January 2003

MOTIVATION: The Good Ol’ Days, or How I Lost My Front Teeth

Published on: 6th January, 2003

MOTIVATION: The Good Ol’ Days, or How I Lost My Front Teeth  | read this item

By Wayne Dominowski Forty years ago, we were issued single bar facemasks. Even so, as a lineman, the line coach called me a “big baby” because I had one installed on my helmet. It was a relief not to have my nose and face hit every other play. No one wore a mouth-guard back then [...]

Weigth Management and Athletics

Published on: 6th January, 2003

Weigth Management and Athletics  | read this item

by Paul Schienberg, Ph.D. There was Refrigerator Perry, defensive tackle, for the football Chicago Bears. Why the nickname? He weighed well over three hundred pounds (almost the same size as a Frigidaire) and probably spent more time lifting food from shelves than lifting free-weights. He proudly boasted how many burgers and fries he ate in [...]

INTERVIEW: Mbarak Hussein

Published on: 6th January, 2003

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INTERVIEW: Mbarak Hussein  | read this item

With Paul Schienberg, Ph.D. Mbarak Hussein was born and raised in Kenya. Some of his successes as a long distance runner include Second place in the Rock and Roll Marathon (1999), fifth (2001) and fourth (2002) in Boston Marathons, American’s Finest city half marathon champion in San Diego (2002), Seoul International marathon champion (2002) and [...]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

Published on: 6th January, 2003

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TO: questions@psychedonline.org FROM: XXXXXX@verizon.com SUBJECT: Travel DATE: 12/20/02, 16:02 Dear Psyched: My son plays football at [major university] and has a bowl game on New Year’s eve. Because of this he is going to be away from us during the holidays. It got me to thinking that it must be tough for athletes who have [...]