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This is the third day I follow the whole plan, including breathing exercises, meditation, zhan zhuan and the scheduled workout. The first day is always a bit hard after I stop for more than a week, but I believe it is pretty much like training in general: people who have practiced before have some sort of “practical memory” and they recover their ability fast. In strength training, people have different (yet not sanctioned by the scientific community) names for this: muscle memory, neural memory and others.

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Blurred vision, no appetite, extreme fatigue and mental confusion are only some of the symptoms. I only know I am hungry when my head feels heavy and I can’t move – some weird hypoglycemic reaction to heat. Have no idea why.

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Throughout my career I have been determined to present sport psychology in a palatable and digestable format. Often some of the concepts and methodologies presented by the psychologist can be a little "clunky" to say the least.This led me to develop the Mindsport card series.

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Read the latest blogs and articles from sport psychology professionals who are members of iStadia's global sport & exercise community.

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Does Human Growth Hormone (HGH) really improve sports performance, or do its users perform better because they believe it does (placebo effect)?

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For years, sport science and motor control research has added support to the fundamental assertions that "practice makes perfect" and "repetition is the mother of habit". However, many questions still exist as to exactly how we learn these skills. What changes happen in our brains when we teach ourselves a new task? What is the most effective and efficient way to master a skill? Do we have to be actually performing the skill to learn it, or could we just watch and learn?

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What's the best approach to coaching tactics and technique to children? This blog outlines some different approaches and suggests a mix and match approach.

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How do tennis professionals like Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal manage not only to see, but estimate the speed and movement of the ball, before deciding how to play their shot? Are they born with the visuomotor systems to meet the "interceptive timing task requirements" of their sport, or can they be trained?

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We often take for granted all of the logic and skills that human athletes demonstrate every day. Our kids can easily surpass the performance of robots, even as young as 3 years old. But HOW we are able to do these tasks so easily?

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Dan Peterson takes an interesting look at the role of the eyes and brain in baseball hitting performance.

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How many of you have big dreams and goals that you want to achieve with greater certainty!

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