Abstract With the renewed emphasis on longevity, good health and performance, much public attention and scientific research ? and commercial activity ?has been focused on the role of creatine and whey protein on bodybuilding and health, particularly of athletes. This paper examines the effects of whey protein on the body. It discusses findings of research done on athletes to show how whey protein improves their performance. The paper also explores the useful applications from ingredients derived from whey protein.
From the Paper "Separate researches on the value of creatine on muscular and nervous diseases discovered its probable value in alleviating symptoms, such as muscle weakness and fatigue, rather than treat the diseases. These diseases include Lou Gehrig's disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and congestive heart failure. A study on mice at the Harvard Medical School and Cornell University bolstered previous studies and suggested that creatine may protect against Lou Gehrig's disease, having observed its efficacy at twice as that of an FDA-prescription drug, Riluzole, for treating the disease (Annussek). The usual dosage of creatine is 10-30 grams daily in several doses for four to six days, and a maintenance dose of 2-5 grams daily. There are as yet no known harmful effects of ingesting creatine, but kidney patients, young people below 16 and pregnant and breastfeeding women are cautioned against taking it for lack of sufficient medical findings of safety on their group."
Abstract This paper discusses and compares the careers of Mike Tyson and David Beckham. It shows how both became stars at a very young age and were suddenly thrust into the global spotlight. The paper examines how each of the two dealt with the glory and fame - Tyson landed up in jail for three years and Beckham had to deal with death-threats to himself and his family. Ultimately, the paper shows that David Beckham was more successful in handling the media attention than Mike Tyson.
From the Paper "What made the difference in their responses? That's difficult to say. Maybe it's the difference between soccer and boxing that affected the way in which they responded to it. Or maybe it was the difference in their support networks. Beckham had a complete soccer team who was willing to be supportive for him, and he had a family (including a wife and child) who was completely there for him. Tyson was in a competitive sport alone, without a team. He was feuding with his manager and ex-wife. He had never had a real family. He had grown up on the streets that taught survival, instead of in a supportive environment that emphasized sportsmanship. Tyson had learned boxing when he ?was sent to a correction unit where discipline was to be enforced upon him.? (Iron Mike Biography) Perhaps he simply didn?t have the network for support that he needed. Some would suggest that it was more than that. Maybe it's a racial or class issue. They are approached by the media in a very different way, certainly. Beckham is portrayed as a traditional bad boy, but he was also loved. The media let him be a perfect victim every once in a while."
Abstract This paper discusses how sports are significant in many ways to any individual of the society. Sports have often been considered as a missionary tool of liberation, as anti-hegemonic. It focuses on the obsession of black Americans with sports and how media, poverty and a search for identity lure blacks into it. It also analyzes the reasons and their consequences for sports fixation. It highlights the study made by Jonathan Kozol on the inequalities faced by blacks from the very basic level of their lives and the opinions about black American sports fixation by John Hoberman.
From the Paper "The scenario of Blacks occupying every sport more than the Whites is sometimes seen as a contemporary issue. Much commentary has been fabricated on the topic, whether sports are bad for Blacks. In February 1997 German scholar John Hoberman published Darwin's Athletes: How Sports has damaged Black America And Preserved the Myth of Race. In his story Hoberman made an analogy that sports is a form of slavery and unsubtle political and economic persecution. This analogy is used to describe the unseen side of sports i.e. how audience is attracted into it as false production and how white male autonomy controls black players both physically and mentally and their passage to the market worth their talent. The other countenance of the Black America damaged by Sports is that Black Americans are considered as laborers or as inferior beings. Hoberman claims that black over investment in sports is both the cause and result of black anti-intellectualism, itself the result of virulent white racism, meant to confine blacks to certain occupations (Gerald Early, Performance And Reality Race, Sports and the Modern World)."
Abstract This paper explains how in "The Vegetarian Sports Nutrition Guide", author Lisa Dorfman outlines the basics of a nutrition plan geared towards turning your body into a ?plant-based sports machine.? Dorfman firmly believes that athletes can develop both strength and endurance on a vegetarian diet. It shows how she believes that people do not need to eat meat to develop strong, healthy bodies and to help a reader make the transition, she has written chapters devoted to calculating energy needs and recommendations for carbohydrate, protein, fat, fluids, vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals and dietary supplements.
From the Paper "Dorfman herself is living proof of what she writes about. Known as the ?Running Nutritionist,? Dorfman is an elite marathoner and triathlete, in addition to being a registered dietician with a Master's degree in Nutrition. A vegetarian since her teens, Dorfman credits her lifestyle as the major factor in her second place finish in the Olympic Marathons in Atlanta, as well as her top finishes in marathons and triathlons around the world."
Abstract This is a 15-page paper that analyzes why Cablevision had acquired Madison Square Garden and the sports teams Knicks, Liberty and Rangers and describes what its current position is.
Abstract This paper seeks to analyze the value of a sports franchise. By understanding the value of certain factors in this value equation, we can, in summary reveal proper value for a sports franchise.
Abstract "Children should be tested for athletic ability when starting school and those identified as having superior capacities for particular sports should be placed into special training schools combining elite coaching and academic subjects." This happens in countries such as China. This idea of testing children's athletic talents, often very early in life, brings up several points of interest and whether or not the reader is involved in the worlds of sport or education. This paper takes a negative view of sports testing of the kind.
Abstract Bidding for the right to host the Olympics is a subject of debate as a result of recent scandals and Toronto's direct involvement in an Olympic bid. Montreal's experience (1976) with the Olympics (costs and benefits) is examined initially. The Toronto process, in light of Canada's previous experience is then examined. Potential costs and benefits are identified.
Abstract A drag race is an acceleration contest from a standing start between two vehicles over a measured distance, which emerged in the 1940s in Southern California. NHRA or National Hot Rod Association was founded in 1951 to cut down illegal street racing and to introduced safety rules and performance in racing.
Abstract Exercise affects bone density in children and adolescents. According to recent information from the government's first comprehensive study of sports injuries, 2.6 million children and young adults playing sports end up in the emergency room each year at a cost of $500 million.
Abstract Is the cost of building a new ballpark worth the cost? The problem is who gets the ultimate benefit - the owners of the team, the fans, or the city in which the ballpark is located. Several recent construction projects in large cities indicate that the cost-benefit return is something less than desirable.
Abstract Once again, there is talk in the air about a potential baseball strike or a lockout by the owners after the 2002 season. Over the past 20 years, particularly, strikes and threats of strikes in the four major professional sports have almost become a way of life. Even the NASCAR racing league is not immune, as we will see in this paper.
Abstract Proponents of Toronto's Olympic bid argue that it will be an economic windfall for the city directly and indirectly. Its opponents argue that it will be economically costly and that it represents misguided public policy and expenditure. The experience of another Olympic venue (Barcelona, 1992) is outlined and then the debate about potential costs and benefits for Toronto is examined.
Tags: CANADIAN STUDIES AND ISSUES / SPORTS, toronto olympic bid
