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Director's Blog: Dietary Documentary Left Out Facts

post image ...hat really ticked me off was that the filmmakers made the film too one-sided.   Making a point is fine, but really, put in full disclosure!
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Director's Blog: Foul language / good podcast. Do you run the podcast?

post image As Director of the Huffines Institute, I have ultimate responsibility for everything that goes up on the Institute’s website.  While we have several staff members that in reality make the final judgment in many cases,
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Director's Blog: Amazing Things Happening in the Marathon

While most Americans have tuned out on the marathon (but many still run them), the amazing performances happening in the marathon over the past year are truly noteworthy, regardless of your nationality.
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Director's Blog: Students or Athletes?

post image What really caught my ear though was his constant reminder that college athletes are supposed to be students first.  We often forget that....
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Director's Blog: Ask Braun - Taking PEDs for Fame and Fortune

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Why do elite athletes risk take performance enhancing drugs (PED, dope)?  This question continues to be raised....

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Director's Blog: Scientific misconduct: It happens but is punished severely

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“Is scientific misconduct that prevalent?”  This blog explores that question in light of recent high profile scientific misconduct cases.

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Director's Blog: From the Overreaction files: "Sleeping Can Kill!"

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“Hey…pssstt….Did you know that about 25% of people die in their sleep?  Frankly this concerns me so much, I may not go to sleep again.”  Faced with that statement, most of us would scoff and continue with our life.  So, why do we get so excited about people that die after they exercise?

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Director's Blog: Speed - Faster Than You Think

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If you didn’t see it, the U.S. Marathon Olympic Trials were held this past Saturday morning in Houston.... have you ever thought about how fast these people run over 26.2 miles?  What it really means to try and compete in the marathon at the world level?

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Director's Blog: Playing football with a brain injury. Are you kidding?

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They wanted the win, so they trotted out a quarterback with a brain injury who subsequently lost the game for them and who hasn’t played since because of his concussion. ....

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Director's Blog: Losing our minds over sport

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I normally consider myself a fairly rational and logical person – that’s part of my job description as a scientist – but when it comes to sports, it seems that my rational and logical side gets kicked to the curb.

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