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Nutrition

17 Running on EmptyA new study has found that only one out of four athletes eat enough calories to fuel their workouts and competitions. Here’s an in-depth look at the problem and possible solutions.By Dr. Pamela Hinton

Leadership

25 Questions … and AnswersWant to know how veterans in athletic training tackle their jobs, their bosses, and their lives? Your questions, and their answers, are all here.By Dennis Read

Optimum Performance

33 Ready to Lift? In order for athletes to get the most out of their strength training, their muscles need to be prepared beforehand. One way to do that is through a new technique called movement prep.By Gray Cook & Aaron Taylor

Treating The Athlete

39 Point of No ReturnWhen an athlete suffers a career-ending injury, the rehab process takes on a different meaning. At Cal State Fullerton, a team approach guides athletes both physically and psychologically.By Laura Smith

Sport Specific 45 Before the Puck Drops

At Boston University, preseason training for ice hockey includes a mix of on-ice and off-ice work, with a focus on conditioning.By Michael Boyle

Q&A

6 Pat Lamboni, Salisbury University

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12 Steroid testing … New wrestling rules … Caffeine & carbs

Sideline

54 Sodium and Heat Cramps

58 Advertisers Directory

Product Pages

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Water is a good thirst quencher for those times when you only need to quench your thirst.The case for drinking Gatorade® during exercise.

There are plenty of good things to say about water. It’s easily available, often free, it quenches thirst

and it’s definitely better than nothing at all. There are even some occasions when water is good

enough – at meals, while studying, or during a light workout. But when your team is working hard and

sweating hard, a scientifically formulated sports drink like Gatorade beats water hands down.

Hydration from a sweat gland’s point of view:

Exercise increases an athlete’s core body temperature, thereby triggering

the production of sweat. Beyond this “sweat threshold,” as exercise intensity

increases, so does the rate of sweat production. Furthermore, the increased

rate of production limits the reabsorption of electrolytes.

So, when your team is working hard and sweating hard, they’re losing more sodium,

chloride and potassium. Water doesn’t replace these electrolytes, which is one reason

why a scientifically formulated sports drink like Gatorade beats water hands down.

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Salisbury UniversityPat Lamboni

How do you establish relationships like that

with your coaches?

Every one of our coaches has a strong ego and is very win-oriented—that’s why they’re so successful. But they’re well aware that our athletic training staff is the same way. We don’t open the athletic training room when it’s convenient for us, we open when it’s convenient for the athletes. If we didn’t do treatments at seven in the morning, we might not be able to treat those athletes until after practice, and the coaches ap-preciate that we work so hard. If they have any questions, they know they can come talk with us right away.

They are also very good about allowing our athletic training students to travel with their teams. For instance, with football, I usually take four or five students and a graduate assistant, and the coach always asks, “Do you think that’s enough?” That’s very unique, and it gives our athletic training students the feeling of being an important part of the team.

How do you keep your staff working together?

We have a staff meeting every Monday, when we sit down and plan our calendar for the next two weeks. One thing that’s great about Salisbury is that the academic program di-

In 2004-05, Salisbury University captured two NCAA Division III national championships, took second in two others, and posted its best finish in the NACDA Directors’ Cup ever. Reaching 11th place, Salisbury scored its fifth top 20 Directors’ Cup finish in the last six years. Some of the credit for that success goes to Head Athletic Trainer Pat Lamboni, MEd, ATC, and his staff. Lamboni arrived at Salisbury as a student in 1976, receiving a bachelor’s degree in 1978 and his master’s degree in 1980. After two years as Head Athletic Trainer at Catholic Univer-sity, he rejoined Salisbury as Head Athletic Trainer. In the 23 years since, Lamboni has expanded the athletic training room, helped guide the school’s transition to an accredited educational program, and overseen a sports medicine opera-tion that has grown to 12 staff members serving close to 500 student-athletes.

In June 2004, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association named Lamboni a Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer, and in May 2005, he was part of the Maryland Athletic Trainers’ Association Hall of Fame’s inaugural class. In this interview, Lamboni talks about building effective relationships with coaches, keeping up with the politics of the profession, and finding a balance between work and family.

T&C: Salisbury had a great year in 2004-05.

How does your staff play a part in the athletic

teams’ success?

Lamboni: The first part is the work ethic of our staff. We think that treating athletes three or four times a day is the best way to get them healthy. Yes, it takes some sacrifice, but we believe in working hard. We open the athletic training room at seven in the morning, and we close when the last athlete walks out of here, which is sometimes eight at night.

Second, we have tremendous support from our team phy-sicians, who are always available when we need them. That means we’re able to start working on injured athletes as soon as possible. Third, we have a great relationship with the coaching staff. We’re adamant about our treatment schedule, and if athletes aren’t there, the coaches back us up, telling them, “If you miss a treatment, you’re going to suffer the con-sequences, just as if you’d missed a practice.”

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rector and the coordinator of clinical education are at those meetings, and if we get into a jam on coverage, one of them will slide over to help us. Then on Friday mornings, we meet as a full staff with all the athletic training students. We go over the schedule again, talk about meetings and club activities, and discuss the issues that students need to be aware of, both in the department and in the profession.

What should athletic trainers do to keep up

with developments in the profession?

We have to be aware of what’s going on at the NATA and the NATA-BOC, and become actively involved in the politi-cal process. For example, the lawsuit with the CMS is going to affect athletic trainers for years to come. [The NATA has sought an injunction to prevent the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) from suspending reimbursement

for treatment by athletic trainers.] Athletic trainers can’t live with their heads in the sand, particularly those who work in colleges and universities and think their jobs are safe. When the new rules first came out, and the NATA put out a call for athletic trainers to respond, between 400 and 500 letters were sent from Salisbury staff, students, and parents. If every university in the country had done that, can you imagine how many letters there would have been?

The future of the profession hinges on this decision. If these rules go through, athletic training is going to become unset-tled. But if we can defeat this process and continue to duly accredit athletic trainers as legitimate allied health profes-sional caregivers, the future is very bright. We will be able

to move into all types of situations where we can work co-operatively with physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and hand therapists, enhancing those professions to take better care of their patients.

What did you learn by going through the

accreditation process?

I used to be one of those old internship guys who said, “Ac-creditation is going to be the worst thing that ever happened to athletic training.” Well, I hate to admit this, but I’ve come full circle. I’m firmly convinced that accreditation is tremen-dously important in today’s job market. Credentialing of ath-letic trainers, state licensing of athletic trainers, and gaining academic and professional recognition are of the utmost im-portance for the growth of the profession.

We had a very good internship program here at Salisbury, and since we’ve become accredited, our program has be-come even better, simply because we’re now recognized academically. Accreditation has opened a lot of doors for our students—plus, it’s given us a system of checks and balances for running the program, which is important. Accreditation has given us a better road map to produce athletic trainers.

But we can’t lose sight of athletic training as a service pro-fession. We are here to treat athletes and work cooperatively with the athletic staff for the betterment of the student-athlete, and I think that focus can sometimes be lost in the shuffle. The athlete should be the center point, the person we’re working for and helping get better.

What’s your most memorable rehab?

We had a defensive back who injured his long thoracic nerve,

“We have to be aware of what’s going on at the NATA and the NATA-BOC, and become actively involved in the political process ... Athletic trainers can’t live with their heads in the sand, particularly those who work in colleges and universities and think their jobs are safe.”■ Pat Lamboni

Head Athletic TrainerSalisbury University

BA, Salisbury, 1978MS, Salisbury, 1980

First job: Head Athletic Trainer, Catholic University

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your opinion.” We went over every possible scenario, and he decided not to play.

I don’t remember if we won the game or not—it doesn’t matter. What matters is that after he graduated, he came and said, “I wanted to play in that game in the worst way. But we made the right decision.” I can live on that memory for the rest of my life.

What are your goals for the program

at Salisbury?

I would love to have a full-fledged sports medicine clinic on campus that would enhance the educational process for our athletic training students and expand our services to the en-tire campus community. One of these days we’ll get it, which will improve our athletic training program, because 65 per-cent of today’s students are not getting jobs in a traditional athletic training room.

I want to keep reaching out to our athletic training alumni. We have a newsletter that goes out twice a year to inform them of what’s going on here and encourage them to sup-port our program. We now have a scholarship endowment, called the Hunter Smith Endowment, named after the found-er of athletic training here at Salisbury, which we’ll start giv-ing away next spring. Our goal was to raise $40,000, and by now, we’ve raised more than $60,000. So we’re really excited about that.

It’s important to keep our alumni actively involved in the

which controls the mobility of the scapula. We had an ortho-pedic consult, went through all the necessary testing, saw a neurosurgeon, put a plan together, designed a rehab pro-tocol, came up with a special brace, and got him back for a playoff game—all in about three weeks.

But the rehabs that are even more memorable are the ones where I’ve had to tell an athlete that he or she can’t play any-more. The hardest thing to do is to sit there and say, “I’m sorry.

We’ve done everything we can for you.” We had a starting quarterback who’d had a series of minor

concussions. Then, two weeks before a big game against our state rival, he had another fairly significant one. When we sat down, he looked me in the eye and said, “Pat, what would you do if you were me? I really respect you and I want

“I want to keep reaching out to our athletic training alumni. We have a

newsletter that goes out twice a year to inform them of what’s going on here

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growth of the program. Over the past 23 years, we’ve had be-tween 175 and 200 graduates, and at our latest reunion, we had about 110 people attend. Alumni support is very strong, and the newsletter helps keep it that way.

What are the advantages of staying in one

place for 23 years?

My family is grounded, they’re happy, and they’re able to develop long-term friendships. That’s a real advantage. I’ve been offered other jobs, but when it came down to it, I didn’t think I could do any better than I’m doing right here. I’ve got a cooperative administration. I’ve got tremendous coaches to work with. Who else could say they went to nine playoff games last year? Who else could say they won two nation-al championships? That’s pretty successful, and success keeps us working hard to become even better.

In everything I do, I am focused on trying to make our kids the best they can be, and make sure I’m a good father and husband, which is very important. In this profession, the hard-est thing to do is get all those pieces to fit together. When I was inducted into the Maryland Hall of Fame, all those thoughts came to me about how lucky I am to be at an institu-tion like Salisbury University and to have a family that’s sup-portive of what I do.

What can athletic trainers do to balance work

and family?

Include your family in what you’re doing and give them the op-portunity to be as involved as they want. Make them feel like they’re a part of what you’re trying to accomplish.

I have three daughters, who are 16, 15, and 11 years old. They all play sports, and I try to help coach their teams. Even though I have a busy schedule, I make time to be there for them. When they have field days, I supply the ice and water—that way, even if it’s not a lot, at least I’m helping. I’ve taken my daughters everywhere: to athletic training rooms, national championship games, locker rooms, down on the field with the football team.

It’s tough to find a balance, because I’ve got 500 kids to take care of at school, too. But if you take a team approach with your family, it works out a lot better.

In all my years here, I’ve never been questioned about tak-ing time to do something with my family. I may have a graduate assistant cover an afternoon practice so I can watch one of my girls play a game. The GAs are certified athletic trainers, and I have to trust that they know what they’re doing.

When I was inducted into the Hall of Fame, I was flabber-gasted, particularly by being in the inaugural class. I hope my athletes remember me, and I hope people in the profession remember me, because I try to do the best I can. But I can’t let my daughters forget me. They have to know how much my wife and I love them, because that’s why we decided to have a family. And I don’t want them to think I wasn’t there for them. ■

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States Act On Steroids

While much attention has been paid to Congressional hearings on steroid use among professional athletes, state legislatures are also getting into the act. Several states entertained steroid control proposals during the first half of 2005, most of them di-rected at high school athletes and state athletic associations.

Virginia was one of four states to pass legislation intended to discourage steroid use by high school athletes and enacted the toughest penalty of any state law. Students found to have used steroids will lose their athletic eligibility for two years. In addition, administrative or teaching licenses will be revoked from teachers, coaches, or administrators who sell or distrib-ute steroids or who fail to notify their principal or superinten-dent about known steroid use among students.

New laws in Texas and Illinois will require schools to educate students about the dangers of steroid abuse, with the Texas law leaving the door open for future testing. Other states considered bills that would have mandated testing athletes, but none of those became law. In New Mexico, Governor Bill Richardson plans to ask lawmakers to enact random test-ing next year and has pledged $330,000 toward a testing program.

Most states have avoided colleges and universities in their proposed bills largely because of the NCAA drug-testing pro-gram. Athletes who fail an NCAA drug test lose one year of eli-gibility for the first offense and two years for a second offense.

■ The Dallas Morning News Web site features an ongoing look at steroid use among high school athletes, includ-ing a series of stories that revealed use at local high schools and prompted the new legislation. Links to the series and other stories can found at: www.dallasnews.com/sports/highschools.

Migraines May Signal Concussion Damage

Most athletic trainers recognize acute headache pain, nausea, and hypersensitivity to light or sound as the hallmarks of mi-graine headaches. Now, researchers at the University of Pitts-burgh say that these symptoms can also indicate increased neurocognitive impairment following a concussion.

As part of the University of Pittsburgh Sports Medicine Con-cussion Program, researchers divided 261 high school and college athletes who had suffered a concussion into three groups: those who showed symptoms of post-traumatic mig-raine (PTM) headache, those who had headaches, and those who had no headaches. Neurocognitive testing (including ver-bal and visual memory, visual motor speed, and reaction time tests) showed that the migraine group performed significantly

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“The findings of our study strongly support the need for clinicians to exercise increased vigilance in making decisions about managing a concussed athlete with PTM and extreme caution as to when that athlete should be allowed to return to play,” said the study’s lead author, Jason Mihalik, CAT(C), ATC, a doctoral student now working in the Sports Medicine Research Laboratory at the University of North Carolina.

According to the study’s authors, “Given the significant-ly greater neurocognitive impairments observed in the PTM group in our study, any athlete with a concussion accompanied by characteristics of PTM should be examined in a setting that includes symptom status and neurocognitive testing to address their recovery more fully. Clearly, sports-related con-cussion is related to increased cognitive impairments, regard-less of the presence of headache. It is critical that any athlete sustaining a concussion be followed up to not only assess lin-gering symptoms, but also to evaluate cognitive impairments. Symptoms may resolve before their neurocognitive deficits do.”

The study, titled “Post-Traumatic Migraine Characteristics In Athletes Following Sports-Related Concussion” was pub-lished in the April 2005 issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery and is the latest in a series of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center studies on concussions in athletes. A 2003 UPMC study showed that headache is likely associated with incom-plete brain recovery following a concussion and indicated the need to keep athletes out of action until headache and other symptoms have cleared.

■ For previous T&C articles on concussions, go to our Web site and type “concussion” in the search window: www.athleticsearch.com.

Weighty Wrestling Rules

After years of dialogue, a nationwide minimum weight require-ment for all high school wrestlers will soon become a reality. In an effort to make the sport safer, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Wrestling Rules Committee is requiring every state to implement a weight-management program by the start of the 2006-07 season.

Under the new rules, wrestlers will be assigned a safe mini-mum weight based on a body fat percentage of no less than seven percent for males and 12 percent for females. Safe minimum weights will be valid only when an athlete is mea-sured while fully hydrated (having a specific gravity measure-ment above 1.025 at the time of their assessment). A wrestler will not be allowed to lose more than 1.5 percent of his or her weight per week and cannot fall below his or her safe minimum weight at any point during the season. In addition, wrestlers will

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be allowed to gain only two pounds during a multi-day meet, no matter how many days the competition lasts.

Athletic trainers in states that have already implemented simi-lar rules have found themselves on the front line of efforts to keep wrestlers safe. Only trained assessors—typically school athletic trainers and area medical professionals—will be allowed to conduct the initial measurements that estab-lish safe minimum weights. The Florida High School Ath-letic Association initially trained 65 medical professionals as “master assessors,” who then trained over 130 additional people as assessors throughout the state. In New Jersey, seminars were held to train area athletic trainers and medi-cal doctors.

■ More information on the NFHS weight-management program can be found in the “Sport & Rules Informa-tion” section of the NFHS Web site: www.nfhs.org.

Caffeine & Carbs

Caffeine is a familiar pick-me-up for many athletic trainers, but it may also help their athletes, according to a study conducted at the University of Birmingham in England. Researchers at the school found that putting caffeine into sports drinks raised the absorption rate of carbohydrates in athletes by 26 per-cent, which can provide extra energy for those competing in endurance sports, such as cycling and distance running.

“You are kind of sparing your small body carbohydrate stores,” Asker Jeukendrup, PhD, told the Associated Press. Jeukendrup is Director of the school’s Human Performance Laboratory and an author of the study. “You can get more energy from your drink, [and that] means you are using less energy from your body stores.”

As part of the study, cyclists rode in three two-hour exer-cise sessions at 55 percent of their maximum output while consuming one of three different drinks—glucose, glucose with caffeine (five milligrams per kilogram of bodyweight), and plain water. Blood and expired air samples taken every 15 minutes showed that the cyclists consuming the caffeine drink absorbed carbohydrates faster than the others.

The researchers plan further studies to determine the level of caffeine intake required to increase carbohydrate absorp-tion and measure the actual performance increase that drinks with caffeine may produce. The NCAA bans caffeine only in large doses (greater than 15 micrograms/milliliter in urine). The World Anti-Doping Agency removed caffeine from its banned list in 2004. ■

■ The study, titled “Caffeine Increases ExogenousCarbohydrate Oxidation During Exercise,” has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Applied Phys-

iology and is available through the journal’s Web site at: jap.physiology.org.

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IImagine the starting point guard on your men’s basketball team sprint-ing down the court for a lay-up. Extremely fit, with a chiseled phy-sique and a strong, healthy heart,

he looks like the picture of health. How would it change your perception if you knew that he routinely eats fewer cal-ories than he needs, depriving himself of both carbohydrate and protein, and that his daily intake of fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol is off the charts?

Now picture a group of female ath-letes from your school’s soccer team in line at the cafeteria. On their trays: a small portion of lean chicken, a giant tossed salad with low-fat dressing, and fruit for dessert. These athletes are as healthy as they look, right? What if you knew that two out of three of them will leave the cafeteria hungry after con-sciously restricting their food intake because they want to lose weight, that they’ll then go on to push their energy-deprived bodies to the max in practices, workouts, and competitions—and that they do this day after day?

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A new study has found that only one out of four athletes eat enough calories to fuel their workouts and competitions. Here’s an in-depth look at the problem and possible solutions.

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We recently put the eating behaviors of a sample group of NCAA Division I athletes under the microscope, and our study revealed some troubling trends. While the reasons why vary between genders and across sports, we found out that the vast majority of athletes do not eat enough calories to fuel their perfor-mance. Only 15 percent of the athletes we studied consumed adequate carbo-hydrate, and only 26 percent consumed adequate protein. Nearly two-thirds of the female student-athletes reported wanting to lose weight, which is almost always at odds with fueling for athlet-ic performance. Many male athletes, while falling short on overall calories, were consuming more than the recom-mended amount of fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol.

That’s the bad news. The good news is that by simply getting athletes to commit to adequately fueling their bodies, you could see your teams quick-ly improve. Imagine how such a simple

solution, which our research indicates might benefit as many as three out of four of your athletes, could prevent in-juries, improve performance, and en-hance well-being.

Below, I’ll give a rundown of the re-sults of our study, and follow with some analysis as to why athletes are eating the way they are. I’ll also discuss how athletic trainers and strength coaches can educate athletes, sport coaches, and administrators to help solve the under-eating epidemic.

OUR FINDINGSWe collected data on the nutritional in-takes and eating habits of 345 male and female student-athletes at a Division I university. Participation was anony-mous and voluntary. To determine how the athletes’ daily food intakes stacked up against the recommendations for their gender and activity level, we asked each participant to complete a Food Fre-quency Questionnaire. Using comput-er software based on the USDA’s food

composition tables, we then determined each athlete’s average daily nutritional intake, and broke this data down by sport and gender.

We also asked participants to complete the Questionnaire for Eating Disorder Diagnosis to assess how disordered eating behaviors affect nutritional in-take. This questionnaire addressed is-sues such as the athlete’s fear of gaining weight and their frequency of binge eating or purging behaviors. Based on their answers, athletes were placed into one of three categories: asymptomatic, restrictive disordered eating, or binge eating.

Athletes also answered a set of addi-tional questions regarding their socio-demographic characteristics and dietary behaviors. In this section, we asked them to report their current weight, their desired weight, and whether they used supplements or restricted their in-take of carbohydrate, fat, or fluid to change their weight.

When we analyzed our data, we dis-covered that a large majority of athletes in our sample were eating fewer calo-ries than they needed to fuel their exer-cise. Using a formula based on energy intake per kilogram of body weight, we found 70 percent of female athletes were falling short of their energy needs. Male athletes’ energy intake per kilo-gram of body weight was equally inad-equate, with 73 percent consuming too few calories.

In the process of short-changing them-selves on calories, both male and female athletes were also falling short on car-bohydrate and protein intakes. The rec-ommended intake of carbohydrate for athletes is six to 10 grams per kilogram of body weight. Eighty-one percent of the female athletes and 90 percent of the male athletes in our study failed to meet the recommendations for car-bohydrate intake. As for daily protein needs—1.2 to 1.7 grams per kilogram of body weight—only 32 percent of fe-males and 19 percent of males were get-

ting an adequate supply. For many athletes, the desire to lose

weight and/or change their body com-position seemed to motivate the under-eating. Sixty-two percent of the female athletes in our study reported wanting to decrease their body weight by at least five pounds. For these athletes, insuf-ficient fueling seems to be a direct re-sult of the desire to be thinner—athletes who wanted to lose weight were more likely to report that they purposely re-stricted their fat or carbohydrate intake. The desire to lose weight was experi-enced regardless of which sport they played, and the women in our study re-ported that society—not peers, coaches, or parents—made them feel overweight.

The desire to change body composi-tion influences many male student-ath-letes’ eating behaviors as well, but the picture is somewhat more complicated. While 23 percent of male athletes re-ported wanting to lose five pounds, the majority of football, basketball, and baseball players said they wanted to gain weight. With football players, even though many desired to gain weight, the majority consumed significantly less carbohydrate, protein, and fat than male athletes in other sports when we took into account the football players’ larger body size. Basketball players con-sumed the lowest amount of all macro-nutrients per kilogram of body weight. These lower relative intakes were due to the combination of greater body weight and lower absolute energy intake com-pared to male athletes in most other sports.

While they were under-eating in terms of calories, the diets of many male athletes in our study exceeded the USDA Dietary Guidelines for fat, satu-rated fat, cholesterol, and sodium. Lack of time to seek out proper nutrition seemed to be driving this trend, as many male athletes reported eating meals and snacks away from home. For these ath-letes, fat is displacing carbohydrate as an energy source, contributing to their inadequate carbohydrate intake.

Nearly one in four males and one in five females reported some type of subclinical disordered eating pattern. Among males, 7.2 percent reported re-strictive eating (frequently dieting or fast-ing to lose weight), and 16.5 percent said they had episodes of binge eating. Among females, 11.1 percent reported restrictive eating and 7.4 percent report-ed binge eating.

Eighty-one percent of the female athletes and 90 percent of the male athletes in our study failed to meet the recommendations for carbohydrate intake.

As for daily protein needs … only 32 percent of females and 19 percent of males were getting an adequate supply.

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THE CONSEQUENCESWith three out of four athletes consuming less fuel than they need, what happens to their health and performance? In short, they’re more frequently ill or injured, they can’t train to their potential or recover between workouts, and they feel psychologically run-down or even depressed. And because an under-fed brain has trouble concentrating, aca-demic performance can suffer as well.

Dietary energy fuels the biological processes that allow the body to adapt to the stress of training and to recover between training sessions. Protein synthesis and the production of red blood cells are training adaptations that require energy, and repletion of muscle and liver glycogen also requires energy.

Low carbohydrate intake in particular is known to hurt athletic performance. If glycogen stores are low, the ability to perform high intensity activities over time will be limit-ed. The inability to train at high intensity will severely lim-it an athlete’s capacity to improve their lactate threshold, speed, and maximal strength. Without adequate carbohy-drate, athletes are more susceptible to the immunosuppres-sive effects of exhaustive exercise and more likely to get sick. And because the brain and central nervous system de-pend on glucose for energy, low carbohydrate availability can cause decreased mental function and even depression.

When athletes don’t get enough protein, the lack of ami-no acids limits the synthesis of new protein. Protein synthe-sis and muscle hypertrophy will be limited if protein intake is low, even if total energy is sufficient.

Also, with chronic low energy intake the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis is suppressed. The resulting hypothy-roidism causes the following physical signs and symptoms: bradychardia, postural hypotension, delayed reflexes, and acrocyanosis. Obsessive thoughts about food are another common result when an athlete is not eating enough, leav-ing the athlete unable to concentrate on school or sport.

A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITYCan our findings be generalized to other populations of college athletes? I believe the answer is yes. I think it’s safe to say that our major findings—that many male and female athletes are under-fueling for their activity levels, that the majority of female student-athletes desire to lose weight, and that many male athletes are over-eating on fat and skimping on carbohydrate and protein—probably apply to athletes on most college campuses.

However, our results suggest that huge improvements can be made to the health and well-being of many athletes, and quite possibly to an entire athletic department’s per-formance, with one simple step. Athletes need to be taught that it’s essential to adequately fuel their bodies.

The first step can be to address under-eating directly with athletes, and preseason meetings are a great time to bring it up. Make sure to focus on the message: “There is one ex-tremely simple step you can take to improve your perfor-mance, and that is to make sure you are eating enough.”

Using the analogy of the athlete’s body as a race car and food as fuel is a good place to start. Then follow with a brief education session on the importance of carbohydrate and protein in relation to training and performance. If you can, relate actual cases of one or two athletes whose sea-sons or careers were negatively impacted by inadequate en-ergy. You want to leave athletes thinking, “I don’t want

A DAY IN THE LIFEA DAY IN THE LIFEThe following are sample eating days of two of the 345 NCAA Division I athletes we studied. Their eating habits illustrate many of the trends our research uncovered.

Female Volleyball Athlete Weight: 140 lbs. (64 kg)

Breakfast: 1 cup Fiber One cereal 1 cup skim milk 1 cup orange juiceLunch: 1 large multigrain bagel 2 Tbsp. lowfat cream cheese 6 oz nonfat coffee-flavored yogurtDinner: 3 cups mixed greens 2 Tbsp. fat-free dressing 2 small breadsticks 1 cup skim milkSnack: 1 cup lowfat Wheat ThinsNutrient Intake Recommended IntakeEnergy (kcal) 1,320 2,500 Carbohydrate (g) 243 380-640Protein (g) 57 90Fat (g) 27 30-80Saturated fat (g) 8 <33Fiber (g) 40 25

Male Football Athlete, Running Back Weight: 250 lbs. (114 kg)

Unlike 73 percent of the male athletes in our sample, this particu-lar football player was getting adequate calories. But since much of his food intake consisted of fast food, he was also consuming nearly twice as much fat and three times as much sodium as recommended, and he was falling short on several micronutrients. Breakfast: 20 oz. bottle Gatorade 6 mini doughnuts, chocolate frostedLunch: 1 Big Mac 1 large order french fries 32 oz. Coke 1 large chocolate shakeDinner: 1 12-inch supreme pizza, thin crust 6 breadsticks with cheese sauce 32 oz. CokeNutrient Intake Recommended IntakeEnergy (kcal) 6,235 5,000Carbohydrate (g) 824 684-1140Protein (g) 161 180Fat (g) 260 55-165Saturated fat (g) 80 <33Fiber (g) 24 25Cholesterol (mg) 320 <300Sodium (mg) 8,000 2,500-3,000Potassium (mg) 2,800 4,700Magnesium (mg) 300 400Vitamin A (mcg) 320 900Vitamin C (mg) 18.5 90


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SELF-ASSESSMENTSELF-ASSESSMENT

One way to get athletes to improve their energy intake is by asking them to study their own behavior. Have athletes select three days—two weekdays and one weekend day—when they will be following their typical diet. Ask them to keep a written food diary for those three days. They should record

what they eat, how much they eat, and how the food is prepared. Beverages can significantly affect energy and nutrient intake, so athletes should remember to record what they drink as well. In addition, athletes should log their training and/or competition information—the duration, intensity, and time of day they perform their workouts.

Once the diary is complete, have athletes visit the USDA’s Web site (see address at bottom of this box), which is equipped with assessment tools to determine the quantities of calories, carbohydrate, fat, protein, vitamins, and minerals they consumed. Next, have athletes divide their weight in pounds by 2.2 to obtain their weight in kilograms. Finally, have them calculate their specific needs based on body weight according to the following formulas, and compare their actual intake to the results:

• Carbohydrate: 6-10 g/kg of body weight. • Protein: 1.2-1.7 g/kg of body weight, depending on sport. Another way athletes can start to assess the adequacy of their nutrient intake is simply by paying atten-

tion to how they feel physically and psychologically. If an athlete experiences fatigue that doesn’t resolve with rest, can’t finish workouts, or has a drop-off in performance, lack of dietary energy may be to blame. If an athlete is hungry all the time or is obsessing about food, he or she is probably not eating enough. Mood changes such as depression, irritability, anxiety, and marked emotional ups and downs can also signal inadequate food intake. If these symptoms are present, advise the athlete to keep a food diary and conduct the self-assessment outlined above to pinpoint areas where he or she is under-eating. Web resource: http://mypyramidtracker.gov

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that to happen to me.”Working with sport coaches is also

extremely important, since they have perhaps the strongest influence on ath-letes’ attitudes about nutrition. If the coach doesn’t send the message that adequate fuel intake is important, or if he or she pushes a weight loss message, athletes are not likely to listen to anyone else who encourages them to fuel up.

Solving the problem also means educating administrators on how un-der-fueling could be sabotaging your department’s success. Discuss specific solutions with them, including mak-ing a plan to survey athletes to assess whether (and to what extent) the prob-

lem exists at your school, and suggest putting money into the budget for a nu-tritionist to work with athletes.

Some under-eating athletes will likely require individual intervention tailored to treat the cause of the problem. If an athlete is restricting calories because of a strongly held belief that performance will improve if they lose weight, or if they under-eat because they are afraid

of gaining weight, it’s important to take a cautious approach. You’ll probably get further by encouraging him or her to view increasing food intake as an ex-periment, rather than a permanent change. Try telling the athlete, “Let’s increase your energy intake for a cou-

ple of weeks and see how your body re-sponds. You might be surprised to find that you don’t gain weight. You might even feel better during practices and see your performance improve.” If the athlete agrees to the experiment, sup-port him or her by monitoring changes in heart rate, blood pressure, reflexes, mood, and energy to provide evidence that the experiment is working.

Athletes who under-eat because they have trouble fitting healthy meals into their schedules need a different ap-proach. These athletes will benefit most from practical suggestions on how they can increase their energy intake in ways that take very little time and effort. For example, packing a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a piece of fruit to eat between classes takes minimal time and preparation. Other athletes would ben-efit from education on making health-ful selections from fast food menus and vending machines. A sports nutritionist can be a valuable resource for this type of information.

RESTRICTIVE EATERSAnother risk associated with chronic

Try telling the athlete, “Let’s increase your energy intake for a couple of weeks and see how your

body responds.” Then support him or her by monitoring changes in heart rate, blood pressure,

reflexes, mood, and energy to provide evidence that the experiment is working.

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low energy intake is that it may progress into a clinical eating disorder. Research has shown that individuals who are di-agnosed with a clinical eating disorder universally have a history of chronic di-eting and food intake restriction.

The progression from dieting to eating disorder is influenced by many factors. For some individuals, the precipitating factor is a negative life event like a death in the family or the termination of a long-term relationship. For others, the triggering event is a negative comment about body weight or shape—often from a well-meaning coach, friend, or parent who suggests that the athlete would be more successful if they lost weight.

It is not always easy to differentiate between an athlete who is a chronic dieter and one who has an eating disor-der, as eating-disordered athletes tend to carefully hide their problematic be-haviors. The hallmark warning sign is when an athlete is unable to correct their disordered eating behaviors even when they are clearly hindering athletic performance. In other words, when the eating disorder becomes more impor-tant than the athlete’s sport, the prob-lem is serious. Other warning signs are isolation from teammates and friends,

gastrointestinal complaints, absence from team meals, and frequent trips to the bathroom following meals.

If an athletic trainer or coach sus-pects an athlete is struggling with an eating disorder, he or she should ex-press concern for the athlete’s current and long-term physical and emotion-al health. Because athletes may resent feeling they are only valued for their athletic performance, it’s best not to fo-

cus only on how their under-eating may compromise performance.

An athlete with an eating disorder needs the evaluation and assistance of a qualified therapist, and the athletic trainer’s efforts should focus on sup-porting him or her in accessing that help. Reassure the athlete that their problem will be treated confidentially

and that they will not lose their athletic scholarship if they ask for help. Provide contact information for those on cam-pus who can assist them.

LOUD & CLEARAthletes are bombarded with nutrition advice from many sources, some sound and some disastrous. Messages about how they should look and how much better they would perform if they

changed their bodies are clearly finding them as well.

At a time when so many voices are battling for athletes’ attention, it’s im-perative that the sports medicine profes-sionals they encounter provide a simple message: If you want your body to per-form well and feel good, treat it right by not holding back the fuel it needs. ■

Another risk associated with chronic low energy intake is that it may progress into a clinical eating disorder. Research has shown that individuals who are diagnosed with a clinical eating disorder universally have a history of chronic dieting and food intake restriction.

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? Questions… and Answers

Want to know how veterans in athletic training tackle their jobs, their bosses, and their lives? Your questions, and their answers, are all here.

BY DENNIS READ

CCoaches sometimes say the best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores. That’s because there are certain lessons that only experience can teach. Fortunately for ath-letic trainers, that experience doesn’t always have to be their own.

During this year’s NATA Annual Convention in Indianapolis, we asked athletic trainers what advice they would like to get from those who have been in the profession longer than they have. We passed these questions on to respected veteran athletic trainers, including NATA board members and Hall of Famers. Their answers are presented below.

How do you avoid burning out?Marjorie Albohm: It’s important to pace your work and always make time for yourself and family. Sometimes you actually may need to block out time in your schedule for you. The hours of athletic training are extremely de-manding. You have to carefully plan your schedule and talk with your su-pervisor about release time before it becomes a critical issue.

Mike Sahm: You have to budget your time well and learn to say “no.” If someone asks you to work late or do something extra, and you don’t have time to do it, you have to tell them “no,” even though that may be hard to do.

Jenny Moshack: One of the most important things is to have balance in your life—you cannot survive on athletic training alone. You need to get out of the work environment and find some different activities—go see a play, visit a museum, go hiking, anything that takes you completely away from athletic training. Sometimes the best time to do this is while you’re traveling with a team. There’s a lot of wasted time on the road that can be used to take care of yourself.

Another thing that helps is to learn as much about counseling as you can. Not only will this help your student-athletes and staff, but it will allow you to do some self exploration. Athletic training is a high-burnout profession, and if you’re not taking care of yourself mentally and emotionally, you can’t effectively take care of others.

Tara Lepp: Learn to recognize the symptoms of burnout so that you can do something about it before it consumes you. Some typical symptoms are: depersonalization, which is a lack of concern for the people you work with; emotional exhaustion; and lack of personal accomplishment. In other cases, it may be your job becoming your life instead of being part of your life.

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OUR SAGESOUR SAGESThe following athletic trainers served as our panel of veterans.Marjorie Albohm, MS, LAT, ATC, is Director of Business Development and Orthopaedic Research at OrthoIndy and The Indiana Orthopaedic Hospital in Indianapolis. A 1999 inductee into the NATA Hall of Fame, Albohm is a past Vice-President of the NATA.Maria Hutsick, MS, LAT, ATC, CSCS, is Head Athletic Trainer at Boston University. Hutsick has been involved in athletic training since 1976 and has served on the NCAA Competitive Safeguards Committee.Joe Iezzi, MS, ATC, NASM-PES, is Head Athletic Trainer at Downington (Pa.) High School West. Iezzi is a past member of the NATA Board of Directors.Tara Lepp, ATC/R, is an Associate Professor, Head Athletic Trainer, and Athletic Training Program Director at Linfield College. She made a presentation titled “Strategies to Avoid Burn Out and Enjoy Work” at the 2005 NATA Meeting in Indianapolis.Justin Miller, LAT, ATC, CSCS, is Athletic Trainer for St. Vincent Sports Medicine and serves as Head Athletic Trainer at Lawrence Central High School in Indianapolis.Jenny Moshack, MS, LAT, ATC, CSCS, is Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Medicine for the University of Tennessee women’s athletic department. Moshack is entering her 15th year at Tennessee where she works directly with the six-time national champion women’s basketball program.Andy Paulin, ATC, is Athletic Trainer at Mt. San Antonio College. He is also an Athletic Trainer for USA Track and Field and the District 8 Representative to the NATA Board of Directors. Bill Prentice, PhD, PT, ATC, is Professor and Coordinator of the Sports Medicine program at the University of North Carolina. A member of the NATA Hall of Fame, Prentice serves as athletic trainer for the 18-time NCAA champion Tar Heels women’s soccer team in addition to his duties as an educator.Mike Sahm, ATC, is Head Athletic Trainer at Roncalli High School in Indianapolis. Sahm works closely with the Roncalli football team, which has won three straight state titles.Scott Sailor, EdD, ATC, is Assistant Professor in the Athletic Training Education Program at California State University, Fresno. Sailor is the NATA District 8 Secretary.James Thornton, MS, ATC, NASM-PES, is Head Athletic Trainer at Clarion University. Thornton has been at Clarion since 1990 and recently became the District 2 Representative on the NATA Board of Directors. Rod Walters, DA, ATC, is Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine at the University of South Carolina. A 2005 inductee into the NATA Hall of Fame, Walters has overseen the athletic training depart-ment at South Carolina for 16 years after serving as Head Athletic Trainer at Appalachian State University for 11 years.Dan Wathen, MS, ATC, CSCS, NSCA-CPT, is Head Athletic Trainer at Youngstown State University. Wathen has been at Youngstown since 1976 and was President of the National Strength and Conditioning Association from 1998-2000.

And then take steps to address the problems. You might have to change some of your behavior or meet with your administration to talk about changing your hours. You should also make sure you have a life outside of athletic train-ing and take time to exercise and relax so you can maintain your health.

Joe Iezzi: You have to prioritize fam-ily and work—in that order. Otherwise, you will become consumed by the pro-fession. When I was working at the col-legiate level, I tried to keep a healthy balance by being with my children at times when other fathers couldn’t. For example, I would spend some time with them before I went to work.

You can also look for a job that fits your situation. For example, I went from college to high school and now I have Sundays off and don’t travel as far as I used to. I have no overnight trips or-weeks away from my family.

James Thornton: One of the most im-portant ways to help prevent burnout is to educate administrators about what athletic trainers do. They need to know that the athletic training room is open at 7 a.m. for rehabs and we’re there until 10 at night. The bottom line is we have to educate our administration so they can have realistic expectations of what can and cannot get done.

How can you learn to interact with higher-ups in administration?Rod Walters: You should always be pro-fessional, as this carries so much weight. Regardless of how busy you are or what the situation is, be poised and commu-nicate well. In addition, always main-tain ethics, as this is what guides us and keeps us doing the right things.

Jenny Moshack: One of the challenges in our profession is that no one teach-es you how to be a supervisor. Instead, an administrator recognizes that you’re very good at your job, you’re promoted, and suddenly you’re a supervisor and a manager. My advice is to take advantage of human resources courses that are of-fered within your institution, whether they’re on time management, efficien-cy, leadership, or supervision skills. A lot of these courses also explain the in-ner workings of the university and help you speak the language of your admin-istrators. Once you start speaking about budgets, hiring and firing, management of people, and performance reviews in their language, you’ll be operating on the same level as those administrators.

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James Thornton: The main thing is to act like a medical professional, be-cause that’s what you are. When you act professionally, it is much easier to approach and interact with administra-tors. To do this, you also have to truly think of yourself as an administrator. Once you’re comfortable with being an administrator, approaching other ad-ministrators will be much easier.

Maria Hutsick: Find someone who is willing to mentor you, which can be your Head Athletic Trainer, an athletic train-er at another school, or even a coach or athletic administrator. Call them when you have a question and discuss it with them. People are very willing to offer ad-vice or share their experiences. I looked up to the older athletic trainers in my conference and always called them when I had questions. I also got involved with the NATA on a national level and then with CATS. The people I met mentored me and taught me how to operate in a political realm.

How do I know what products to buy and where to buy them?Jenny Moshack: So much of purchas-

ing depends on university rules, but the biggest thing you can do is establish re-lationships with vendors. Those folks can often lead you in the right direc-tion and really work with you, whether that means giving you a deal or taking shipping charges off your orders. Once you find vendors who are good to you, you’re golden.

Keeping up with all the products out there can be difficult, but if you pay at-tention and talk to people you might see something different at another institu-tion that works better. It might be some-thing as simple as good ice bags that never leak. Your colleagues can serve as your product testers and let you know

what works and what doesn’t.James Thornton: A lot of it is dictat-

ed by budget, as well as bidding pro-cesses that athletic trainers have no control over. If athletic trainers want a specific brand of product and have to send it out to bid, then they must spec out that product and make sure that it cannot be replaced or substituted with

something else. I make a lot of the decisions about

who I ask to bid based on whether or not they are involved in the development of my profession. The NATA is there to promote the profession of athletic train-ers, so I support companies that sup-port the NATA.

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Apart from working at a college athletic department, what other career options should athletic trainers consider?Bill Prentice: Right now there’s so much diversity in job opportunities for athlet-ic trainers. There are many opportuni-ties in high schools, which can be better places for athletic trainers in terms of pay and the number of hours that they’re required to work. Many athletic trainers are also working in sports medicine clin-ics, in the military, and in private medi-cal offices as physician extenders.

There are also a lot of possibilities in education, because the number of ac-credited programs is growing and there’s a need for faculty members. Most insti-tutions are looking for people who have

a terminal degree, either an EdD or a PhD, but right now there’s not enough of those individuals. So many institu-tions are hiring individuals who have a masters degree to function as a program director and encouraging them to seek their terminal degree in the future.

Marjorie Albohm: I’ve been in a clinical setting, specifically a physi-cian-owned orthopaedic practice, for 23 years. Although there will always be things that I miss by not being in an ac-ademic environment, I have learned so much about the business of health care and have grown so much personally and professionally. As a senior admin-istrator, I am in a key decision-making position that allows me to develop clin-ical models for athletic trainers that can be shared nationwide.

Joe Iezzi: When I came out of school, there was basically the collegiate lev-el and maybe the pros. Now there are so many other options, such as high schools, physician extenders, sports medicine clinics, and different sports such as rodeo and auto racing. Or you could be an entrepreneur and start your own business.

If people aren’t sure what they would like to do, they can observe different op-

portunities or go to grad school and see if one setting fits them as far as interest and commitment and family. Some peo-ple say they couldn’t work in a clinic 9-to-5 because they have to be out on the field with a team. Others don’t want to be on the field and working nights and want to be in a clinic working one-on-one with patients. Explore what options work for you.

Justin Miller: Don’t be too picky when you’re looking for a job and think you have to work in one particu-lar setting. Go out and get the job that seems most interesting. Then you can get some experience and have a better idea of exactly what settings you like. And if you have an interest in working at the high school level, get your teach-

ing license. It will make getting a job that much easier.

How do you learn to manage your time?Bill Prentice: Today’s athletic train-ers need to think of themselves as time managers. It’s critical to establish prior-ities based on doing the job you’re hired to do. The key is to figure out, “This is something I really need to take care of, and that is something I can let slide a little bit.”

Marjorie Albohm: Organizational skills are critical to time management. That means organizing your work place and your schedule. You also must try to manage and minimize interruptions. That’s difficult for athletic trainers, but we really don’t have to be everything to all people, all the time.

Jenny Moshack: I think the biggest thing is setting up a system. We’re always going to have things that interfere with our time, like emergencies and practices that get rescheduled. But you still need to plan as much as possible. There are athletic trainers out there who are more than willing to share information about their written policies and procedures, or talk about how they do things. See what

fits within your system and then tailor that plan to work for you.

It’s also important to use time as pro-ductively as possible. I take my laptop to practice so I can get some work done while the team is watching film or be-fore they start practice. This way I’m being productive, instead of sitting there waiting for them to come out of the locker room.

Andy Paulin: I was once told, you can’t “manage time,” it marches on whether you are ready or not. I have found you must start your day with a few quiet minutes to prioritize your day, and rate your tasks A, B, or C. Then you’ll have a much clearer picture of your day and your ability to manage your tasks, not time.

Maria Hutsick: I learned to delegate my duties and work on eliminating those tasks that really don’t belong in a healthcare setting. I listened to The Sev-en Habits of Highly Effective People, which gave me a framework in dealing with people and setting my own goals. I also follow the One Minute Manager, which helps me manage staff, students, and coaches.

When it comes to rehab and strength training, are there simple exercises that are just as effective as those requiring elaborate machines?James Thornton: Weight machines of-ten isolate individual muscles and have an athlete work out in the sagittal plane only. We use multi-planar exercises such as single-leg squats or lifting and chop-ping movements in the front, sagittal, and transverse planes. These are drills that require nothing more than dumb-bells, and they are specific to the way athletes move every day.

I do not recommend using machines for isolated strength movements be-cause increases in strength don’t always result in increases in performance. An offensive lineman who improves his bench press by 30 percent can still fail when he’s standing on two feet and try-ing to push back a defender. I’m going to train a lineman standing up using ta-bles or pulleys so he can activate oth-er musculature in his body in different planes of movement and increase his performance and not just his strength.

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formance Enhancement Specialist certification. I think it’s the single most effective course for showing how to take advantage of exercises that do not require a lot of equipment.

Bill Prentice: We are really getting away from using elaborate machines. We have found that when you’re performing athletically you have to be able to adjust and adapt to a variety of different forces and stresses coming at you from all dif-ferent angles, and you have to be able to balance yourself while doing that. If you’re working on a weight machine, the design constraints limit what kind of forces you have to exert and it doesn’t simulate a real-life situation.

For example, one of the things that everyone is doing right now is core sta-bilization. Instead of putting athletes on a machine for a resistance exercise, we

have them working on a ball in multiple planes using a variety of different types of resistance simultaneously. They have to balance and maintain some postural stability while they’re doing those ex-ercises.

What direction would you like to see the profession of athletic training go in? Rod Walters: I am so proud to be an athletic trainer. I want to see this pro-fession continue making a positive im-pact in the healthcare arena. Athletic trainers are key components of the en-tire healthcare team—and I only want to see this continue to improve.

Andy Paulin: I strongly support the path we are taking in creating jobs and placing certified athletic trainers in en-vironments where they have never been before. I also support the more formal educational process that is in place. What I would like to see is a little more of what the quality internship programs used to do—really expose students to the good and bad of all of the clini-cal rotation sites and show them more about what is not in the textbook.

Dan Wathen: I like the direction that

our profession is going. I see more ev-idence-based decision making now, which is refreshing and less frustrating to those of us who always think about why we do things the way we do.

Maria Hutsick: I would like to see the next generation of athletic train-ers continue to build the profession into a strong and well-respected voca-tion. This means we must continue to play an important role in the health and welfare of the athlete. We also need to keep educating administrators that our profession helps keep them out of the courts and is a vital part of an athletic department. As this happens, they will start to pay us more money and allow us to work more humane work sched-ules. However, we have to continue to demand respect and maintain a high level of professionalism, which includes

not taking jobs that pay less than an unskilled laborer would make.

Scott Sailor: I want athletic trainers to continue to gain recognition for the out-standing contribution we make to the health care of society. I also want to see athletic training salaries fall in line with the high level of training we possess. I believe this is occurring and will contin-ue to get better as the profession contin-ues to grow.

How should functional screening be used in return-to-play decisions?Dan Wathen: Functional testing and screening is just one element of the re-turn-to-play decision-making process. But it is a critical element, as no matter how well an athlete is doing clinically, they must be able to perform function-al activities that are germane to their sport prior to being cleared.

Scott Sailor: I believe the athletic trainer is the individual best suited to evaluate athletes regarding return-to-play decisions. We will constantly con-sult with the individual’s physician but no other professional is as well-versed in the demands of activity as we are—

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especially athletic activities. Other re-habilitation professionals often lack the biomechanical background and ki-nesiological preparation of the athletic trainer.

Jenny Moshack: First, make sure you establish functional screening criteria with your physicians. Will they leave the decisions up to you or do they need to be involved? Do they want some iso-kinetic testing to back anything up? The biggest things are getting as sport-specific as possible and not letting ath-letes go full-bore in practice too early. Get them into controlled practice situ-ations first and go slow. For example, have them do every other drill instead of every drill. Then keep an eye on them, and if it looks like they’re in pain, pull them.

How do you continue to make the job exciting? How do you have fun?Dan Wathen: For me, it’s always a chal-lenge to keep abreast of new findings in the field and then to educate those I work with and for about those findings. Our profession, like others, is a journey to seek truth. That’s exciting to me. I

also try to bring a sense of humor to most situations, which allows me have fun and bring joy to others.

Maria Hutsick: I learned that if you have a good staff and a good adminis-tration, then the job is what you make it. Who you work for can be more im-portant than how much money you make. The number one thing I say to a

younger athletic trainers develop. To keep it fun, I try to stay current, chal-lenge myself, and look for new ways to stay in step with the profession.

Scott Sailor: I have fun by trying to learn new things every day. I constantly look for ways to get better at my job. One of the great things about athletic training is that it’s so practical. It’s great

“I learned that if you have a good staff and a good administration, then the job is what you make it. Who you work for can be more important than how much money you make.”

– Maria Hutsick

young person is to pick a place to work where the head athletic trainer is inter-ested in developing their assistants and will fight for them.

If those things are in place, athletic training is an exciting and very reward-ing profession. I enjoy working with the athletes and my staff and watching

to find out something new and then use it to help someone else.

Mike Sahm: You always have to be ready to learn in this profession, be-cause there’s always something new. Either you’re moving ahead or falling behind, and it’s more fun to be moving ahead. ■

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In order for athletes to get the most out of their strength training, In order for athletes to get the most out of their strength training, their muscles need to be prepared beforehand. One way to do their muscles need to be prepared beforehand. One way to do that is through a new technique called movement prep.that is through a new technique called movement prep.

Ready Ready to Lift?to Lift?

BY GRAY COOK & AARON TAYLOR

H How do your athletes warm up before hitting the weightroom? For years, coaches asked that they perform static

stretches—bending and stretching while sitting and standing. Other coaches have used a general warmup, with the idea of simply getting the muscles moving.

But neither approach is truly in your athletes’ best interests. Getting ath-letes ready for intense activity is not just about stretching, nor is it just about warming up the body. For your athletes to get the most out of their weightroom workout, they need to use a more inte-grated approach.

In response, we have developed a group of movements that we call move-ment preparation (or movement prep) to ready the body for intense activity. In our work with athletes, movement prep

has replaced the terms “warmup” and “stretching,” not by deleting them but by embracing them and pulling them into an integrated system.

EMBRACING INTEGRATIONTo start, let’s look at the limitations of performing just a general warmup be-fore working out. A general warmup may get the cardiovascular system pre-pared for exercise, but it does not take joints to their extreme range of motion. It also does not check functional mo-bility or challenge functional stability. Nor does it indicate whether a joint or muscle is stiff, if a lingering injury is flaring up, or if the athlete seems off-

balance for whatever reason that day.And what’s wrong with static stretch-

ing to get ready for weightlifting? Stretching may increase muscle length, but it does not ready the neurologi-cal system for intense activity. Isolated stretching works on one simple move-ment pattern, but lifting a weight in-volves complicated movement patterns.

Pre-activity warmup and stretching are still necessary, but they must be wo-ven into neuromuscular activities that prepare the body on a much higher level for functional activity. The main idea of movement prep is to let go of isola-tion and embrace integration.

As an example, think about how yoga

Gray Cook, MSPT, OCS, CSCS, is Clinic Director and Aaron Taylor, MS, LAT, ATC, is

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works. In yoga, the athlete does not sim-ply stretch one muscle group at a time. One muscle group in a particular yoga posture or movement may feel a slightly greater stretch than other muscles, but that is not the focus. The focus is the posture or the pattern of movement.

So what goes into a movement prep exercise? Simply put, there are three areas covered in every exercise: stabi-lized static stretch, dynamic movement with stabilization, and balance drills to address left-right symmetry. The sta-bilized stretch helps increase muscle length and basic posture and pattern proficiency, the dynamic movement

functionally prepares the body for com-plicated movements, and the balance drills ready the athlete for using both sides of the body as well as red flag any posture problems. In all, movement prep will enhance the mobility and sta-bility needed to execute movements with greater control, strength, power, and balance.

In the remainder of this article, we provide specific movement prep exer-cises to be accomplished with specific lifts: the lunge, squat, and deadlift. For all three, the goal is to provide a pre-paratory exercise that engages the core and readies the athlete for the specific movement pattern of the lift.

BEFORE LUNGINGMany workout programs incorporate the lunge, which strengthens the mus-cles of the core, hips, and legs. It is a simple exercise, but a very dynamic one. The abdominal muscles and hip flexors must be warmed up and work-ing together to get the most out of this exercise. Here are two movement preps we use to get ready for the lunge:

Hip Flexor Stretch with Chop Mo-tion: This is a stabilized static stretch, which engages the core, stabilizes the pelvis, and lengthens the hip flexors. When doing a lunge, the hip flexors will often try to assist or compensate

where the abdominals should be work-ing. Movement prep for this motion ensures that hip extension and core sta-bilization work together. It enhances core stabilization while improving the hips’ ability to extend. This movement prep also provides an excellent way to compare left and right function and target the weaker side prior to exercise. (See Figure One, above.)

Instructions: The hip flexor move be-gins with one knee down and the other foot in front in a half-kneeling position. You hold a stick in front of you, in line with the down knee and an arm’s length away. Your base should be narrow, with legs no more than six inches apart. While

holding the stick with both hands, push down in a chopping motion at an angle away from the front foot. This will en-gage the core and stabilize the pelvis. Rock forward while continuing to hold and put pressure on the stick. Hold the stretch for 10 to 15 seconds, then return to an upright position.

Verbal cues: • Maintain a tall spine.• Look forward throughout the entire

movement.• Maintain a narrow base.• Exert pressure on the stick before

and throughout the stretch. Static Stretch with MedBall Chop:

This prep exercise is a dynamic move-ment with stabilization. It will improve static and dynamic balance reactions for lunge-related activities. The quick move-ment of the medicine ball chop pass stimulates stabilization reactions with-in the core. Requiring the half-kneeling position to be maintained provides the stretch, and the movement provides an excellent way to compare left and right function and target the weaker side pri-or to exercise. (See Figure Two, above.)

Instructions: Get into the same nar-row half-kneeling position as the first movement. Using a medium to light medicine ball, throw a bounce pass to a partner. This movement should follow a chop pattern, starting from a point above one shoulder and finishing by the opposite hip. Make 10 to 12 passes to a partner and have the partner return the passes in the same direction. Catch the medicine ball at the top of the arc and immediately pass the ball back. Try and pick a spot on the floor for the medi-

Figure One: Hip Flexor Stretch with Chop Motion Figure Two: Static Stretch with MedBall Chop

Simply put, there are three areas covered in every exercise: stabilized static stretch, dynamic movement with stabilization, and

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cine ball to hit so that the bounce is the same each time. Speed up the delivery every two to three passes and try to in-crease the height of the bounce.

Verbal cues: • Maintain a steady and consistent

position throughout the movement with-out any collapse in the pelvis.

• Keep the front knee in a straight, up position without letting it collapse.

• Maintain an erect spine and move the arms in a diagonal pattern.

SOLID SQUATSTo effectively perform a squat, an ath-lete’s hips need to be ready for deep range of motion, and the knees, ankles, and feet also require a warmup. In addi-tion, the core must be prepared to bal-ance and support weight. To warm up for this lift, we have our athletes com-plete two very different prep exercises:

Acro Roll Out: This is a dynamic movement with stabilization, which promotes bilateral hip extension in the presence of an actively stabilized core. Having an athlete roll out on Acro wheels stimulates balance and core re-actions to stabilize the pelvis while the

hips go through the range of motion re-quired of squatting movements. (See Fig-ure Three, at right.)

Instructions: Start in a quadruped posi-tion with knees shoul-der-width apart. Toes should be point-ing down and hands a little wider than shoulder width. Hips should start over the heels with hips and knees in a flexed po-sition. Slowly roll for-ward with the Acro wheels while main-taining hand- and arm-width positions and lower your hips to neutral or 0 de-grees. Keep toes pointing straight down. Return to start position.

Verbal Cues: • Maintain a tall and erect spine

without any lag at the hips or core.• Keep shoulders and scapula move-

ment within position.

• As movement improves, let arms increase flexion while taking the hips to neutral position.

Squat with Tubing: This is another dynamic movement with stabilization. The tubing assists in two ways with movement prep for the squat. First, the anterior weight shift supports the tech-

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stick in both hands behind you or slight-ly off to one side. You will raise the op-posite leg. Place one hand (still holding the stick) behind the neck with the palm facing the body. Position the other at the lumbar area with the palm facing away. In one motion, balance on one leg and flex forward (without rotating) while raising the straight leg and keeping the toes pointed up. For the down leg, the knee should be slightly bent. Four points of contact should be maintained: the back of the head, between the scap-ulae, the hips, and the calf. Then return to the upright position.

Verbal Cues: • Maintain a straight line from head

to toe on the up leg. Only go as far as you can while maintaining a straight line.

• Concentrate on sustaining the points of contact.

• Keep the knee of the down leg slightly bent.

Tubing Deadlift: This exercise is an-other balance drill to address right/left symmetry. Here, we are mimicking a single-leg deadlift with little weight, us-ing elastic resistance instead of a dumb-bell. By adding the tubing resistance to the deadlift, balance and stability mis-takes are quickly detected prior to ex-ercise. The tubing also creates greater rotational force, which enhances sta-bilization and targets the core for sin-gle-leg stance activities. As with the previous exercise, it also provides an excellent way to compare left and right function and target the weaker side pri-or to exercise. This same move can also be done with a dumbbell. (See Figure Six, above right.)

nique by stimulating plantar flexion and hip and knee extension. Second, the adduction creates a need for en-hanced glute medius activity. (See Fig-ure Four, above.)

Instructions: Place the points of at-tachment of the tubing (Lifeline FMT) at knee-height and spread the handles about the size of a door-width apart from each other. Then give the band a twist so that the tubing crosses in front of you. Step inside and face the point of attachment. Position the foam han-dles at the outside of your knees. Point your toes straight ahead with your feet shoulder-width apart. Start your squat.

While pushing your knees down, keep feet flat, and cross your arms over your chest. As you descend, keep your heels down and go as deep as you can com-fortably go. Then return to the standing position.

Verbal Cues: • Keep the line of your spine paral-

lel to the line of the lower leg (tibia) and keep your knees over the outer half of your feet.

• Do not let your heels rise off the ground.

• If unable to go completely down, use a heel lift and slowly decrease the

size of the lift over time, working to-ward doing a squat with the heels flat.

• To increase difficulty, keep moving back to create more resistance.

LIVELY DEADLIFTSWe often ask our athletes to perform single-leg, single-arm dumbbell dead-lifts, which require intense balance and spine stabilization. Our movement prep activities for these deadlifts involve ath-letes balancing on one leg while length-ening the hip muscles. We also use the movement prep activities to look closely at left vs. right side strength discrepan-cies. Here are the two exercises we use:

Bend with Stick: A balance drill to address right/left symmetry, in this ex-ercise, the athlete bends over on one foot while holding a stick across his or her spine. The stick creates feedback for spine stabilization while the single-leg stance requires intense balance reac-tions by the hip internal and external rotators as well as the adductors and abductors. This is also an excellent way to compare left and right function and target the weaker side prior to exercise. (See Figure Five, above.)

Instructions: Start in a standing up-right position while holding a dowel or

Figure Five: Bend with StickFigure Four: Squat with Tubing

In this exercise, the stick creates feedback for spine stabilization while the single-leg

stance requires intense balance reactions by the hip internal and external rotators

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focus on the neuromuscular system and the correction of movement patterns. They do not just isolate specific muscle groups. Instead, they integrate stretch-ing, movement patterns, balance, and core work into quick and easy exercise patterns that any athlete can benefit from. ■

fore strength work begins. They can be performed either as a single set of prepa-ration prior to activ-ity or as a superset between activities. Either way, they will reinforce and im-prove technique for the lifts.

Movement prep ex-ercises also give the coach and athletic trainer an opportunity to observe movement problems, limitations, and restrictions pri-or to intense exercise or heavy loading. In many cases, move-ment prep can temporarily become the workout until a movement pattern is corrected or improved, at which time more functional movement or greater load can be added.

These movements are effective be-cause they are an extension of corrective rehabilitation exercises that specifically

Figure Six: Tubing Deadlift

Instructions: Place the tubing (Life-line FMT) at a low attachment point. Loop the tubing around the shoulder that is above the down leg. Place the same-side hand on the lower back to help maintain a nice arch while do-ing the single-leg deadlift. Standing upright, grab the handle of the tubing with the opposite hand. This will cre-ate a rotational force, so it is important to maintain good posture throughout the movement. Keep shoulders paral-lel to hips by not letting the shoulders rotate out. Rotate forward in the same fashion as in the single-leg forward bend by keeping the body in a straight line from head to toe with the down knee slightly bent.

Verbal Cues: • Keep the body as tall as possible

throughout the movement. • Descend only as far as this posture

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TREATING THE ATHLETE

FFor some athletes, it happens in an instant—one misstep, one quick twist, one bad break. For others, it’s the end of a long, hard road—

multiple injuries, a series of surgeries, months spent working and waiting. Either way the final diagnosis is hard to take: “Career-ending injury.”

Injuries that take away an athlete’s ability to play his or her sport are sta-tistically rare. But sooner or later, most athletic trainers encounter one, and it turns the rehab process on its head. The usual driving force behind an athlete’s rehab—returning them to the sport they love—doesn’t exist. Returning the athlete to functionality and a good quality of life becomes the goal, and the

focus shifts to helping him or her cope, not only with the injury, but also with the grief of a huge loss, a life change, and a reorganization of identity, goals, and dreams.

Perhaps more than in any other situ-ation, helping an athlete navigate a ca-reer-ending injury means treating the whole individual. At California State University-Fullerton, that challenge is taken on by a seasoned team. Julie Max, MEd, ATC, Head Athletic Trainer, con-tributes 20 years of experience and a holistic approach to physical and psy-chological treatment. Ken Ravizza, PhD, Professor of Sports Psychology and a mental skills training consultant, lends his deep knowledge of athletes’ inner ex-periences. And Amanda Rice, ATC, a

graduate assistant in Sports Psychology, draws on perspectives from both fields. From making the determination that an injury is “career ending,” through the process of physical and psychological rehab, we’ll take a close look at how these three experts collaborate to help athletes who won’t be coming back.

MAKING THE CALLWhether an athlete has a sudden, severe injury or a series of injuries that resist treatment, recommending the end of a competitive career is a step that Max takes with extreme caution. It’s also a

BY LAURA SMITH

When an athlete suffers a career-ending injury, the rehab process takes on a

different meaning. At Cal State Fullerton, a team approach guides athletes both

physically and psychologically.

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decision she never makes alone. “Before we label an injury career-

ending, we make sure we’re very, very certain,” Max says. “‘Career-ending’ means that even if the athlete leaves this institution, they can no longer compete in their sport. It’s over. This is a very big decision to make, and we believe the only safe way to make it is with a team approach.”

In addition to Max, the Cal State Ful-lerton decision-making team involves the student-athlete, the attending physician, the coach, and often the student-ath-lete’s parents. As the head athletic train-er, Max is usually the group’s leader.

“I spearhead the decision-making process because I’m the one who sees the athlete on a daily basis, and I’m closest to the situation,” she says. “Coordinat-ing collaborative efforts is part of my daily job description, so I know how to do it effectively. And the athletic train-ing office is a natural nucleus where in-formation can be centralized because

I’m in touch with our team physician and coaches daily.”

As the hub of the decision-making team, Max attends doctor’s appoint-ments with the athlete or calls the doc-tor afterward so information doesn’t get misinterpreted or lost. She also makes sure that multiple medical profession-als—team doctor, orthopedic surgeon, neurologist, and general practitioner—are able to share information easily. She facilitates conversations between the athlete and the coach, explains to the athlete in lay terms what is going on with their body, takes calls from par-ents, and makes sure everybody’s ques-tions get answered.

Rice says it’s especially important to involve the coach in the decision to end an athlete’s career. “A coach who isn’t fully aware of what is happening medi-cally can negatively influence the ath-lete,” she says. “For some athletes, the opinion of the coach can be intimidat-ing. It’s imperative that the coach com-

pletely understands the athlete’s injury and that he or she is not pushing the athlete in an inappropriate direction.”

The challenges behind the decision can vary depending on whether an ath-lete’s career ends suddenly with a single injury or gradually with multiple events or an unsuccessful rehab. “I have an ex-ample of each scenario on my desk right now,” Max says. “We have a female tennis player who sustained damage to three disc levels in her back at once. It was immediately obvious to us that her competitive tennis career was over.

“Then we have a wrestler whose ca-reer has ended in a very different way,” Max continues. “He underwent three different shoulder surgeries and has been attempting to rehab over a series of months. When he injured himself the last time, it became clear that it was not appropriate for him to continue to wrestle.”

For Max, the decision to recommend the wrestler end his career was easier to

make. “There was a lot of data adding up over a long period of time, all point-ing to the fact that this was the right decision, and that makes it easier for the athlete to accept,” she says. “With a sudden injury, it’s harder for the athlete to believe that one event has ended their career. They want to believe they’ll be the one case that actually comes back. These are harder to deal with in the de-cision phase, and fortunately, they’re much more rare. The key is to rely even more heavily on the team approach and take extreme caution.”

In either case, the attending physi-cian ultimately has the final say on end-ing an athlete’s career. However, at Cal State Fullerton, more often than not, it’s the athlete who decides it’s time to stop. That’s an important step, accord-ing to Rice.

“All their lives, athletes have been in control of their athletic success,” she says. “They’ve fixed problems by train-ing harder, eating better, practicing

more, or working hard at rehab. With a career-ending injury, they’re faced with a situation where none of those things is going to help, and they suddenly feel very out of control. We give them as much power as we can in the decision-making process to help ease that feeling.

“Of course, we don’t hesitate to offer our opinion when we believe returning to play is not the best thing,” she adds. “But we’re patient, and whenever pos-sible, we allow the athlete to reach the decision on their own.”

PSYCHOLOGICAL CHALLENGESOnce the decision has been made that a Cal State Fullerton athlete’s career is over, Max relies on a collaboration be-tween her staff and Ravizza to help an athlete deal with both the physical and emotional trauma. However Ravizza stresses that, although he is the sports psychologist, Max is really the one who takes the lead in helping the athlete heal psychologically as well as physically.

“Julie’s role on the mental side is cru-cial because athletes know her and trust her, and she is the one who sees them day in and day out,” he says. “When I see her working with these athletes, the empathy she shows is amazing and that is what’s needed the most.”

Max is careful to watch for times when an athlete needs more psycho-logical expertise than she can offer. “I understand my boundaries, and when I see that an athlete is struggling, be-coming depressed, or in any way needs more help than I can offer, I go straight to our experts, Ken and Amanda.”

Every athlete who endures a career-ending injury has a unique experience and reaction, but there are several com-mon threads that most face in deal-ing with the psychological aftermath. These are the issues that Ravizza, Rice, and Max see arising most often, along with some solutions that have worked for them.

Grief and loss. “We see the same stag-es of grief among most athletes: disbelief, denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance,” says Ravizza. “We used to believe that the stages occurred in that order, but we’ve found that ath-letes actually bounce around. One day they’re angry, one day they’re in denial, the next day they seem to have accepted it, and the day after that, they’re angry again. But these distinct emotions are all there at some point.”

“When I first came to this profession

“Much of an athlete’s identity comes from their physicality: ‘I am a strong person. I am a fit person.’

We work within the specifics of their injury to find an exercise routine they can do. They need to sweat and put in the effort they are used to, and doing that will

connect them back to their body’s competence.”



and heard about the stages, I was skepti-cal, but they really happen,” Max agrees. “As athletic trainers, we put a lot of ef-fort into learning to recognize the stages of grief and being sensitive to what an athlete is feeling on a given day. We also talk with the athlete about these com-mon emotional reactions so they under-stand that their feelings are normal, and we’re not afraid to address the athlete’s feelings directly. If an athlete comes in and seems very angry, for example, we’ll ask them about their anger.”

Educating the athlete about the stag-es has an added benefit. “Even if they can’t process what you’re saying right away, they’ll recall it later when they run into one of the stages, and that will help them,” Ravizza says.

Identity crisis. When an athlete’s career ends, his or her sense of self is almost always thrown into chaos. “During their identity-forming years, they were probably deeply immersed in the athletic world,” Ravizza says. “Their sport is deeply woven into their sense of self. Being very competent in this one area is what has supplied them with a lot of their confidence and self-

esteem. When that gets ripped away, it’s very traumatic.”

Again, acknowledging what is happen-ing and why is the first step to helping the athlete deal with his or her feelings. “I sit down with them and explain how identity gets formed and why they sud-denly feel so lost,” Ravizza says.

His next step is to help the athlete understand that the parts of their per-sonality that made them so success-ful at their sport are still there, even though they aren’t using them to com-pete. “They are still the same person with the same drive, dedication, com-petitiveness, and competence,” Ravizza says. “My job is getting them to see that they don’t have to lose those things—they can apply them to other areas of their lives. I’ve seen many athletes, once they can no longer play, focus their en-ergy on their academics and discover that they can achieve things they never thought possible.”

Also, Ravizza and Max pay special at-tention to keeping the athlete as active and fit as possible. “Much of an athlete’s identity comes from their physicality: ‘I am a strong person. I am a fit person,’”

Max says. “We work within the specif-ics of their injury to find an exercise routine they can do. They need to sweat and put in the effort they are used to, and doing that will connect them back to their body’s competence and help them feel like themselves.”

Loss of social supports. “When an athlete’s career ends, all their major relationships shift,” Rice says. “Their teammates were their closest friends. Now they’re not a member of the team in the same way, and they often feel like they’ve been cast out of the group just when they need support the most.”

Disconnection from the coach can be the most painful relationship shift. “We see the gamut of responses from coaches when an athlete’s playing career ends,” Max says. “Some are very supportive and stay involved, and others treat the athlete as if they no longer exist.”

When a coach drops contact with an athlete, Max believes it’s her job to in-tervene. “It’s a delicate balance, but I will speak discretely to the coach and bring his or her attention to the fact that the athlete is having difficulty with how they are being treated,” she says.

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“I’ll point out that the athlete is go-ing through a crisis and let the coach know that his or her behavior is coun-ter-productive to the healing process. Sometimes the coach isn’t aware of what they’re doing and appreciates the heads-up.”

Ravizza also addresses the issue with coaches. “I encourage them to make sure they are at least touching base with this athlete,” he says. “I know they have tight schedules, so I’ll ask them to schedule one day a week where they are going to make contact with two ath-letes on their roster who are not play-ing, and the athlete whose career has ended is definitely on that list.”

Max also works to find a role the athlete can still fill on the team. “They can be a team manager, an academic mentor, or a psychological support per-son,” she says. “We’ve had athletes who contributed by keeping stats, stuffing envelopes, and doing PR for events. We try really hard to get our coaches to in-clude them.

“For many athletes, still being able to contribute helps the healing process, but for others, being around the sport

is too difficult,” Max adds. “Someone who was a point guard may not want to play the role of video manager. We en-courage them to do whatever is going to be best for them.”

In some instances, Max and Rice be-come the center of the athlete’s sudden-ly smaller social network. “Sometimes, we’re the only people who understand what they’re going through,” Rice says. “So we make sure we always listen deeply and never turn them away.”

MAINTAINING MOTIVATIONAfter the decision has been made that an athlete will not return to play, the physical rehab continues nearly un-changed. “We don’t alter much,” Max says. “Our goal is still to get the ath-lete back to full functionality. I take just as much pride in restoring them to a good quality of life as returning them to play.”

On the positive side, one thing that usually does change is the pace of rehab. “Once the decision has been made to end their career, the pressure is off for my staff to get them better as quickly as possible,” Max says. “For the athlete,

the pressure is off to drive themselves in rehab. We can allow the body to heal on its own timetable, and that can be a relief and an advantage.”

A less positive change in rehab, how-ever, can be a drop in motivation on the athlete’s part. This is particularly true when the athlete has been dealing with injury and rehab for a long time prior to the decision to end his or her career. “Once an athlete no longer has the goal of playing again, a drop in motivation is common and understandable,” says Ravizza. “But it’s important to eventu-ally find a way to motivate them again so they can rehab as best they can for the rest of their activities.”

Rice, Max, and Ravizza all believe setting goals is the key to motivation, and when competing is no longer the objective, they help the athlete set new goals that are specific, measurable, and meaningful to the athlete. “Goal setting is another opportunity to put the athlete back in control of what’s happening to him or her,” Rice says. “We have them sit down and write out their goals, fo-cusing on things that are important to them. When motivation drops, we re-

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visit those goals. We’ll say to an athlete, ‘You said you wanted to be running by week eight, and it’s week six. You have two more weeks to reach your goal, and here is what you need to do.’”

Motivation comes from seeing re-sults, so Ravizza also focuses on helping the athlete assess progress realistically. “One of the biggest problems is that ath-letes are often comparing themselves to where they were before the injury,” he says. “If an athlete is spending all their time thinking, ‘I used to be able to slam dunk a basketball and look at me now,’ they’re not going to be able to see that be-ing able to walk to and from class with-out pain is progress. So I keep reminding them to compare how they are doing to-day to how they were doing the day after their injury, not the day before.”

Because these athletes are vulnerable and dealing with a huge loss, it’s impor-tant to know when to push and when to back off. “We keep in close contact with the athlete and watch their mood,” Rice says. “Sometimes they simply need a va-cation. Coming into the athletic training room day after day, seeing athletes who are still playing, is wearing. When we

sense they need it, we tell them, ‘Take three days off and go do whatever you want. But don’t forget to come back.’”

SILVER LININGWhen an athlete whose career has end-ed has had some time to adjust and is ready to hear it, Ravizza presents an-

other message: Depending on how you handle it, this event can be a wonderful opportunity. Hard to believe? Maybe, but Ravizza has proof to back up his claim. He himself played college foot-ball, until a knee injury ended his ca-reer during his sophomore year.

“My identity was obliterated, and my future was gone,” he says. “But after a lit-

tle time, I was able to redirect my energy into academics, and I went after a PhD the way I had been going after a foot-ball career. Out of that devastating ex-perience came the career I have today.

“So I tell our athletes, ‘This crisis gives you a once-in-a-lifetime chance to get a whole new perspective on who you

are and what you want,’” he continues. “‘You may have thought your sport was the sum total of your identity, but that was never true. Who are you? What do you want to do now with the time and energy you have?’ If we can help the athlete eventually see this event in their lives that way, we’ll have a very success-ful outcome.” ■

“Sometimes they simply need a vacation. Coming into the athletic training room day after day, seeing athletes who are still playing, is wearing. When we sense they need it, we tell them, ‘Take three days off and go do whatever you want. But don’t forget to come back.’”

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Dropsall of sport, and repeatedly perform at a high exertion level with limited rest.

An effective strength and power pro-gram must resemble that for a sprinter, utilizing Olympic lifts and multi-joint upper- and lower-body exercises. The conditioning program must prepare the athlete for repeated efforts while also promoting rapid recovery. Meeting these unique demands requires unique programming.

While this article will focus on pre-season training for ice hockey, let me briefly explain our off-season program

here at Boston University, since it dif-fers from either preseason or in-season training. In the off-season period, from April to Sept. 1, the priority is strength and power work with a goal of build-ing maximum strength and lean mass. Conditioning is maintained through running and extensive use of the slide-board, which develops the proper en-ergy systems while stressing the hip flexors, adductors, and abductors. We do not use the stationary bike in the off-season because it can shorten the hip flexors, and the key to long-term injury

At the collegiate level, the sport of ice hockey is thriving, with a large in-crease in the number of teams playing at the Di-

vision I level. Since 2000, the NCAA has expanded the Division I men’s national tournament to 16 teams and added a Women’s Frozen Four. With increased participation comes increased interest in training for the sport. However, there are still many misconceptions about de-veloping ice hockey players for peak per-formance.

Hockey is an interesting sport to train athletes for because it has high energy system needs as well as high muscular system demands. Athletes must possess great speed and acceleration, withstand some of the highest velocity collisions in

Michael Boyle, MEd, is the Strength and Conditioning Coach for Ice Hockey at Boston

University. He served in a similar capacity for the 1998 U.S. Women’s Olympic Team

and for the Boston Bruins of the NHL from 1991-1998. He is the author of Designing Strength Training Programs and Facilities and can be reached through his Web site at:

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prevention is to keep athletes extending the hips.

With a good strength base and flex-ibility in the hips established, our preseason program concentrates on in-terval training for conditioning and total-body strength work. Our condi-tioning program has changed the most over the years, from running workouts to an on-ice and stationary bike regi-men with no running at all. We do not train for aerobic capacity—only for the sprint demands found in the sport.

USE OF VO2 MAXA major problem with many traditional hockey training programs is that they focus on developing aerobic capacity, in spite of an ever-increasing body of evi-dence that clearly refutes the “aerobic training for anaerobic sports” theory. Research done in Australia concluded that “elite and sub-elite players have about the same VO2 max scores but that elite players perform better on muscular strength and power tests.” An article

in the Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness by A.R. Aziz conclud-ed that “improving aerobic capacity fur-ther will only be expected to contribute marginally to improving repeated sprint performance of team game players.”

Still, many coaches cite the value of aerobic capacity in recovery. However, S.R. Cooke, in the European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, concluded that “VO2 max is a poor predictor of metabolic recovery from high intensity exercise … Differ-ences in recovery rate observed between individuals with similar VO2 max imply that other factors influence recovery.”

Last year, we decided to test the im-portance of VO2 max with our own athletes by comparing physiological test results to actual performance re-sults. We used a Korr Analyzer, which provides peak values for VO2 and an-aerobic threshold, for the physiologi-cal testing. For the performance testing, athletes completed a 10-10 test, a five-mile time trial on a stationary bike, and

a repeat 300-yard shuttle run test. The 10-10 test requires athletes to run to ex-haustion on a treadmill at 10 mph and 10 percent incline. Although it requires close supervision in case the athlete falls while mounting the moving treadmill or from exhaustion at the end, it is a great test of fitness, strength, and willpower.

We found no relationship between the results of the three performance tests and the results of the VO2 max and anaerobic threshold tests. In fact, the top performer in most of the com-petitive tests had a measured peak VO2 of only 52 ml/kg.

Ultimately, I think VO2 tests are too one-dimensional to be used in multi-di-mensional sports. Performance testing produces results on functional move-ments and incorporates the combined functions of the athlete’s physiological, mental, and emotional systems. In other words, performance testing allows ath-letes to use their competitiveness as well as their heart and lungs. Scoring fit-ness based on physiological indicators

TABLE ONE:TABLE ONE: PRESEASON CONDITIONINGPRESEASON CONDITIONINGThis chart details the preseason conditioning program we use at Boston University, in which athletes skate laps and work out on a stationary bicycle during each workout. Bike distances are measured in miles, and recovery from biking is measured in heartbeats per minute. Rest-to-work ratio is primarily 3-1, with some 2-1 work as we approach the start of the season.

Workout # Laps/Distance Work Time Rest Time/Recovery 1 Skate 4x3 0:45 2:15 Bike 3x0.3 0:50 40-50 2 Skate 5x3 0:45 2:15 Bike 2x0.5 1:15 40-50 3 Skate 4x3 0:45 2:15 2x2 0:30 1:30 Bike 4x0.3 0:50 40-50 4 Skate 6x3 0:45 2:15 Bike 3x0.5 1:15 40-50 5 Skate 4x3 0:45 2:15 3x2 0:30 1:30 Bike 5x0.3 0:50 40-50 6 Skate 6x2 0:33 1:30 Bike 4x0.5 1:15 40-50 7 Skate 7x2 0:33 1:30 Bike 6x0.3 0:50 40-50 8 Skate 1x3 0:45 2:15 6x2 0:30 1:30 Bike 2x1.0 2:35 40-50 9 Skate 2x3 0:45 2:15 6x2 0:30 1:30 Bike 7x0.3 0:50 40-50


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obviously rewards physiology over per-formance. In reality, physiological test results have little relationship to actual performance.

Based on both the literature and our own experimentation, we have decided to disregard VO2 max as an indicator of performance. We do not strive to in-crease our athletes’ VO2 max during pre-season training, and we do not use such measurements to assess fitness levels.

However, we have not thrown peak VO2 testing out the window. Peak VO2 accurately measures maximum heart rates, which are critical to know when devising individual workouts for ath-letes. In our 2004 testing, heart rates at the conclusion of the peak VO2 test ranged from 184 to 211 beats per minute. There was no relationship be-tween maximum heart rate and per-formance, but based on the commonly used 220-minus-age formula, the ath-letes’ maximum heart rates had roughly a 10-beats-per-minute variation, plus or minus. If we had assumed that all our athletes had maximum heart rates of ap-proximately 200 beats per minute and designed programs around this number,

we would have overtrained some ath-letes while undertraining others.

Instead, the physiological data al-lowed us to design individual programs based on each player’s actual maximum heart rate and the heart rate at anaer-obic threshold as provided by the Korr Analyzer. This let us design individual conditioning programs in which recov-ery was based on heart rate, not time.

ICE & BIKEThe NCAA allows strength and condi-tioning coaches to conduct on-ice con-ditioning in the preseason, provided no hockey equipment is used and no hock-ey coaches are involved. It would appear obvious that the most effective method of preparing athletes to perform in ice hockey would be to utilize a program of ice skating. Although this seems like a simple conclusion, many teams contin-ue to follow preseason programs based primarily on running.

Our preseason program utilizes both on-ice and off-ice workouts. Three days a week, the players perform on-ice in-terval work followed by off-ice inter-val training on a stationary bike. This

mix allows us to progressively and safe-ly stress both the muscular and energy systems of the athletes. (See “Preseason Conditioning” on page 46.)

The program is designed to acclimate the athletes to the demands of skat-ing and at the same time avoid muscle strains. In preseason ice hockey condi-tioning, groin and adductor strains are a frequent problem. This is most likely due to a sharp increase in the use of the hip flexors and adductors in the recov-ery portion of the skating stride. The use of on-ice conditioning during pre-season training helps athletes strength-en their muscles, while using the off-ice stationary bicycle ensures that they do not overtrain their groin or adductor muscles. The bike is great for energy system stress but produces little groin stress. The reason we do not use the bike in the off-season is the same reason we do use it in the preseason.

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can be preceded by an informal skat-ing workout. If not, a proper warmup should be performed. Prior to skating laps, players may engage in short sprints and some change-of-direction skating.

Bike work is done immediately after the skating workout, and our stationary bicycles have a couple of important fea-tures. They include an automatic system of accommodating resistance—increased effort yields increased resistance with no manual adjustment of tension. The bike also uses both upper- and lower-body action, thus more closely replicating the metabolic demands of skating.

The bike allows for intervals based not only on time but also on distance. Players are required to ride a specific distance rather than a specific time in-terval. This forces greater accountabil-ity and greater effort.

STRENGTH GAINSIn order to comply with NCAA rules limiting preseason work to eight hours per week, athletes perform six 75-min-

ute workouts each week. Three of these are our conditioning workouts, leaving three days for strength and power work. We use two of those days for intense to-tal-body strength workouts, while the third day is often a movement work-out followed by some sort of competi-tive game. At this point in the calendar, strength development takes a back seat to conditioning, as conditioning will be a more limiting factor in game situa-tions than strength.

With only two days for strength train-ing per week, we work hard to hone in on what is most important and make the most of every minute in the weight-room. (See “Strength Work,” above, for a sample protocol.) After warmup and ab work, one power movement is per-formed at the beginning of each work-out. Each set of the power movement for that day, generally a variation of a clean or a snatch, is followed by an active iso-lated stretch of a problem area, such as the quads or hip flexors. After the pow-er exercise are two tri-sets, consisting of

two multi-joint exercises with a stretch-ing exercise in between.

The concept of tri-sets is a variation on the old bodybuilding idea of super-sets. Exercises are grouped together for a more efficient use of time—while the body is recovering from a lift emphasiz-ing one group of muscles, it is perform-ing a lift with another group of muscles. Inserted between each set of the strength exercise is an active isolated stretching exercise. Stretching occupies the athletes during the rest period and extends the rest between strength exercises, thereby facilitating strength gain.

In the first tri-set sequence, an up-per-body pulling exercise, like a pull-up or chin-up, is paired with some type of squatting movement. In the second tri-set, an upper-body pressing exercise is paired with what we would classify as a hip-dominant movement—a variation of deadlifts and straight-leg deadlifts.

On our third day of strength work, we typically do some type of enjoyable outdoor activity. This gives the athletes a break from the usual workouts, and I feel I can develop what they need in two days a week in the weightroom.

THE RIGHT FOCUSBecause ice hockey has such unique demands, its training program must be carefully designed. The off-season should focus on strength training and keeping the hip flexors, adductors, and abductors loose, while the pre-season should focus on conditioning, developing skating muscles, and inju-ry prevention.

I have found the keys to success include combining on-ice and off-ice work, both done in an interval format, and making the strength workouts simple and very efficient. While my teams have also benefited from preseason testing and using VO2 max rates for determining workout loads, they are not mandatory. Any coach at any level can use the ba-sics I’ve described here to make their ice hockey players faster, stronger, and bet-ter conditioned. ■

■ For a look at a previous article published in T&C by Michael Boyle on slideboard training, you can access our archives by visiting: www.AthleticSearch.com. Type “slideboard” or “Boyle” into the search engine.

TABLE TWO:TABLE TWO: STRENGTH WORKSTRENGTH WORKThe following depicts our strength training during the preseason. Note that exercises numbered 3 and 4 (both days) are tri-sets. We implement one-minute rests in the tri-sets. With several of the exercises, we increase the number of sets or reps each week. We also pay close attention to the tempo of the exercise (which is listed immediately after the exercise name). 4/0/4 indicates an eccentric emphasis with a four-second concentric contraction, no pause, followed by a four-second eccentric contraction—a number greater than zero in the middle indicates a pause. Exercises designed to be performed in an explosive manner are indicated by “Exp.”

DAY ONE:1. Warm-Up and Ab Work2. Snatch Pair, Exp. 4x5 with Quad/Hip Flexor Stretch3. Chinup, 4/0/4 3x5 with Squat Toe-Touch Stretch Front Squat, 3/0/Exp. 3x84. Alt. DB Bench, 3/0/Exp. 3x8 with Standing Hamstring Stretch Slideboard Leg Curl, 2/0/Exp. 3x85. Side Twist Pass, 5K x10, x3

DAY TWO1. Warm-Up and Ab Work2. Clean Pair, Exp. 4x5 with Quad/Hip Flexor Stretch3. Sternum Chinup, 2/0/2 3x8 with Squat Toe-Touch Stretch Leg Squat, Exp. 8x84. Bench, 3/1/Exp. 3x8 with Standing Hamstring Stretch Single-Leg Straightleg Deadlift, 2/0/2 3x8

Pilates:Pilates:A Trainer’s Secret WeaponBY KEN ENDELMAN

Developing an athlete’s core - the deep abdominal muscles along with the muscles closest to the spine – makes athletes more agile, helps prevent injury and increases performance. Trainers and coaches are discovering a secret weapon for developing optimal core control and fl exibility in their athletes – Pilates.

Pilates integrates the trunk, pelvis and shoulder girdle. It also emphasizes proper breathing, correct spinal and pelvic alignment, and complete concentration on smooth, fl owing movement. Through Pilates, athletes become acutely aware of how their body feels, where it is in space, and how best to control its movement.

Tom McCook, owner of the Center of Balance Pilates studio in Palo Alto, CA, has trained many athletes, including Olympic swimming medalists Natalie Coughlin and Jenny Thompson. McCook says that Pilates helps athletes learn how to individually access each part of their body, and become familiar with functional mechanics. “Pilates helps a body move the way it’s designed to move, from the center out. Athletes learn how to torque the body correctly, to avoid injury and increase performance.”

Many professional sports teams are buying into that theory.

“The reformer is a perfect piece of equipment for the NBA,” says Rich Dalatri, trainer for the New Jersey Nets. “We play up to fi ve games a week. Fatigue and stress due to travel and the number of games can really mount up. It [the reformer] was a godsend, because it is much less stressful on the body than lifting weights, it’s safer, and you work both eccentric and concentric contractions. It’s a total body workout that increases fl exibility, and from a

weight training standpoint there’s not a program we can’t do on it.”

Pilates has become such an essential part of the Nets training program that the team takes a reformer on the road with them for all their away games.

Performance-wise, it’s hard to argue with the success New Jersey has had lately. After posting losing records from 1998 though 2000, the Nets have four straight playoff appearances, including two consecutive Eastern Conference championships.

Pilates has made its way to the gridiron, too.

“My training philosophy is to get the midline in shape and then make the circle a little larger and a little larger around the body,” says Garrett Giemont, strength and conditioning coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “When you look at that philosophy and then at Pilates, a trainer can see that it is a great adjunct to what he or she is trying to accomplish from an overall conditioning standpoint.”

One Buccaneer who has seen a difference is punter Josh Bidwell. Bidwell began doing Pilates mat exercises during the 2004 season and statistically had his best overall season. This year he began working on a reformer. “As a punter I put tremendous pressure on my hamstrings, my lower back and my glutes,” says Bidwell. “I’m not the most fl exible person but Pilates has defi nitely lengthened my muscles and increased my agility. I can really feel it in the way I move.” Bidwell had also been bothered by periodic, painful fl are-ups in his lower back. But since he started Pilates that trouble has disappeared. “It is completely gone,” says Bidwell.

As costs of amateur and professional sports continue escalating, keeping an athlete on the fi eld and off the injured list becomes paramount. Trainers who implement Pilates as a component to their conditioning programs will see increased results in fl exibility, durability and strength.

Says Giemont: “When you take an athlete with a tremendous skill level and then give them the tools of length, strength and balance on a continual basis, it elevates their performance to an entirely new level.”

Ken Endelman is Founder and CEO of Balanced

Body Inc. To see an expanded version of

this article, or for more educational materials

on Pilates, please visit www.pilates.com/

TrainingAthletes.

Tampa Bay Buccaneer Josh Bidwell on the Aleegro Performer

“Pilates helps a body move the way it’s designed to move...to avoid injury and increase performance.”-Tom McCook, Center of Balance Pilates Studio

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� Crampers were “salty sweaters,” losingtwice the sodium in sweat as noncrampers.

� In one day of two-a-day practice sessions, the crampers lost an average offive teaspoons of salt (sodium chloride). In an extreme example, one athletelost nine teaspoons.

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THE WATER HAZARDIf an athlete does “lock up” with major heat cramping, athletic trainers and othersport professionals should think twice before instructing the athlete to drink plentyof plain water. Over-ingestion of plain water can worsen the problem by dilutingthe blood sodium concentration and causing hyponatremia.

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� The sodium in sports drinks like Gatoradealso helps maintain the physiologicaldrive to drink, so athletes drink more andhydrate better.

FLUID TURNOVER ANDHOMEOSTASISResearch shows that Sooner football playersturn over huge amounts of fluid during two-a-day practices8. Basically, they lose andneed to replace an average of 10 quarts offluid a day. Up to 70% of this daily fluid

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sodium and chloride, but also potassium, magnesium, and calcium.� Replacing the fluid and electrolytes lost in sweat is vital to maintain proper

hydration and cardiovascular control, help regulate body temperature, andensure top athletic performance9.

ELECTROLYTES BEAT PLAIN WATER IN THEATHLETIC ARENA� Sodium is vital to prevent major heat cramping in athletes.� Beverages with sodium stay in the body better than sodium-free fluids.� Electrolytes are imperative to maintain a healthy fluid balance and keep ath-

letes performing at their peak.

E. Randy Eichner, MD, Team Internist, Oklahoma Sooners

Data from laboratory and field research on typical amateur and professional athletes togauge sweat sodium loss during typical workouts for each sport. Sweat sodium loss infootball is represented for noncrampers; cramp-prone players lose twice this much sodium.

SODIUM NEEDS OF ATHLETESIntensity and duration of workouts can add up to substantial sodium loss.

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The Hammer Strength Olympic Heavy Duty series now includes a 6’x 8’ Olympic lifting platform that features a finished oak surface and rub-ber impact mats. Also available are finished oak inserts to use with the platform and an Olympic Heavy Duty Rack.

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The new Hammer Strength Olympic Heavy Duty Combo Rack gives colle-giate and high school athletic facilities the ultimate training variety in the most space-efficient combination. It offers two training stations, two flip-up, non-slip spotter stands, and two Dock ‘N

Lock stations, which secure two optional benches in the proper position. Like all Hammer Strength prod-ucts, the Heavy Duty Combo Rack provides premium dura-

bility, functionality, and ease of use, providing optimal team training for enhanced sports performance.

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Perform Better800-556-7464WWW.PERFORMBETTER.COM

Perform Better has added 18” and 24” sizes to its popular line of Banana Steps for intermediate to advanced

plyometric exercises. These portable, lightweight units are perfect for hopping, stepping, jumping, bounding, or lateral speed and agility drills. They can also be used in rehabilitation to improve gait. For more

information or to request a copy of the 2005 Perform Better catalog, call toll-free or check out Perform Better’s Web site.

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New in the 2005 Perform Better Catalog is the G1 Extreme Athletic Training System. Use the system as a multi-directional training appara-tus or as a tradi-tional slide board to develop lateral speed, agility, coordination, and balance. The extra-long 5’x 8’ surface allows for a variety of sport-specific exercises. Six rotating discs swivel to allow unre-stricted change of direction and side movement when contacted, forcing the body to balance and stabilize. For more information, contact Perform Better or visit online.

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NZ Mfg., LLC800-886-6621WWW.NZMFG.COM

Leading professional football, baseball, hockey, and basketball teams use TurfCordz® for explosive start drills,

power-building footwork exer-cises, and leg strengthening. All TurfCordz resistance-train-ing products offer the safety, secu-rity, and reliability professional ath-letes demand. To

learn more about the entire innovative TurfCordz line, call toll-free, or visit the company online.

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OPTP800-367-7393WWW.OPTP.COM

The Power Medicine Balls from OPTP are perfect to strengthen and tone muscles during leg exercises. Use these multi-functional balls as tradition-al medicine balls or attach handles for

an intense workout. The Power Medicine Balls are available in two-, four-, six-, eight-, and

10-pound weights, and have removable handles to make them excellent for total body resistance training.

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The Multi Challenge Board from OPTP is an adjustable wobble board that pro-vides two levels of bal-ance challenge. Simply pull out and turn the sphere base to adjust the board from a 14-inch angle to a 17-inch angle. You can use it in a sitting position for core, trunk, and pelvic girdle stability exer-cises. Grasp the Multi Challenge Board to add an unstable dimension to push-ups.

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Power Lift800-872-1543WWW.POWER-LIFT.COM

The Combo Power Rack from Power Lift combines two lifting stations into one space-saving rack. It is available in eight- and nine-foot heights, and comes with all of the following: two pairs of safety spot bars, two pairs of patented “Rhino Hook” bar catches, and two dual-grip chin-up bars. The unit also includes storage for bars, weights, and

bumper plates. The space inside the rack accommo-dates two

people, for spotting two bench press stations at once. The Combo Power Rack can be customized with Power Lift’s patented “Lever Action” benches and Olympic lifting platforms.

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Power Lift offers a unique method of exercising the glute and hamstring muscles with the Rotating Glute-Ham Bench. This machine more effectively works the ham-strings, gluteus maximus, gas-trocnemius, and erector stabiliz-ers for more pelvic stability than tradi-tional methods. The large rotating pads greatly reduce discomfort on the thighs, allowing for complete stretches and contractions of the hamstrings. An Easy Glide sliding mechanism effortlessly adjusts the machine so lower kneepads can properly position the body for a more fulfilling workout.

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Power Systems, Inc.800-321-6975WWW.POWER-SYSTEMS.COM

Drive home the power and develop explosive lower body strength with the Power Systems Power Sled. Utilize the

body harness to tar-get stride length and acceleration, or use the handles to push the sled to develop a powerful hip and leg drive. The waist belt can be used for backward, forward and lateral running drills, adjusting eas-ily to any body type.

Add weights to increase difficulty and challenge acceleration. The Power Sled instructional manual and VHS or DVD are also available.

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Powering Athletics866-672-1700WWW.POWERSKATER.COM

The PowerSkater teaches proper skat-ing techniques, speed, and stride power all at the same time. This revolutionary dry-land skating system forces athletes to memorize specific motor programs while improv-ing their balance, strength, endurance, quickness, body control, and anaerobic conditioning. The PowerSkater is used by the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks, Ottawa Senators, Montreal Canadians, St. Louis Blues, Carolina

Hurricanes, and Tampa Bay Lightning, plus college and junior teams through-out North America.

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PowerPlyos from Powering Athletics does the work of four different exercise machines because it adjusts into four positions: plyo boxes, V-box, Russian

side-jump angle box, and resisted vertical leap-er (RVL). The RVL allows hundreds of

different exercises to develop strength, quickness, endurance, and explosive power. PowerPlyos offers extremely functional applications of lateral and multi-directional movement. It teaches athletes that by being aggressive with their arms and legs, they can bring the whole body into the exercise.

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efi Sports Medicine800-541-4900WWW.EFISPORTSMEDICINE.COM

As the preferred functional training device for athletes and trainers, the Total Gym 26000 offers an array of accessories that enhance and improve stretching, agility training, and injury pre-vention for the lower body. The Total Gym is often used as a basis for measuring leg strength and activity potential, and with product attachments such as the Closed Chain Platform®, users are able to go from unloaded rehab to high performance plyometric exercises.

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efi Sports Medicine’s Ergometric Multi Cycle (emc™) adds the aerobic advan-tages of cycling to the movements of Total Gym’s incline glideboard for unparalleled performance and proprio-ception training. The emc lets you mea-sure strength deficiencies and train to

improve symmetri-cal leg strength and

endurance at the same time with

its LCD display that monitors elapsed workout time, distance, speed, and calories burned. Or, use it as a stand-

alone leg or arm cycle with its fully adjustable cycle tension.

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Total Therapy, Inc.541-510-8681WWW.USGYMSTICK.COM

The new Gymstick is a complete body workout tool developed and manufac-tured in Finland that’s designed as the ideal rehabilitation tool to improve muscular strength and endur-ance, mus-cular bal-ance and posture, metabo-lism and cardiovascular fitness, body control and coordination, and to enhance weight loss. The Gymstick is a fiberglass stick over 50 inches long with a strong exer-cise band attached to each end, offer-ing four different resistance levels. It is suitable for all fitness levels, young or old, fit or with room for improvement.

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500 . .4 Core Health Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

516 . . .Antibody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

501 . .Athletes.com (Creatine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

502 . .Athletes.com (Whey Powder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

545 . .Balanced Body (Pilates Allegro Reformer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

546 . .Balanced Body (Tower of Power) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

555 . .Biofreeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

503 . .California Raisins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

504 . .Cera Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

517 . . .Compex Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

518 . . .Creative Health Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

505 . .EAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

539 . .efi Sports Medicine (emc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

538 . .efi Sports Medicine (Total Gym 26000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

519 . . .Exertools (Leg Press) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

550 . .Exertools (rebate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

507 . .Full Performance Fitness (1st Step) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

506 . .Full Performance Fitness (Glucosamine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

508 . .Gatorade (Endurance Formula) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

509 . .Gatorade (Nutrition Shake) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

551 . . .Gebauer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

527 . . .Hammer Strength (Combo Rack) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

526 . . .Hammer Strength (Olympic series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

520 . .Human Kinetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

521 . . .Jump Stretch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

522 . .Keiser (300 Squat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

523 . .Keiser (Air 300 Runner) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

525 . .Kwik Goal (Ankle Speed Bands) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

524 . . .Kwik Goal (Speed Harness) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

510 . . .MET-Rx (AMPED ECN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

511 . . .MET-Rx (RTD 51) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

552 . .NASM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

554 . .NSCA Certification (CEU Quiz Packets) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

553 . .NSCA Certification (online quiz) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

530 . .NZ Mfg., LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

532 . .OPTP (Multi Challenge Board) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

531 . . .OPTP (Power Medicine Balls) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

528 . .Perform Better (Banana Steps) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

529 . .Perform Better (G1 Training System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

533 . .Power Lift (Combo Power Rack) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

534 . .Power Lift (Glute-Ham bench) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

515 . . .Power Systems (catalog) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

547 . . .Power Systems (Pilates Ring/Ring Plus) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

535 . .Power Systems (Power Sled) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

537 . .PoweringAthletics (PowerPlyos) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

536 . .PoweringAthletics (PowerSkater) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

556 . .Prossage Heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

512 . . .Q-Blast (Medco Sports Medicine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

557 . .Spencer Medical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

548 . .Stott Pilates (DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

549 . .Stott Pilates (Group SPX Reformer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

540 . .Total Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

125 . . .4 Core Health Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

133 . . .Antibody (BodyGuards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

137 . . .Athletes.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IBC

128 . . .Balanced Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

108 . .Biofreeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

111 . . .California Raisins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

131 . . .CeraSport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

102 . . .Cho-Pat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

129 . . .Compex Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

124 . . .Concussion Sentinel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

134 . . .Creative Health Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

112 . . .EAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

104 . .efi Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

105 . . .Exertools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

113 . . .Full Performance Fitness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

119 . . .Game Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

101 . . .Gatorade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

115 . . .Gebauer (Instant Ice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

114 . . .Gebauer (Spray & Stretch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

122 . . .Hammer Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

127 . . .Human Kinetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

136 . . .Jump Stretch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

103 . . .Keiser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

106 . . .Kwik Goal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

100 . .MET-Rx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFC

110 . . .NASM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

118 . . .NSCA Certification Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

138 . . .Oakworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BC

120 . . .OPTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

107 . . .Perform Better . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

121 . . .Power Lift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

130 . . .PoweringAthletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

123 . . .PowerLung . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

116 . . .Prossage Heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

109 . . .Q-Blast (Medco Sports Medicine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

126 . . .Spencer Medical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

117 . . .Stott Pilates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

135 . . .TurfCordz/NZ Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

132 . . .Victory Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

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Pilates Equipment

Balanced Body, Inc.800-745-2837WWW.PILATES.COM

The Pilates Allegro® Reformer is ideal for sports training, to improve core strength and flexibility, and help prevent injuries that can sideline top athletes.

The New Jersey Nets, Green Bay Packers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, as well as Olympic ath-letes, all use

the Pilates Allegro Reformer for high-performance training. The most versa-tile Reformer on the market, it folds down flat, stacks or stands for storage, and sets up in 60 seconds. The prod-uct comes with a five-year warranty.

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Add the Tower of Power™ to your Allegro® Reformer, and gain even more programming. In addition to exercises for the Reformer, you get new program-ming pos-sibilities with the Tower (Half Trapeze), as well as the new Integrated workout, which combines the moving Reformer carriage with the Tower. The complete system includes Reformer, the Half Trapeze, and mat. It’s simple to set up, easy to move and store. Retrofits all existing Allegros. Start with Allegros and add Towers later, or kick off your program with the complete system. The system includes a five-year warranty.

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Power Systems, Inc.800-321-6975WWW.POWER-SYSTEMS.COM

Integrate Pilates’ style exercises into workouts using the Power Systems Pilates Ring and Pilates Ring Plus.

Begin with the Pilates Ring for moder-ate flex resistance

to activate and strengthen deep core muscles. With regular use, the body becomes stronger and muscles elon-gated without creating bulk. As strength

increases, advance to the more resis-tant Pilates Ring Plus. The Pilates Ring is foam-covered fiberglass with padded grips. The Pilates Ring Plus is three bands of steel with fixed molded handles and a synthetic rubber coating for comfort. The molded handles are covered with removable slip-resistant neoprene pads.

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Stott Pilates®800-910-0001WWW.STOTTPILATES.COM

Stott Pilates has released 10 videos from its Professional series on DVD,

covering Stott Pilates’ reper-toire on the mat, Reformer, BOSU, and more. These DVDs are suitable for instructors and advanced exercis-ers as its training programs are inter-nationally recog-

nized as educational materials. Bonus content, including a “try the next level” option, gives viewers a glimpse into the

next level of programming. DVDs can be purchased directly online, or call Stott Pilates’s toll-free number for more information.

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The new Group SPX Reformer by Stott Pilates is designed for facilities with

multi-purpose group exercise rooms. At only 100 pounds, this por-

table unit offers unparalleled safety, durability, and versatility as it facilitates dozens of exercises, such as cardio-based plyometrics. It also converts to a mat, can be rolled away, stacked six-high, or hung on a convenient racking system. Inquire about the Stott Pilates Group SPX Reformer online or call its toll-free number.

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When it comes to comparing different proteins, several factors can be used to determine the overall quality of various sources. Standard measures such as Biologi-cal Value, Nitrogen Protein Utilization, and Amino Acid Score are generally used by Nutritionists to determine the quality of a protein for human use. But when it comes to hard-training athletes, these standard mea-sures may not be suffi cient for assessing protein quality, especially if the goal is to maximize performance and recovery. Research into “fast” and “slow” proteins has shown that proteins with varying digestion rates may have synergistic effects on important factors such as muscle mass, strength and bodyfat percentage.

So just what is a fast or slow protein? These terms are generally given to proteins to describe the rate at which they are digested. Two proteins that have had their digestion rates compared in scientifi c studies1-4 are whey and casein, both of which are milk-based proteins. The consensus of these studies is that casein proteins empty from the stomach slower than whey proteins. This appears to be due to two separate factors. The fi rst signifi cant factor is casein’s physico-chemical properties, which causes the protein to fall out of solution in the stomach. Once this occurs, amino acids from casein will slowly be released for continued absorption. The sec-ond factor pertains to biologically active peptides within the sequence of casein. These peptides are believed to interact with opioid receptors, which in turn slow down the movement of all contents in the stomach.

So what is the relevance of fast and slow proteins to athletes? While whey proteins have been shown to be effective for stimulating protein synthesis, casein proteins are effective for decreasing protein degradation and promoting overall nitrogen balance1-3. These differing but synergistic effects appear to be related to each protein’s unique structure, composition and biological properties.

Based on this knowledge of fast and slow proteins,MET-Rx researchers developed a specialized blend known as Metamyosyn® protein. This blend is designed to take advantage of whey’s and casein’s unique proper-ties. In a randomized study5, subjects were given either a MET-Rx supplement containing Metamyosyn protein or a whey protein supplement, twice per day. Total protein intake for both groups was 1.5g/kg body weight. A third group was not given any protein supplement and maintained a lower total daily protein intake. After 12 weeks, it was found that both groups receiving the protein supplements gained more muscle mass and strength than the control group. More impressively, the Metamyosyn group gained signifi cantly more muscle mass and strength while losing more overall bodyfat than the whey protein group. Average lean mass and strength gained for the Metamyosyn group was 2x greater as compared to the whey protein group. The Metamyosyn group also lost 67% more bodyfat than the whey protein group.

A University study6, conducted with the Arizona State football team in conjunction with its Strength and Con-ditioning program, found that consumption of Meta-myosyn protein helped those tested to achieve greater physical conditioning as well. Athletes supplementing with the MET-Rx Collegiate Series Nutrition Shake while following an intensive training program were able to increase muscle mass, maximal bench press, squat, and vertical jump height. Decreases were found in body fat percentage and time in the 40 yard dash. The results of these studies confi rm the ability of MET-Rx’s fast and slow protein blends to support strength, muscle mass and maximal performance.*

1. Beufrere, B., et al. Proteins, Peptides & Amino Acids in Enteral Nutr. 2000.3: 121-133.

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Gebauer’s Spray and Stretch®, an instant topical anesthetic, is for use with the Spray & Stretch Technique in

the management of myofas-cial pain, restricted motion and muscle spasms, provid-ing temporary relief of minor sports injuries. Available in a convenient aerosol can, Spray and Stretch is nonflam-mable and features a fine stream spray and a cooling

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Learn NASM’s Optimum Performance Training for Performance Enhancement™ in a new one-day workshop coming to your area. In this comprehensive, hands-on workshop, you’ll earn 0.8 NASM CEUs and develop the skills necessary to assess and design pro-grams to enhance athletic performance and decrease the risk of injury for just about any athletic client.

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The NSCA Certification Commission online quiz process is quick, easy, and flexible. Each online quiz consists of

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The Biofreeze® family of pain reliev-ing products includes a soothing gel, a convenient roll-on, and the new natural

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Prossage™ Heat is a uniquely blended, area-specific, non-slip, controllable-glide warming ointment that’s 100-percent natural. It’s formu-lated specifically for deep-tissue work, myofascial release, and trig-ger point therapy. Prossage Heat makes it easier to “hook” the deep fascia, allowing you to work faster and more efficiently, with less pain for the athlete. Heating the tissues with Prossage Heat reduces spasms in muscles, ligaments, and joint capsules. Prossage Heat is available in 3-oz., 8-oz., and 16-oz. bottles. Call Prossage today for a free sample.

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Athletic trainers and strength coaches have long recognized the importance of accurately measuring the body fat and hydration levels of their athletes.

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Company Q & A

Oakworks, Inc. is one of the country’s largest manufacturers of bodywork tables for the athletic training, physical therapy, medical, massage therapy, and spa professions. Earlier this summer at the NATA Convention in Indianapolis, Training & Conditioning asked Rodger Hyle, Director of the Rehabilitation and Athletic Training Products Division at Oakworks, Inc., to tell us more about the company’s sideline treatment table, The BOSS, that has taken the athletic training industry by storm. Here’s what he had to say.

How did Oakworks come up with this concept?

Athletic Trainers often have it tough during away games because, so often, they have to make do with whatever training tables and equipment are available when one of their athletes gets hurt. First, they must find a place where they can treat the athlete, and often that is on the end of one of the benches. Then it seems like forever before they are able to diagnose the problem because they spend so much time putting the player in the right position. And that takes even longer on days when it is raining or cold. Often, enough time will go by that the athlete’s injury will begin to swell, and the so-called “Golden Period” will

pass. Having made therapeutic tables for almost 30 years, Oakworks figured there must be a better way. And The BOSS Portable Treatment Table was born.

Why is the BOSS Portable Treatment Table so special?

It’s special in a number of ways. First, it is the only portable

table made for sideline treatment of athletes. We made sure it is the stron-gest and most dura-ble por-table table

on the mar-ket because it

has to accommo-date large athletes

and has to withstand a lot of physical abuse. The

BOSS is covered in Tufflex™ upholstery with sealed seams,

has a water-resistant undercoating, and is a solid performer in even the harshest outdoor conditions. And it has independently adjustable legs and wide field feet that’ll tackle any uneven surface or rugged terrain without a problem.

We all know that everything on the ath-letic field takes a beating. How does an Athletic Trainer know The BOSS Portable Treatment Table will last?

It’s simple: Nobody else tests like Oakworks. Every table we make goes through a four-part testing protocol, and those results are verified by a third-party. We know that The BOSS will face some really hard use and we rigorously put it through its paces before it has to. That’s why we stand behind all our prod-ucts with a warranty.

Oakworks® Sets Standard withThe BOSS™ Sideline Treatment Table

OakworksP.O. BOX 238SHREWSBURY, PA [email protected]

Rodger Hyle attended Towson State University on a full football scholarship, graduating with a B.S. in Business Administration and Marketing. Initially hired as the Business Development Manager for Oakworks’ Medical Imaging Products, Rodger currently serves as the Director of the Rehabilitation and Athletic Training Products Division for Oakworks.


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FUNCTIONAL DESIGN SYSTEMS UPDATES ITS SITEThe newly redesigned Web site for Functional Design Systems, the industry’s leader in continuing education and functional fitness products, features a new appearance with the ability to order online. The online product information offers a comprehensive review of Functional Design System’s products: Functional Video Digest Series, TrueStretch, Tri-Stretch, BAPS Board and Accessories, Quest Videos, and many other products. Consumers have access to testimonials of how our products have impacted fellow colleagues. Visitors can also use the contact information to get in touch with a Functional Design Systems representative to ask more detailed questions. www.functionaldesign.com

PREPAK UPGRADES SITE FOR ORDERING CONVENIENCEPrePak Products, a manufacturer of fitness and rehabilitation products, is upgrading its Web site, which is expected to debut September 2005. Secure and convenient online ordering will be available for the entire PrePak product line, including the Web-Side Exercise Rail System, ExerBand products, the Home Ranger Shoulder Pulley, and Free Up Massage Cream. Online customers will find a downloadable PDF catalog and price list, company history and contact information, trade show schedule, industry notices and announcements, and a regional dealer locator. Visit PrePak online at www.prepakproducts.comwww.prepakproducts.com

EXPANDED SITE FEATURES MORE SPORTS-MEDICINE TREATMENT OPTIONSPro-Tec Athletics’s www.injurybegone.com Web site has been expanded to include more information on sports-medicine injuries and treatments. Enhancements include new information on additional eight soft-tissue injuries and 10 new prod-ucts. The site also offers improved navigation and graphics and features articles by professional athletes on training and nutrition. Despite the listed improvements, the Pro-Tec Web site does not abandon its core purpose—being your sports-medicine information source.www.injurybegone.com

BioMedical Life Systems Announces WinnersBioMedical Life Systems, Inc., has been manufacturing portable electrotherapy devices and accessories for over 20 years. Athletic trainers and physical therapists have used BioMedical Life Systems’ product line to treat pain relief, muscle re-education, and edema

reduction. The company offers an extensive array of electrodes and accessories for all environmental conditions that may affect the performance of the devices. The devices’ manu-facturing designs

include surface mount, microprocess-ing technology, and touch-proof lead wire. The Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulators (TENS), Microcurrent Devices, Muscle Stimulators, Interferential, and High-Volt Pulsed Stimulators are a few of the company’s popular battery-operated devices.

This past June, BioMedical Life Systems attended the NATA’s Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, IN, and raffled off a BioStim® NMS+ device, a digital muscle stimulator/TENS combination unit. Tickets were located in the May/June NATA show issue of Training & Conditioning magazine, and the winners were drawn at the company’s booth. Winners are:

Adrienne Jester, Rochester NYMelissa Huey, ATC, LAT,

Jeffersonville, INMark Hanak, Brunswick, GA

BioMedical Life Systems, Inc.P.O. BOX 1360VISTA, CA 92085 [email protected]


Training & Conditioning is pleased to provide NATA and NSCA members with the opportunity to earn continuing education units through reading issues of the magazine. The following quiz is based on articles that appear in this issue of Training & Conditioning. By satisfactorily completing the quiz and mail-ing it back to T&C, readers can earn 2.0 BOC Athletic Training and 0.2 NSCA (two hours) continuing educa-tion units.

INSTRUCTIONS: Fill in the circle on the answer form (on page 66) that represents the best answer for each of the questions below. Complete the form at the bottom of page 66, include a $20 payment to Training & Conditioning, and mail it by October 15, 2005 to the following address: Training & Conditioning, ATTN: 15.6 Quiz, 2488 N. Triphammer Road, Ithaca, NY 14850. Readers who correctly answer 70 percent of the questions will be notified of their earned credit by mail no later than November 30, 2005.

Running on Empty (pages 17-23)Objective: To understand the findings of a new study, which reveals that athletes are drastically underfueling their bodies.

1. The article reports that what percentage of Division I athletes studied consume adequate carbohydrates?

a) 10%b) 15%c) 20%d) 25%

2. The article reports that what percentage of Division I athletes studied consume adequate protein?

a) 20%b) 26%c) 30%d) 36%

3. What percentage of athletes (male and female) are not consuming enough calories to fuel their energy needs?

a) 50-55%b) 60-65%c) 70-75 %d) 80-85%

4. The recommended daily carbohydrate intake is_____ grams per kilogram of body weight.

a) 6-10b) 10-12c) 12-14d) 14-20

5. The recommended daily protein intake is_____ grams per kilogram of body weight.

a) .5-1b) 1c) 1-1.5 d) 1.5-2

6. A low intake of carbohydrates causes:a) Water retention.b) The athlete to be susceptible to the immunosuppres-

sive effects of exhaustive exercise.c) An increase in the glycogen stores and the lactate

threshold.d) Increased mental function.

7. Hypothyroidism may cause:a) Bradycardia and postural hypotension.b) Tachycardia.c) Atrial fibrillation.d) Tachycardia and hypertension.

8. When trying to improve food intake with an athlete that has been under-eating, it may be helpful to:

a) Monitor the athlete’s weight.b) Monitor the athlete’s heart rate, blood pressure,

energy level, and mood.c) Completely overhaul the athlete’s current diet.d) Increase the athlete’s fat intake to control hunger.

9. A key warning sign of an athlete that has gone from a chronic dieter to one with an eating disorder is when:

a) The athlete becomes more talkative and displays concern for his or her athletic scholarship safety.

b) The athlete is wearing bulky clothes and hiding his or her physique.

c) The athlete is unable to correct his or her eating pat-tern despite a decrease in performance.

d) The athlete prefers to be with the group and does not like to be alone.

10. One way to get athletes to improve their food intakeis to:

a) Review their food preferences and have them try new foods.

b) Provide a nutritional lecture during preseason.c) Have the athlete log their food intake for 3 days and

then go to: http://www.mypyramidtracker.gov. d) Have the team athletic trainer monitor food selec-

tion and intake of each of their athletes for one month.

Ready to Lift? (pages 33-37)Objective: To understand the benefits of movement prepa-ration, a new technique for warming up muscles before weight lifting.

11. The purpose of a stabilized static stretch in a movement prep exercise is to:

a) Help increase muscle length.b) Warm up the muscle.c) Prepare the athlete to use both sides of his or

her body.d) Prepare for complicated movement patterns.

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12. The purpose of the dynamic movement with stabilization aspect is to:

a) Help increase muscle length.b) Prepare the body for complicated body movements.c) Warm up the muscle.d) Prepare for plyometrics.

13. Balance drills are utilized in a movement prepexercise to:

a) Strengthen the core.b) Get an athlete focused and in-tune with their body.c) Address right-left symmetry.d) Prepare for complicated movement patterns.

14. According to the author, movement prep exercises are effective because:

a) They are a form of corrective exercise and focus on the neuromuscular system.

b) They require little time to complete.c) They involve straight plane movements.d) The risk of injury is low.

Point of No Return (pages 39-43)Objective: To learn how to work with athletes who have suffered career-ending injuries.

15. The following individuals should be a part of thedecision-making team for career ending injuries:

a) Student-athlete, team captain, attending physician, certified athletic trainer.

b) Student-athlete, attending physician, certifiedathletic trainer, coach, parents.

c) Coach, certified athletic trainer, athletic director, attending physician.

d) Student-athlete, athletic director, certified athletic trainer, parents.

16. Ravizza indicates that it is important for athletes with career-ending injuries to understand:

a) That parts of their personality that made them suc-cessful in their sport are still there when they are no longer playing.

b) How the injury occurred.c) The extent of tissue damage resulting from the injury.d) That they will never play sports again after a career

ending injury.

17. Ravizza and Max make sure that during the rehabprocess, coaches:

a) Understand the mechanism of injury.b) Keep teammates informed of the athlete’s status.c) Stay in touch with the injured athlete.d) Stay in touch with the injured athlete’s parents.

18. Rice, Max, and Ravizza agree that the key to motivating an athlete who is no longer playing is to:

a) Explain the purpose of each exercise or intervention. b) Structure rehabilitation during practice time.c) Involve the athlete in setting new goals that are

specific, measurable, and meaningful to the athlete.d) Allow the athlete to choose from a list of exercises

for his or her specific injury.

19. An athlete with a sudden career-ending injury is often more difficult to deal with because:

a) The injury is acute and difficult to give a prognosis.b) The athlete has intense pain.c) Athletes are very competitive and enjoy the challenge

to return to play.d) The athlete may feel that he or she will be the one to

go against the odds and return to play.

20. Athletes may go through a stage of ___________ with a career-ending injury.

a) Grief and loss.b) Tranquility.c) Emotional highs. d) hysteria.

21. Another stage an athlete may go through is:a) Improved social relations.b) An identity crisis.c) Fatigue and complacency.d) Being domineering over teammates.

Before the Puck Drops (pages 45-48)Objective: To understand one strength coach’s preseason training approach for an NCAA Division I ice hockey team.

22. When discussing the off-season training program, Michael Boyle says to avoid stationary bike riding because:

a) Schools have limited bikes available.b) Stationary cycling does not have any functional

carry-over to hockey.c) Stationary cycling may shorten hip flexors and make

players prone to hip flexor injuries.d) Stationary cycling does not create enough resistance

for conditioning.

23. Boyle focuses on __________ training in the preseason.a) Aerobic.b) Anaerobic sprint.c) Upper body endurance.d) Shoulder strength.

24. Boyle utilizes the following exercise during preseason training to prevent hip flexor injuries:

a) Lunges.b) Stationary cycling.c) Squats.d) Straight leg raises.

25. For preseason workouts, this author prefers:a) A stationary bike with accommodating resistance

and upper and lower body action.b) Tubing exercises for hip musculature.c) Interval running.d) Scheduling two-a-day practices to allow for a more

ample recovery time.

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CEU QUIZ ANSWER FORM

INSTRUCTIONS: Fill in the circle on the answer form below that represents your selection of the best answer for each of the previous questions. Complete the form at the bottom of this page, include a $20 pay-ment to Training & Conditioning, and mail it to the following address: Training & Conditioning, ATTN: 15.6 Quiz, 2488 N. Triphammer Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, no later than October 15, 2005. Readers who correctly answer 70 percent of the questions will receive 2.0 BOC Athletic Training and 0.2 NSCA (two hours) CEU’s, and will be notified of their earned credit by mail no later than November 30, 2005.

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Company Q & A

Please tell readers about Cho-Pat®.

Cho-Pat’s philosophy is to provide the ultimate in support devices—devices that are specific, effective, and depend-able. George Gauvry, an orthotist, started the company in 1980 and used the principles of orthotics, the clinical treatment of injuries and deformities involving the musculoskeletal system, to create his first support device, the original Cho-Pat Knee Strap.

Mr. Gauvry’s design for the original Knee Strap uses the force of compression upon the patellar tendon below the kneecap to stabilize and strengthen the joint and to alleviate various symptoms associated with degenerative knees and inflammation/ten-donitis of the kneecap. The idea for the Knee Strap even-tually helped to revolutionize the treatment of certain knee disorders, and the product was rewarded with U.S. and Canadian patents for its design and mechanics. This treatment for chondromalacia patella also became the basis for the company name.

What distinguishes Cho-Pat from oth-ers in the sports-medicine field?

Today, Cho-Pat is recognized as a leader in the sports-medicine field for the innovation, effectiveness, quality, and dependability of its products. Since the introduction of the Knee Strap, Cho-Pat has championed new concepts for the treatment of common anatomi-cal/biomedical conditions such as shin splints, biciptal/triciptal tendonitis,

tennis elbow, lower back pain, Achilles tendonitis, subluxation of the kneecap, and iliotibial band syndrome (ITB).

Cho-Pat distributes and sells its American-made products worldwide. They are widely accepted and endorsed by medical professionals, physical therapists, athletic trainers, profes-sional athletes, and active individuals, reflecting the company’s reputation for effectiveness, integrity, history, and strong customer service.

Please comment on the Dual Action Knee Strap.

Cho-Pat’s most popular product, the Dual Action Knee Strap, builds on the successful foundation of the original Knee Strap. First, it applies pressure upon the tendon below the knee to reduce patellar subluxation and improve patellar tracking and elevation. Then, by adding pressure on the tendon above the knee, the strap further strengthens and provides an additional level of sup-port and stability to the joint. Like the Original Knee Strap, the Dual Action Knee Strap has received a U.S. patent reflecting its unique attributes.

How can our readers learn more about Cho-Pat products?

One source is our Web site; www.cho-pat.com. The site provides a descrip-tion, picture, and sizing information for each of our products, as well as basic knowledge about various ailments and suggested Cho-Pat products. Also, indi-viduals may contact Cho-Pat Customer Service to speak with our knowledge-able representatives.

Cho-Pat Supports Knees for over 25 Years“As a long distance runner, I devel-oped a kneecap disorder known as runner’s knee. I wasn’t able to find anything in the marketplace specifically for this disorder, and decided to use my background to make a device that would allow me to stay active.”

—George Gauvry, Founder and Director of Research and

Development, Cho-Pat, Inc.

Cho-PatP.O. BOX 293HAINESPORT, NJ [email protected]

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