explosive power of the upper and lower extremities, agility test and horizontal and vertical jump tests. In order to determine which morphological features and motor skills should be applied in sprint running training, we tested related attributes using different algorithms for data mining (LR, M5, KNN, SVM, MLP, RBF). The results suggests that the predictors that we use can continue to be applied with high reliability in assessing sprint performance, but also in the monitoring of the training process in order to profile the better sprint achievements.

대학생 선수의 스포츠맨십과 학습태도의 관계와 선수경력에 따른 조절효과 검증

The purpose of this study was to examine moderated effects of college athletes between sportsmanship and learning attitude in college athletic club. The participants were collected nomadic sampling allocation. Sampling results out of a total of 360 college athletes, belong to the department of physical education in Gyeoggi Province and Seoul area. 341 athletes except insincere call 19 survey questionnaires were analyzed. The collected material was carried out by using Spss 18.0 and Amos 18.0. The questionnaires for the sportsmanship had been developed by Vallerand, Dexhaies, Cuerrier, Briere, & Pelletier(1996), Soung(2003), Kang(2013), and Park(2013) learning attitude had been developed by Kim(2016), Jang(2013).<BR> From the analyses of the data, the study reached the following conclusions. The research hypothesisⅠ was partially established, Ⅰ1, The best and commitment had a positive effect on the learning attitude. Ⅰ4. The justification of judgment had a positive effect on the attitudes of learning. Ⅰ6. The self-indulgence had a negative impact on learning attitude. The research hypothesis Ⅱwas partially established. The impact of the best and commitment on learning attitude has resulted in enhanced according to athletes career. and it has shown that the impact of a victory obsession on the learning attitude of a player has a relaxed effect according to athletes career.

The effectiveness of thigh lift exercises using rubber on the ability of acceleration on sprint runs

Many forms of exercise to improve the quality of leg muscles, both strength and power. One of them is the practice of detainees using rubber assistive devices. Based on these exposures, the author wants to try to apply the form of exercise that is applied to the children who participate in athletic clubs in school age, especially running numbers. the purpose of this study is to find out the effectiveness of thigh lift exercises using rubber with the ability to accelerate sprint running. In this study, the authors used experimental research methods. The population used was all children participating in the athletic club with a total of 40 people. The author uses population research, with the reason the writer wants to examine all children who are elements of the population. To get objective data, the author uses a measuring instrument in the form of a 30 meter acceleration test. Based on the results of research and statistical calculations on the data obtained in this study, the authors can conclude that: Thigh lifting exercises using rubber have a significant effect on the ability of sprint acceleration.

Team Captains’ Leadership Moderates Autonomous Motivation and Adjustment of Team Members to Athletic Clubs’ Activities

Team Captains’ Leadership Moderates Autonomous Motivation and Adjustment of Team Members to Athletic Clubs’ Activities

Thermography related to electromyography in runners with functional equinus condition after running

ObjectivesTo assess how skin temperature could be related with gastrocnemius muscle activation and thus detect association between the extensibility of the triceps-surae and the skin temperature pattern. DesignA Cross Sectional Study. Secondary level of care. SettingRecreational runners from an athletic club. Participants57 healthy male subjects with functional equinus condition were recruited (age 42.82 ± 6.97 years, height 173.68 ± 9.79 cm, weight 73.19 ± 8.13 kg, body mass index 20.41 ± 2.48). Main outcome measuresSkin temperature and electromyography of the gastrocnemius muscle before and after running exercise. ResultsSkin thermal assessment value for Gastrocnemius muscles were assessed in 57 participants before and after running. We found a significant increase of skin temperature after running deeply related with electromyography values (Confidence interval 95%). The temperature of Gastrocnemius was increased in runners after activity. ConclusionsThermal imaging is deeply related with muscle pattern activation for lower limb. Based on our findings, we propose that infrared thermography assessment of the gastrocnemius is adequate to check Gastrocnemius muscle activity condition in runners.