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The Effectiveness Of Low Velocity (Superslow) Resistance Training, Beau Kjerulf Greer
The Effectiveness Of Low Velocity (Superslow) Resistance Training, Beau Kjerulf Greer
Beau K. Greer
Superslow training, a form of low-velocity resistance training, is continuing to gain popularity in the U.S. This brief review examines the validity of the Superslow philosophy and its supposed benefits.
Development And Validation Of The Sport Emotion Questionnaire, Marc V. Jones, Andrew M. Lane, Steven R. Bray, Mark Uphill, James Catlin
Development And Validation Of The Sport Emotion Questionnaire, Marc V. Jones, Andrew M. Lane, Steven R. Bray, Mark Uphill, James Catlin
Marc Jones
The present paper outlines the development of a sport-specific measure of precompetitive emotion to assess anger, anxiety, dejection, excitement, and happiness. Face, content, factorial, and concurrent validity were examined over four stages. Stage 1 had 264 athletes complete an open-ended questionnaire to identify emotions experienced in sport. The item pool was extended through the inclusion of additional items taken from the literature. In Stage 2 a total of 148 athletes verified the item pool while a separate sample of 49 athletes indicated the extent to which items were representative of the emotions anger, anxiety, dejection, excitement, and happiness. Stage 3 …