Today is the fifth video and audio-only rebroadcast from the 2014 Huffines Discussion.  Up today in our series is Mr. Randy Dick of Health and Safety Sports Consultants in Indianapolis, IN.  Mr. Dick has started a national initiative called "Athletes and the Arts" that aims to connect sports medicine with the performing arts.  Mr. Dick's talk is titled "Athletes and the Arts: Get In Tune". This is a great talk that may help you look at the perform...

Read the weekly text article by Ms. Jami Lobpries titled "Exploring the Conflicting Gender Roles in Marketing Professional Female Athletes" "Two months removed from the 2012 Olympic Games, the majority of the fame, spotlight, and national attention for the female Olympic athletes subsided. In fact, the majority of these women often do not have viable professional leagues to return to post-Olympics. Gender disparities continue to exist in the sports world, particularly in..."

Read the weekly text article by Ms. Kaleigh Camp titled "Does Bone Remain Impaired Following Recovery after Reduced Energy Availability?" "What is “reduced energy availability”? “Energy availability” refers to the post-exercise energy that can be used for metabolic processes (energy intake minus exercise energy expenditure). Reduced energy availability can actually approach deficit due to a low caloric intake, a vigorous exercise regimen, or both.  The...

Check out the weekly text article by Mr. Majid Koozehchian titled "Using Chains May Improve Your Strength and Conditioning." "In recent years, strength training with unconventional objects has become popular (1). One unconventional method that has gained recognition by elite athletes is adding chains to the end of conventional barbells. There are many claims that this type of training can improve strength and power above those achieved by traditional free weights (2)."

How many cups of coffee have you already had this morning? Learn about the effects coffee has on your body when you read the weekly text article by Mr. Steve Bui titled "Coffee: Teacher, Mother, Secret Lover?" "Chances are as you are reading this article you have already gulped down at least one cup of coffee for the day. This age old drink has been the secret weapon for many who need to wake up early, need to increase productivity throughout the day, or just simply need to supple...

For more information about this week’s Human Performance Minute, check out the links listed below. ACSM: Selectively and Effectively Using Hydration for Fitness ACSM: Selectively and Effectively Using Sports Drinks, Carbohydrate Gels and Energy Bars Dehydration in sport: why it is vital an athlete maintains hydration levels during exercise Dehydration - A major cause of decreased human sports performance!Be sure to check out future weekly Huffines Institute Human Performance Minute broadca...

For more information about this week’s Human Performance Minute, check out the links listed below. http://www.nata.org/sites/default/files/SickleCellTraitAndTheAthlete.pdf http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/athletic-activity-could-be-fatal-to-those-with-sickle-cell-trait/ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/health_safety/SickleCellTraitforSA.pdfBe sure to check out future weekly Huffines Institute Human Performance Minute broadcasts at TexAgs SportsRadio (The Zone 1150 AM) every Wednesday morni...

Joining us today in the podcast are Major Nick Barringer (RD/LD) and Captain Will Kobbe, both of the United States Army.  Both Nick and Will are at Texas A&M finishing up advanced degrees in Kinesiology as a part of their service commitments.  We talk with Nick and Will about fitness and physical training in the military and how society's health problems are actually health problems for the Army as well (and how the military is attacking these health problems).  This is a ...

Randy Dick, co-founder and co-developer of the Athletes and the Arts initiative joins us today in the podcast.  This initiative is working to link the sports medicine world with the world of performing artists such as vocalists, musicians, and dancers.  As you've heard from several of our previous podcasts, there are many overlaps between sports medicine and performing arts so this initiative is timely.  LISTEN NOW!

Read the weekly text article "Iron Helps Us Play" by Steve Bui. "Iron is one of the most essential minerals to health; unfortunately, sometimes we neglect its importance. What makes iron so important?"