A recent editorial by Babette Pluim entitled, “A doping sinner is not always a cheat” [excerpt below], has created some fiery discussion amongst BJSM editors and readers this month. The doping rules these days are really tough. The basic principle is: first offense gets a 2 year ban, second offence a lifetime ban. Everyone seems […]
Category: Debates
Travel fatigue and jet-lag are not synonyms
Dear Editor, We were pleased to see the ‘original article’ by Milne and Shaw (2008) offering advice for those traveling to the Beijing Summer Olympics Games in August later this year in a professional or participatory capacity. The authors are to be complimented on their endeavours to accommodate a comprehensive range of environmental aspects that […]
BJSM Peer Review: “There is a “biologically plausible explanation” for lower supramaximal oxygen uptake”
BJSM peer review of Noakes’ paper, “How did A.V. Hill understand the VO2max and the “plateau phenomenon”? Still no clarity?” by Mark Burnley, Department of Sport and Exercise Science, Aberystwyth University, Wales, UK. “There is a “biologically plausible explanation” for lower supramaximal oxygen uptake” I read with concern the recent review of Noakes[1] accepted for […]
Should Olympic imaging services include therapeutic injection?
Editorial Board member Bruce Forster shared an interesting issue for debate. As head of imaging for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, he is responsible for deciding whether the service should include injecting tendons/joints at the Games or not. In Torino 2006, the imaging services were diagnostic only. We invite BJSM blog readers to engage in […]
Early days
I am very excited and most grateful that 6 international leaders in sports and exercise medicine have agreed to serve as Senior Associate Editors in Chief – Babette Pluim (Netherlands), Jill Cook (Australia), Liza Arendt (US), Steven Stovitz (US), Roald Bahr (Norway) and Timothy Noakes (South Africa). This senior leadership group and I will take […]