Impulse – June 6
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Impulse – July 18
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Welcome to Impulse, your one-stop shop for gadgets, gizmos and gear. Compiled by staff writer Erik Stordahl, Impulse provides you with the latest and greatest and what’s currently hot on the market. Since we’re in the dog days of summer, we’re offering up some summer-y products. JLab Go 4GB... Read more
In the picture of the younger girls is Morgan Matranga (Sherman Diver) from Moraga wearing her gold medal. Hers was one of the toughest competitions of the day. On her left is Fiona Caulfield (All Valley Divers) of San Ramon who placed 2nd, and Angelina Proshak (Capital Divers) of Rio Linda... Read more
It’s Livermore or BUST for Lemoore Little League
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CHOWCHILLA – Lemoore Little League coach Brady Holaday stood along the left field line as his players filed out of the dugout painted in frustration following a 7-6 loss. Holaday was biting his lower lip as well, talking to his coaches and wearing the type of wry smile coaches... Read more
Western Regionals Taking Home
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Oh, ok. This is a WORLD SERIES! It’s a mid-July evening in Pleasanton, and while a handful of Intermediate Little League teams go over their travel itinerary for their trip to the Western Regionals Tournament in Irvine “the last step to reaching the World Series” a baker’s dozen worth... Read more
Just What is Turf Toe?
Health & Fitness February 13, 2012 0
Health Watch: Kelli Adams You have heard this name before. But do you know exactly what it is? Turf toe is an injury that, approximately 90 percent of the time, will affect your big toe. It is an injury to the soft tissue and joint (the first phalanx). Usually... Read more
Your body is a machine: Don’t guzzle the gas
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POWERED BY TRUCKS: ANTHONY TRUCKS Have you ever had that feeling of just being completely drained after a workout? I don’t mean simply tired, but out of juice? The feeling that lasts more than just over night where you don’t exactly need sleep, you just can’t seem to gather... Read more
Tips as triathalon season nears
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Triathlon season officially begins February 1. Most of you have been working out less. Even if you are a seasoned athlete, you will be starting from a fitness level based on what you have been doing recently. Although you may be excited to get started, when beginning again, start... Read more
It’s not only about Bigger, Faster, Stronger. It’s also about protecting your body.
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I recently spent four days with Eric Cressey at his Elite Baseball Mentorship program, held at Cressey Perfor- mance just outside Boston. He is known for his work with elite baseball players. But he also works with college, high school and middle school athletes. I was impressed with the... Read more
POWER = FORCE X VELOCITY
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Powered by Trucks Anthony Trucks Sports are fast. Period. Strength/Power training is the key to all sport speed because speed is power! Think about the power needed to jump high for a dunk in basketball, to swing a baseball bat, to increase agility & sprint speed, to accelerate mid-sprint... Read more
Video analysis can improve performance AND prevent injuries
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HEALTH WATCH: DANIEL KAMENETZKY Training for competition requires information of certain quality that can describe the current athlete’s capacities related to the sports that he/she practices. The data is com- pared with standards of the sport that will direct the coach’s decision making in designing the proper training process.... Read more
Skip the MRI, get an ultrasound?
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TECHNOLOGY: SELINA SHAH When most of us think of ultrasound, we think of examining a baby in the womb. However, in recent years, ultrasound technology has progressed and the images it produces have improved. As a result, trained sports medicine physicians can use it as a replacement for magnetic... Read more