Book Reviews
Juju, “spiritual doping”, and Ubuntu: Extending the Study of Doping through...
Doping and Anti-Doping in Africa: Theory and Practice is the first book to focus on the problem of performance-enhancing substances and methods – also known as doping – in sports from African perspectives. Edited by Yamikani Ndasauka & Simon Mathias Makwinja, contributions from nearly twenty African scholars and practitioners provide commentary and insight into the African experience. Jules Woolf’s knowledgeable review finds that although some arguments are more fully developed than others, the book opens important avenues for future research and invites scholars and policymakers to engage more fully with the cultural, philosophical, and social contexts in which doping occurs.
News
Public defense of doctoral thesis | What happens when pregnant athletes push beyond conventional exercise guidelines? An experimental and prospective study on maternal and...
The aim of the Emilie Mass Dalhaug’s PhD project was to investigate the effects of high‑intensity exercise and heavy‑load resistance training on maternal and fetal health in pregnant elite and recreational athletes, an area where current recommendations have traditionally been conservative and have discouraged such training. The findings from the project suggest that high‑intensity exercise, heavy‑load resistance training, and a high training volume were generally well tolerated by both the pregnant athletes and their foetuses.
Hur genomförs Wingate-testet i Sverige? Inbjudan till att medverka i en studie
Wingate-testet ger en god möjlighet att utvärdera maximal effektutveckling inom idrott. Man får mycket exakta svar på anaerob effekt. Personer som arbetar med, genomför eller undervisar i Wingate-testet och vill bidra med sina erfarenheter erbjuds härmed möjlighet att medverka i en studie vid Malmö universitet för att utröna hur ett av de mest använda testerna för anaerob kapacitet faktiskt genomförs i praktiken.
That Was The Week That Was, April 27 – May 3, 2026
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