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Can we predict Athletic Performance – AEROBIC PERFORMANCE?
Validity is a complicated concept, but is related to the “truthfulness of the measure.” For practitioners, there are two important parts, 1) Is this actually measuring what it claims to be measuring? and 2) Is this relevant to performance in my clients and athletes? This study aimed to answer those two questions in a sample … Continue... Continue Reading +
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Can we predict Athletic Performance – ANAEROBIC POWER?
Correlating the MADE app with other body composition techniques is important because we want to establish that our users can directly compare their results from then app to more expensive and complicated techniques. Scientists and researchers can argue over fractions of a percentage point here and there….but in the end we are all essentially after … Continue... Continue Reading +
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Consistent and Reliable….
Consistency is so important. As a researcher, I need to be sure that data we collect is reproducible every single time. The same person, measured under the same conditions, with the same tool, should give me the same results. In fact, how would we ever know if progress is being made if the tool we … Continue... Continue Reading +
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Tell me the truth….
A multi-compartment models is the most accurate way to measure muscle and fat because it allows us to actually measure each tissue in the body, rather than estimate it. The problem is, this usually requires a expensive equipment, and a lot of time. In 2018, our team developed a new way to measure body composition … Continue... Continue Reading +
