Despite the health warnings and detrimental effect on performance associated with rapid weight reduction, boxers and other weight category athletes, continue to use unsound weight loss techniques to make weight, including: forced sweating, self-induced dehydration, starvation, and pathogenic methods such …
Even for the most experienced athletes, racing in hot environments is not without risk. Cramp, dehydration, heat exhaustion and even heat stroke are inherent dangers for marathon and ultra-runners competing in extreme temperatures and conditions. For those taking part in …
Former Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand’s recent announcement that he intends to apply for a professional boxing licence received a mixed reception from the boxing community. Promoter Barry Hearn, said he thought there was only a fifty-fifty chance that Ferdinand …
