A new study in the August issue of The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research looked at professional surfers to analyze the physical demands of the sport of surfing.
The study was led by Oliver Farley from New Zealand’s Auckland University of Technology. The goal of the study was to help competitive surfers fine-tune their strength and conditioning training.
The researchers studied 12 nationally-ranked surfers in New Zealand. The athletes were outfitted with GPS units and heart rate monitors and were filmed during a contest  … More
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RallyCross star Travis Pastrana knows about concussion risk, as he and his former NFL quarterback uncle have experienced the effects, but many action sports stars just consider it part of the game.
Action sports superstar Travis Pastrana tells a story about his uncle, Alan Pastrana, who suffered a major concussion near the end of his two-year tenure as a quarterback for the Denver Broncos in the late 1960s. He was 26 when his NFL career ended.
“He went from a very tough, tough guy to … More
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Six hours and 600 miles is a long time to spend in race car.
So what do NASCAR drivers do when the stomach starts grumbling in the middle of Coca-Cola 600, the longest race of the Sprint Cup year?
For Martin Truex Jr., grabbing a  … More
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