Sport Sciences
http://hdl.handle.net/10576/3032
2024-03-28T15:24:30ZResearch on sport and Islam: The way forward
http://hdl.handle.net/10576/49155
Research on sport and Islam: The way forward
Amara, Mahfoud; Testa, Alberto
[No abstract available]
2015-09-25T00:00:00ZSport in Islam: The complexities, controversies and context
http://hdl.handle.net/10576/49153
Sport in Islam: The complexities, controversies and context
Testa, Alberto; Amara, Mahfoud
no abstract
2015-09-25T00:00:00ZSport at Home, Sport in the World: Evaluating Qatar’s Sports Strategy from Above and Below
http://hdl.handle.net/10576/49146
Sport at Home, Sport in the World: Evaluating Qatar’s Sports Strategy from Above and Below
McManus, John; Amara, Mahfoud
This piece is an overview of actors and policies concerning sport in the nation of Qatar. In recent years, sports have been given high priority in government attempts to raise exposure of the nation internationally. Many authors have assessed the rationale of sports policy from an international relations perspective, speaking in terms of soft power or nation branding. Actors beyond the nation state, however, are equally involved in the shaping of ‘Qatar sport’—from businessmen and state-backed companies to individuals at the grassroots level. To redress the focus, the first section explores the establishment of the external view of Qatar as an emerging sports hub through the hosting of high-profile international sporting events and the creation of facilities for training and rehabilitating top-level athletes. The way these activities are organised is shown to be an elite-level, top-down approach. The second section shifts focus to explore informal sports participation at the grassroots level in Qatar. A bottom-up view onto involvement in sports in Qatar reveals a plurality of sporting participation that state and commercial-driven narratives sometimes fail to consider. Such multi-directional and actor-driven approaches are needed to arrive at a better understanding of how sport is viewed—and used—in Qatar.
2021-01-01T00:00:00ZDoes combined strength training and local vibration improve isometric maximum force? A pilot study
http://hdl.handle.net/10576/48763
Does combined strength training and local vibration improve isometric maximum force? A pilot study
Goebel, Ruben; Haddad, Monoem; Kleinoder, Heinz; Yue, Zengyuan; Heinen, Thomas; Mester, Joachim
Background: The aim of the study was to determine whether a combination of strength training (ST) and local vibration (LV) improved the isometric maximum force of arm flexor muscles. ST was applied to the left arm of the subjects; LV was applied to the right arm of the same subjects. The main aim was to examine the effect of LV during a dumbbell biceps curl (Scott Curl) on isometric maximum force of the opposite muscle among the same subjects. It is hypothesized, that the intervention with LV produces a greater gain in isometric force of the arm flexors than ST. Methods: Twenty-seven collegiate students participated in the study. The training load was 70% of the individual 1 RM. Four sets with 12 repetitions were performed three times per week during four weeks. The right arm of all subjects represented the vibration trained body side (VS) and the left arm served as the traditional trained body side (TTS). Results: A significant increase of isometric maximum force in both body sides (Arms) occurred. VS, however, significantly increased isometric maximum force about 43% in contrast to 22% of the TTS. Conclusion: The combined intervention of ST and LC improves isometric maximum force of arm flexor muscles. Level of evidence: III. 2017, CIC Edizioni Internazionali s.r.l. All rights reserved.
2017-01-01T00:00:00Z