No Guts No Glory

No Guts No Glory: Harvesting The Microbiome of Athletes

Scientists have tapped into the microbiome of elite runners and rowers, and have identified particular bacteria that may aid athletic performance. The goal is to develop probiotic supplements that may help athletes -- and even amateur fitness enthusiasts -- recover from a tough workout or more efficiently convert nutrients to energy. What do you think of this idea? Could this lead to a breakthrough in recovery time for all types of athletes? Do you think it will lead to better performances in all athletic competition? What about in the general population and how they workout? Could it lead to the implementation of an overall healthier lifestyle in the general and athletic population? Let me know what you think! 

No Guts No Glory

Predicting Concussions with Spit!

Molecules In Spit May Be Able To Diagnose, Predict Length of Concussions

Concussions are always a hot topic in medicine. Recently, Penn State College of Medicine did a study on how the duration of concussions can be diagnosed using spit. This could revolutionize the way concussions are treated and potentially diagnosed. Concussions have always been very subjective and not very objective. This treatment option would allow sports medicine professionals to be more objective with their treatments. What do you think? Would something like this be possible to implement into high school and college concussion protocols? Or is something like this a little too far-fetched to potentially treat concussions?

Spit to Diagnose Concussions

Resistance Training

Resistance training – an underutilized drug available in everybody’s medicine cabinet

Read the article on this topic and let me know what you think. What is the purpose of resistance training? Besides athletics, what other populations do think this type of training would be good for? Another popular thought, should we rely more on exercise to prevent and cure diseases or continue to use drugs? 

Resistance Training, An Underutilized Drug

Gray Area of Baseball Pitching

This article discusses the sport of baseball and pitchers. There has been a movement to start a pitch count for younger pitchers to help prevent long-term injuries from occurring. However, not all programs in the nation are agreeing with these programs. What do you think? Should pitch counts be set in place for pitchers in baseball and maybe softball? Or we should not be concerned about this because pitch counts are only used in college and the pros?

Gray Area of Baseball Pitching Overuse

Brain’s Self-Regulation in Teens at Risk for Obesity

In this article, we look at the impact of obesity in teenagers. While this was a small sample size that was observed in this study, I believe that we can learn a lot about teen obesity. Explain to me what you learned? Do you think that those teens with a genetic link to obesity are at a higher risk to develop obesity later in life? Do you think that we can help prevent obesity in teens sooner with this research?


Brain’s Self-Regulation in Teens at Risk for Obesity

Knee Ligament Tears and Arthritis

This post is going to discuss what happens after you tear a ligament in your knee a few years later. This article talks about what happens to your body after you tear a ligament and what to expect to occur 10 years later. I have some questions to help you along, but let me know what you think as well.
Are there genetic factors that lead to ACL tears?
Should doctors be more transparent about being predisposed to arthritis post ACL injury in children?
Should parents wait to introduce children to sports later in life to prevent these injuries from occurring?

Knee Ligament Tears and Arthritis 10 Years Later

Psychology of Injury

As an athlete or anyone that has been injured, there have probably been a million and one things going through your mind at the time of injury. Take a look at this article that discusses the psychology of injury. I wanted to hear your thoughts and see if you can relate to anything? Did you learn anything new?


Psychology of Injury