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Dr. Jay Williams from Virginia Tech joins us in the podcast today to talk about using social media to translate sports medicine to the public, especially in the area of soccer.  Jay actually works in the area of molecular biology and sports and in the last few years has really been working to make Sports Science understandable to the public.  So join us for this fun conversation!

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  Check out the new article! "How Long Can You Go? Training the Endurance Athlete" by David Ferguson. Have you ever watched a marathon and wondered how individuals can run for over 26 miles? Have you ever wanted to be the one who runs for 26 miles? Do you find yourself saying that you can’t run for 26 miles because you don’t know how? 

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This weeks article is about Vitamin D and Exercise by Nina Laidlaw Rumler. Headlines about vitamin D abound. Is it as good as they say? How does it impact exercise and athletes?

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We're into the second month of 2012 and many people are rethinking their New Year's resolution to lose weight.  Our podcast today is a delightfully frank conversation with Ms. Faith A. Lightfoot, President of Lighten The Load and an expert on weight loss and healthy living in women and children.  This is a hard-hitting conversation that highlights the difficulties of maintaining healthy weight in our modern society.

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 Its article Wednesday! That means we have a new article up! "Im an athlete, i do not have heart problems!" by David Ferguson. In today’s sporting environment, great importance is placed on the health education of the athlete. This includes proper nutrition instruction, health assessment, and the application of proper treatments and rehabilitation modalities to injured athletes. However...

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The speaker line-up for the 2012 Huffines Discussion (March 23, 2012) is announced!. 

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Check out this weeks Article! "Athletes Not Let Age Dog Them," by Travis Irby. The concept of dog years lets us quantify how man’s best friend ages. The popular myth is that a dog ages every seven years for one human year. While that is not necessarily the most scientific explanation for the canine aging process, the idea of aging many years in one is something that many people can relate to. 

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In the past few months, there have been several football players that have collapsed and died away from the field.  So how much risk do these athletes have for sudden death?  Dr. Stephen Crouse, an expert in athletic medical screen joins us in the podcast today to talk about what we know about athletic sudden death and the real risk to athletes.  This is a great podcast, especially if you are an athlete or have a child participating in sports.

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Check out our new weekly article! "PPAR-Delta, The New Potential Treatment for Metabolic Syndrome, may be Produced by Your Own Body", by Vince Chen! Metabolic syndrome, a condition including insulin resistance (causing diabetes), obesity, hyperlipidemia (high blood lipids), hypertension, and heart disease, is mainly due to high fat diets and lack of physical activity. It has become a major health concern in modern society...

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We've got something different for you this week in the podcast that we think you'll enjoy.  Our friends over at EscapePod.org are allowing us to broadcast one of their episodes - Fuel by Matthew Rotundo - that dealt with the future of athletic performance enhancement.  This is a great episode to generate conversation about the future of performance and what we will allow as a society.

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It's that time again!!! Check out our new article, "Bittersweet Sarcopenia," by Nina Laidlaw Rumler. You might not have heard of sarcopenia, but it touches everyone – everyone who lives long enough to undergo this normal physiological process. A lessening of muscle mass and function, its cumulative effect is becoming a significant public health concern.

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It's the New Year and we start with Dr. Pat Goodson joining us in the studio.  Dr. Goodson is a writing expert and leads us in a discussion about what is the 'scientific literature'.  Why do we trust the scientific literature  and why is it important for us to know about it?  If you want to be able to figure out what is true or not in sports science, this is a fun conversation and one that will make you think.

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Emily Schmitt, from the Huffines Institute, was quoted in a new article on "Avoiding Fitness Injuries in the New Year".  Check it out h...

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 Check out the Article this week. "Feel the Burn, Not the Burnout, Year Round," by Travis Irby. Many athletes compete in sports year round. Sometimes the athlete is involved in one sport with one long season spent with various school and club teams throughout the year. Other times, an athlete is involved in several different sports over a year. Whatever the case, it is important that the year-round athlete prevent the mental and physical burnout that can come with the rigors of never-ending competition.  

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 It's a special holiday podcast with Sports Illustrated writer David Epstein.  We have two firsts in this podcast:  our first three-time guest, and our first podcast live from Doha, Qatar.  We talk with David about Ryan Braun doping, Colt McCoy's concussion, and what he's doing in Qatar for Sports Illustrated.  It's our holiday podcast - the elves had fun putting this one together!

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 Hall of Fame Golf Coach Bob Ellis joins us today to talk about golf and the role of golf in your life...

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Check out the article this week, "Caffeine: Friend or Foe?" by Steve Bui. Oh, glorious caffeine, one of man’s best friends! For typical college students and other active individuals, it is a commonly required form of nourishment for any function before 10:00 AM. While we all know the basic immediate effects of caffeine (decreased fatigue, increased energy, and decreased appetite), it might be interesting to look at how that cup of coffee might affect other parts of your day.

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 Dr. Charlie Shea, expert in figuring out how we move and coordinate our movements, joins us today in the podcast.  We have fun talking about sport, music, and everyday movement and how our brain coordinates all of that movement.

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Check out our new article, "A Little Fish Oil Can Go a Long Way," by Justin Dobson. Inflammation is a natural response to stress put on the body. It is the first step in the body’s healing process, ....

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  It's our 50th Podcast Celebration!  We're lucky to have as a special guest Dr. Larry Kenney, Professor from the Noll Laboratory at Penn State University.  Dr. Kenney is an eminent Exercise Scientist that has spent most of his career looking at why aging hinders our ability to handle heat.  Join us for this fun, entertaining conversation.

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We have another great weekly article, "Special Issues of Social Responsibility," by Kwame J.A. Agyemang! For quite some time, businesses and large corporations have used corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a management strategy for day-to-day operations. In summary, CSR offers a template for the way corporations should conduct business (e.g., their economic, legal, ethical, and discretionary responsibilities to society).

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This is a great video about the Huffines Institute that was shown at the A&M-Kansas football game.  If you want to know a bit of the history ...

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Check out our new article "To Drink (Your Energy), or not to Drink...That is the Question, by Faith Lightfoot. With the introduction of Redbull to the United States in 1997, many athletes started consuming these drinks for additional energy and a reduction of fatigue. However,...

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The Huffines Institute was featured in the pre-game show before the Aggies - Kansas game this past weekend. Listen here as our friend Dave South inter...

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 We've got Dr. Ross Tucker, from the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa in the podcast today.  Ross is currently on the management team of the South African National Sevens team (you'll have to listen to find out what Sevens is), is one of the most astute and well-spoken young Exercise Physiologists in the world, and has been heavily involved in the debate about whether Oscar Pistorius should be allowed to compete against able-body track athletes.  If nothing else, tune in for the discussion of the Pistorius case for an illustration of how politics, science, and the judicial system sometimes intersect to the detriment of truth.

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Another new article! Check out "The Power of Antioxidant Supplementation: Hype or Help?" by Majid Koozehchian.In our bodies, oxygen constantly produces toxic substances called reactive oxygen species (ROS), also known as oxidants. Antioxidants, biomolecules that combat oxidant damage, are produced by the body and can also be taken in supplement form. 

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 We've got a great podcast with Mr. Adam Davis who is the Strength and Conditioning Coach for Stewart-Haas Racing, the parent company of the race teams of Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman in NASCAR's Spring Cup Championship Series.  We talk about strength training of pit crew athletes...

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  We have a new article up today! Go check out "Like a Fine Wine: Do athletes Get Better With Age?" by David Ferguson. We have all heard the late night talk show hosts joke about an athlete’s inability to retire. In fact, there seems to be a consensus that once an athlete reaches a certain age, he should retire from the sport...

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 Dr. John Buchanan joins us in the studio today for our podcast and chats about his work with basic perceptual processes.  Dr. Buchanan works to understand how we balance and move through space and how our brains perceive and track that movement.  This is a great talk on an emerging area of research that may have significant impact for many patient populations.

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New article up! Check out this weeks article, "Eating disorders in Athletes," by Faith Lightfoot! This article builds upon last weeks article about the female athlete triad. What do gymnasts Kathy Johnson, Nadia Comaneci and Cathy Rigby have in common?

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 Today we are pleased to have Dr. Noah Dean from Texas Lutheran University join us in the podcast.  Noah has made a mission of exposing and educating the public about quacks and fraudulent health products that are on the market.  This is a fun conversation and greatly needed in today's consumer society. We also talk about Noah's experience as a stuntman on Friday Night Lights.

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We have a new article up! Be sure to check out this weeks article, "The Female Athlete Triad: The Importance of Energy," by Kaleigh Camp! The American College of Sports Medicine refers to the female athlete triad as the interrelationships among energy availability, menstrual function, and bone mineral density. The new Triad model has each component of the female athlete triad on a continuous spectrum. These spectrums range from a healthy state to clinical outcomes of disease, which including eating disorders, amenorrhea (absence of a menstrual period for 3 or more months), and osteoporosis...

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 Our Huffines' Discussion Scholars video podcasts wrap-up today with a

great talk

from Dr. and Astronaut Richard Linnehan, who talks about "Living, Working & Exercising in Space: An Astronaut's Perspective".  This is a great talk that shows some of the stresses on astronauts as they complete their space missions. 

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We've started putting up text articles to help answer general questions that we get.  One of our first articles was written by Emily Schmitt and is titled "Is GU for You?" Researchers have studied diet manipulation for years in relation to delaying the onset of fatigue, and these studies have resulted in mixed conclusions. Scientific publications conclude...

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 Join us as Dr. Dave Wright from Texas A&M visits the podcast studio today.  We have a great conversation about 'deliberate' practice and whether that helps performance or not.  This is a hot topic right now in sports science and it's great that we've got Dr. Wright here to chat about it!

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 Today's video podcast is from Dr. Frank Booth, who talks about "Walk Away from Type 2 Diabetes".  This is an engaging talk from one of the preeminent Exercise Physiologists in the World and presents an easy to understand plan for dealing with Type 2 Diabetes.

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A big congratulations goes out to Mr. Justin Dobson, who many of you know as our Podcast Producer (and he has all of the questions!).  Mr. Dobson...

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Join us today for a historic podcast with Mr. Jim Whitehead, Executive Vice President and CEO of the American College Sports Medicine, the world's largest professional organization devoted to Exercise and Sports Medicine.  Jim chats with us about the recent historic United Nations Health Summitt (only the second health summitt ever held at the U.N.) that focused on diseases caused by lifestyle issues.  A large topic at the UN Summitt was the recognition of the huge role that physical inactivity plays as an underlying cause of disease and death.  Even if you are not interested in health policy, you should tune in this podcast to find out how you can influence health in your local area and in the world!

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We've got a new video podcast online...Mr. Ty Warren from the Denver Broncos shares with us the training program of elite athletes.  This is part...

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The deadline for submission of the Huffines Student Research Grants is Sept. 30, 2011.  Log into the Affiliates section to get more information!

Join us today for a great podcast with Dr. Dan Lieberman from Harvard University, one of the preeminent scientists in the world on the evolutio...

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 Today's video podcast is from 2011 Huffines Discussion Scholar, Dr. Steve Riechman, Texas A&M University, who talks about "Eat More Cholesterol for Your Health and Strength".  This is a great talk that may challenge many of the beliefs you may have about cholesterol.

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 In today's podcast, we talk to Dr. Lee Brown from the Univ. of California Fullerton about isokinetic resistance training.  We also cover whole body vibration and the role the National Strength and Conditioning Association plays in guaranteeing that your personal trainer knows what they are doing. 

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Join us this week for a great video podcast by Mr. Kevin Hughes - Comic Extraordinaire.  Kevin has a great take on health and wellness and is an end-user of what we do as sports scientists.  He's got a great perspective and is fun to listen to (plus, check out his bio - Comic of the year several times!).

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The new Requests for Applications (RFA) for the Huffines Institute Student Travel and Student Research programs are now available.  Sign into the...

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Our awareness of the prevalence of concussions in sports is increasing....Join us today as we chat with one of leading experts in rehabilitating athletes after concussion, Dr. Mickey Collins from the University of Pittsburgh.  It is a great conversation and one that all of us need to hear.

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 What are the components of success?  Talent?  Practice?  Determination?  Join us in the podcast as we chat with Dr. Angela Duckworth from the University of Pennsylvania who tells us about GRIT and the role of determination in success.  This is a great conversation about a topic that is easy to talk about, but hard to study.

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Recently CNN.com published a list of the top ten exercise myths.  But are those myths really myths?  We asked four bright, rising stars in Exercise Science - Brad Lambert, Emily Schmitt, David Ferguson, and Justin Dobson - for their take on the 'myths'.  It's a fun group, a fun conversation, and the first time we've had four guests on the podcast at the same time!

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 Join us for the most recent video podcast from the Huffines Discussion:  Dr. Michael Reid, from the University of Kentucky, who talks about "Muscle Weakness, Fatigue and Free Radicals: Of Cowboy Hats and Elephants". And as the title implies, it was a fascinating talk!

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 If you knew exactly what sport you were best suited for, would you be interested?  Several companies claim that they can tell you what sport you would be best at.  Join us today in the podcast as we talk to Dr. Steve Roth from the University of Maryland who is an expert on using genetics to select for sport.

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Check out our newest video podcast - from the 2011 Huffines Discussion, Dr. Jon Wertheim talks about omission bias in sports officiating - Do the refe...

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 It's still hot outside - so grab a cool drink and listen to Dr. Mindy Millard-Stafford in the podcast!

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We are pleased to announce that our video podcast has gone live!  Go to the Videos section (under Resources) for the first of the biweekly series from Dr. Molly Bray.

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One of the most difficult conversations we might have is how race plays a role in sport, so why not have the conversation?  Join us today in the podcast as we chat with Dr. John Singer, a noted scholar on the role of race in sport.

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Have you ever had the urge to run for long, long distances?  Today in the podcast...

 

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It's summer!  Time to go swimming!  Today, we talk to Mr. Roy Fielding who has been named as one of the 25 most influential Aquatics professionals in the world.

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Cardiac Rehab - two words that are many times misunderstood.  Today, we have Dr. Steve Martin......

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Karl Kapchinsky is awarded the Eddie Wojecki and Frank Medina Awards from the Southwest Athletic Trainers' Association. Whoop!

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New Podcast!  In honor of Memorial Day weekend, we are privileged to chat with Brigidier General Joe Ramirez, highly decorated soldier and the Commandant of the Corp of Cadets here at Texas A&M....

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Join us for one of the most high energy senior athletes we've ever met.  Doug Tremaine ...

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Summer is almost here and what better time to talk about hydration and exercise!  So, join us in the podcast as we chat with Gatorade Sport Sciences Institute Research Director Dr. Jeff Zachwieja.

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The request for proposals (RFP) for the 2011-2012 Huffines Affiliate Faculty Research Seed grants has been released.  Sign into the Huffines Affiliate section to get the details.  The deadline for the proposals is May 31 at 5 pm.

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Join us as we chat with Dr. Molly Bray from the University of Alabama Birmingham as we talk about her work on nutrition timing....

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Frank Thomas is on the podcast today - click here for our conversation about college activity courses and Olympic Archery!

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It's Friday - so you know there's a new podcast available...this week we talk to Dr. Carol Garber from Columbia University regarding licensing.....

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 Join us as we talk with acclaimed author Dr. Danny Ballard about the role of health in life - especially how health can augment learning and increases well-being.

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A new podcast featuring Dr. John Thornton, the Associate Athletic Director here at Texas A&M has just gone live in the feed.  In the podcast, we have a great conversation...

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 We've got a new podcast up....Dr. Mike Massett, NIH-funded researcher, discusses advancements in the search for the genetic mechanisms that control exercise endurance.  Click on over to the podcast page to join us for this great conversation - don't worry - the genetic jargon is held to a minimum!

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The Huffines Discussion was a great event.  If you couldn't be there, don't worry - we'll be putting the videos of all of the speakers on the website in the upcoming weeks.

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The TED Talks have made a significant impact on understanding by bringing leaders in various fields together to give talks less than 20 minutes in len...

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Great write-up in The Eage today regarding the Huffines Discussion....thanks to The Eagle!

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Check out our new podcast this week with Jon Wertheim from Sports Illustrated!

Click here to see the interview with Dr. Lightfoot, Director of the Huffines Institute, on KBTX about the upcoming Huffines Discussion.

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We are so excited to announce the final speaker line-up for the Huffines Discussion. We are pleased to announce that the following leaders and thinker...

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There's a new podcast in the feed!  Coach Allen Kinley, Director of Strength and Condtioning for A&M's Olympic and Team Sports, stops in the studio...

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A hearty congratulations goes out to Ms. Emily Schmitt, Huffines Institute Volunteer, for winning the 5K in her age group and placing second overall&#...

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The Sydney and JL Huffines Institute for Sports Medicine and Human Performance recently awarded almost $29,000 in Student Research Grants to graduate ...

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Dr. Steve Crouse, former Director of the Huffines Institute, received $6000 to continue his research documenting the cardiovascular risk markers and c...

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The Sydney and JL Huffines Institute for Sports Medicine and Human Performance awarded a total of $16,500 in travel grants to graduate students in Spo...

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