In the past few months, there have been several football players that have collapsed and died away from the field. So how much risk do these athletes have for sudden death. Dr. Stephen Crouse, an expert in athletic medical screen joins us in the podcast today to talk about what we know about athletic sudden death and the real risk to athletes.
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We've got a great conversation with Mr. Adam Davis who is the Strength and Conditioning Coach for Stewart-Haas Racing, the parent company of the race teams of Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman in NASCAR's Spring Cup Championship Series. We talk about strength training of pit crew athletes and injury issues for the pit crew athlete
Join us as Dr. Dave Wright from Texas A&M visits the podcast studio today. We have a great conversation about 'deliberate' practice and whether that helps performance or not. This is a hot topic right now in sports science and it's great that we've got Dr. Wright here to chat about it!
Our awareness of the prevalence of concussions in sports is increasing....Join us today as we chat with one of leading experts in rehabilitating athletes after concussion, Dr. Mickey Collins from the University of Pittsburgh.
Recently CNN.com published a list of the top ten exercise myths. But are those myths really myths? We asked four bright, rising stars in Exercise Science - Brad Lambert, Emily Schmitt, David Ferguson, and Justin Dobson - for their take on the 'myths'. It's a fun group, a fun conversation, and the first time we've had four guests on the podcast at the same time!
It's still hot outside - so we all need to be very aware of hydration state to prevent heat-related illnesses. Join us as we talk to Dr. Mindy Millard-Stafford, a well-published and nationally known expert on hydration during exercise.
Is the Military interested in human performance? In honor of Memorial Day weekend, we are privileged to chat with Brigidier General Joe Ramirez, highly decorated soldier and the Commandant of the Corp of Cadets here at Texas A&M.....
Join us for one of the most high energy senior athletes we've ever met. Doug Tremaine is in the studio - world-ranked triathlete and Director of the Brazos Valley Senior Games. It's fun!
This is a special (short) podcast to officially announce the line-up for the first Huffines Discussion. Join us on April 1 from 1-4 pm at Rudder Auditorium as these national leaders and thinkers in sports medicine talk about the big topics. Hit our Discussion page for more details, maps, etc! Given the conversational nature of these topics, all can attend - and there is no admission charge. Doors open at 12:30....See you there!
Today, we talk to Mike Fisher, Managing Director, NASCAR Research and Development Center who is tasked with helping to make the sport safer for the drivers, crews, and spectators.
With the thrill of stock car racing comes the danger inherent in driving in a tight pack at 180 mph. We'll talk about the tremendous strides made in racing safety over the last 10 years and the future safety issues in NASCAR.