These last few days have been marked by a wave of negativity in the sport: all possible dirty forms of the infamous federation war, athlete bashing, angry arguments ending in open aggression – all over issues that have already been addressed in sober and more technical terms and never came even close to consensus. By […]
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Today I taught a class at Tracer, a Parkour facility owned by my friend Jean. I talked about the intertwined histories of the strength and martial arts – also known, today, as strength sports and combat sports. The whole argument is simple but provocative. Both arts share a common origin: endemic war. The first manifestations
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Stress. That’s the bottom line after endless tests and clinical evaluations. In the end, vulnerability to injury, problems with recovery from injury and staling in pre-competitive preparation stem from stress. But where does stress come from? Unfortunately, the literature on sports psychology is mostly restricted to collegiate Olympic athletes and focuses on injury specific events.
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