How does the environment influence sports performance and what can we take into health?
3 x 1 hour laboratory practical sessions using new dual temperature-hypoxic environmental chamber:
Research Question: Does the temperature of the muscle influence the determinants of short duration sprint performance relevant to winter Olympic Sports?
Aim: To examine the effect of precooling or preheating on dynamic determinants of Bobsleigh sports performance
Hypothesis (precooling): Precooling will lower jump height, a marker of Bobsleigh push-off performance, compared to no cooling
Hypothesis (preheating): Preheating will increase jump height, a marker of Bobsleigh push-off performance, compared to no heating