Sentences with phrase «started as an athlete»

Roger Snipes started as an athlete and then moved onto lifting weights.

I started as an athlete and became gooey.

Not exact matches

As for athletes who start doing TV work, I tell them: don't make it harder than it has to be.

I have read a lot about how a keto diet could be beneficial for endurance athletes like me who race long - distance triathlons (Olympic and Half - Ironman distances), and I have already experienced this during my training sessions over this past couple of weeks, as I started doing some fasting and training in a fasted state: my energy levels are just never - ending, I can bike or run for hours, and there is no «hitting the wall» feeling anymore!

Whilst living in a world where social media demands that our professional athletes are absolute reflections of a perfect set of values serves as a delusional front for progress, the Brit will be driven to show greatness on - track so we can start talking about and celebrating him as a driver again.

TyRee, a 5 - foot - 11, 185 - pound shifty, quick athlete is about to enter his third varsity season and second as the team's starting quarterback.

In death Berringer was recalled as a dedicated, caring and studious athlete who performed ably in helping the Cornhuskers win the national championship in 1994 and then sat with dignity when beaten out for starting quarterback by Tommie Frazier the following fall.

Even for an athlete as phenomenal as Ronaldo is, that's a lot of miles on his legs, so it would be unsurprising if he started a steep decline at a younger age than most top players, especially after the knee injury he suffered in the Euro 2016 final that kept him out of action for months.

Sopranos star Jamie - Lynn Sigler seems to be starting a career in sports, not as an athlete but as a belter of national anthems.

«This proposal will provide men's ice hockey prospective student - athletes and their families with the opportunity to obtain professional advice and representation in the interest of making the best informed decision as to whether to start a professional career,» the conferences said.

Down the line, a head start in personal branding will help better leverage the myriad ways established and retired star athletes can profit off their own name through such things as branded clothing lines, restaurants, videos, etc..

As far as what's going on in our country, for one as an athlete, you have to commend Colin Kaepernick, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, CP3 (Chris Paul), [and] Dwyane Wade for starting that conversation last year,» he saiAs far as what's going on in our country, for one as an athlete, you have to commend Colin Kaepernick, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, CP3 (Chris Paul), [and] Dwyane Wade for starting that conversation last year,» he saias what's going on in our country, for one as an athlete, you have to commend Colin Kaepernick, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, CP3 (Chris Paul), [and] Dwyane Wade for starting that conversation last year,» he saias an athlete, you have to commend Colin Kaepernick, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, CP3 (Chris Paul), [and] Dwyane Wade for starting that conversation last year,» he said.

Jenks is a real athlete and has improved his defending and positioning, so just as he starts to prove that Wenger was right to sign him in the first place, would it not make more sense to give him another chance in the Arsenal team?

This is where I always start with new athletes as many have never been taught how to properly prepare and execute this skill.

>> The athlete must have great force absorption (stopping strength) as well as force production (starting strength).

This is a 16 week progression, and just the beginning for a high school athlete, as the athlete gets stronger we continually progress to higher boxes and hurdles starting over with the same 16 week progression as long as the athlete continues to show proficiency.

He quoted Kenneth Chlouber (Leadville 100 founders pre-race chant) who says «I Commit, I will not quit» and said, «these are words that resonate and words I live by, as I teach these athletes, all points eventually count to a larger picture, unless a major mechanical or health issue, finish what you started, «You are more than you think you are.»»

As I transitioned to coaching track athletes after my competing days (before I started my surgical training), I felt there had to be a better explanation than a muscle «strain» for the varying degrees of hip pain my athletes were experiencing.

Yes, swimming at the highest levels is an individual sport, and as athletes start to separate themselves from the pack, it makes complete sense to swim the events that a) you enjoy the most (because in the long run you'll most likely do better at them), and b) suit your skills — but in case you haven't noticed, you're in high school.

So they hope that through their close association with fantastic athletes, such as Vitality Ambassadors Jessica Ennis - Hill and Ellie Simmonds, they can encourage women of all ages and abilities to start getting active.

Among the under - 23s, breakthrough athlete Lynsey Sharp will hope to continue her winning streak in the 800m, while defending champion Stacey Smith will start as favourite in the 1500m.

There was confusion in the second men's 4x400m relay heat as athletes were called back to the start having already run almost half way around the track.

A drama - filled women's 100m hurdles was won by Queen Harrison in 12.66 as she enjoyed the smoothest run, the start having been interrupted twice as athletes were called back after being held for quite some time and Olympic champion Sally Pearson being disqualified.

If you need to check your medication, learn more about the risks with supplements, or simply understand more about the testing procedures and your rights as an athlete, the App is the place to start.

With consistent messaging and constant reinforcement of the value of immediate concussion reporting in achieving your team's performance goals, and by making athletes feel comfortable in reporting, we believe that, not only will attitudes and beliefs about concussion reporting begin to change, but the concussion reporting behavior of your athletes will start to change as well, and that, over time, the culture of resistance to concussion symptom reporting will be replaced by a sports culture of concussion safety.

Besides the 2013 University of Washington study, a number of other recent studies have found education ineffective in improving self - reporting by athletes, adding to a growing body of evidence challenging the conventional wisdom that inadequate athlete concussion knowledge is the principal barrier to increased reporting, and suggesting that one of the best ways to combat underreporting by athletes of concussion symptoms may be to shift the focus of educational efforts towards helping coaches facilitate concussion reporting, the theory being that athletes will be more likely to report concussion symptoms if they no longer think that they will be punished by the coach for reporting, such as by losing playing time or their starting position, perceived by their teammates as letting them down, or viewed by their coach as «weak,» all of which have been documented in numerous studies over the past decade as reasons athletes are reluctant to report concussion symptoms.

Student - athletes will benefit the most from reduced exposure to potentially injurious blows and from what one calls the «conundrum of having to self - report an injury that they may not recognize as being potentially injurious or dangerous in the moment of competition,» or, as recent studies suggest, that athletes know are potentially dangerous but choose not to report because they fear being punished by the coach for doing so, such as by removing them from a starting position, reducing future playing time, or inferring in front of teammates that reporting symptoms made them «weak» or less «manly»; and

Unless the coach made it clear that an athlete needed to report symptoms of concussion, it was perceived to be unacceptable to come out because of a «headache» or «dizziness» [because] athletes did not want to be wrong about being concussed and suffer negative consequences» such as being punished by the coach for reporting concussive symptoms «by removing them from a starting position, reducing their future playing time, or inferring that reporting concussive symptoms made them «weak.»»

Some of the same studies suggest that athletes may be more likely to self - report if they feel safe in self - reporting, in other words, when they don't fear adverse repercussions if they report in terms of decreased playing time, losing their starting positions, or being embarrassed by the coach in front of their teammates for their lack of toughness, such as, for example, by being labeled a «wimp» (or worse).

Athletes want to get back as soon as possible and the attitude of «invincibility» that teenagers often have can end up garbling the instructions given by the therapist; a statement such as «You can start practicing again next week» can end up as «You can go back to full speed 100 % in the game next week.»

As local students return to school and start fall sports, Dignity Health's Barrow Neurological Institute and the Dignity Health Foundation are expanding the Dignity Health Concussion Network, «a first of its kind student athlete - focused approach to concussion education and prevention.»

The carbon infusion gets activated by the body heat, and starts increasing the blood flow as the athlete gets into his workout.

For the rapid number naming test, athletes are given a baseline test before the season starts where they are asked to read numbers as quickly as they can off a series of three reading cards while being timed with a stopwatch.

Now as the season starts, coaches will be required to pull any athlete suspected of a possible concussion, notify parents, and only allow the athlete to RTP with a doctor's note.

And also the Paralympics will be starting very soon, so we wish our Paralympic athletes all the very best and success there as well.

64 elite athletes from 26 countries and 102 from Nigeria, as well as 30 special athletes will also be participating in the marathon scheduled to start from National Stadium in Surulere and terminate at Eko Atlantic City in Victoria Island.

As the ultimate this year, the Headline and Clothing Sponsor for Ghana's Fastest Human 2016, Ghana National Petroleum Company, GNPC, will sponsor four athletes for a year, starting from the GNPC Ghana's Fastest Human Final of Finals on September 10,, 2016 at Kumasi to September 2017.

As a mental skills consultant for athletes, musicians and other performers, I would recommend starting from a more positive perspective.

Higher - skill athletes start at about the same age as less - skilled athletes — or even began a little later — according to Macnamara's research.

I originally started out as a high school athlete, playing basketball and track, and then went on to run cross-country in college.

In this hour - long video, you'll get an awesome overview of proper breathing mechanics, as well as what I call «positional breathing exercises» you can start using today with your clients and athletes.

«A typical day for our athletes starts fairly early with breakfast between 6 and 7:15 a.m., as their first training or practice is at 7 or 8 a.m..

Some coaching practices have an athlete pushing their limit every 4 weeks, but remember, maximal strength oriented training for more than 7 weeks in a row can start to really dig into the nervous system of an athlete, as far as fast training and performance is concerned.

Over time, as I started to treat more and more athletes from the CrossFit community, other practitioners could at least agree with me on one thing: these are people who care about their health.

I am an endurance athlete so had some apprehension leading up to the start of the program as much of my training diet was dependent upon carbohydrates (grains) and, some days, very high sugar nutrition, yet with advice from Laura on fueling and how my training could be supported through a low sugar lifestyle, my training never suffered and I felt sustained energy all day long.

You can also start your program at any time, regardless of your present physical condition and if you want to, you can take it to a point were you are almost as fit as an Olympic athlete and master the most amazing ab exercises.

Starting with a baseline test, athletes can track their progress, as their weight to strength ratio increases.

For athletes who find their Vitamin D levels are low «mega-dosing» of Vitamin D of 30 - 50,000 IU for 3 - 5 days in conjunction with consumption of foods rich in vitamin K2 (liver / liver products) can jump start Vitamin D levels and is generally regarded as safe as long as they are supplementing with liver, liver products like pate, liverwurst, etc. or dessicated liver tablets.

All of the exercises in the program include modifications for people who are just getting started, as well as super-intense versions for expert athletes.

The good news is, this exercise can be just as hard whether you're just starting out or a professional athlete, so it can be learned by everyone.