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4 AROUND THE TRACKS
7 ATHLETES OF THE DECADE
12 BACK ON TRACK
14 HOOKED
ON SUCCESS
16 SQUAD OF THE MONTH
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20 THE 2 HOUR MARA
THON
22 ON YOUR MARKS, SET
...
26 CALENDAR
27 THE LAST LAP
Dominate the track.
The facts are the facts. Independent research
proves sprinters run faster, feel stronger and
recover better when wearing Skins
™
. If that’s not
enough to convince you to wear them, then don’t.
Just be prepared for an uphill battle.
Percentage change (± SD) in fastest sprint time
*
Change in sprint time
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With Skins
™
long tights
Baseline
No Skins
™
Day
Performance effects of wearing compression garments (Skins
™
) during exercise and recovery.
Argus CK, The Waikato Institute of Technology, Hamilton, New Zealand.
This research studied the effect of Skins
™
on a large number of parameters over a 7 day
period. Significant improvements were found in repeated sprint times at days 2 and 7;
greater concentric and eccentric strength and lower post exercise pain.
* Denotes small worthwhile positive effect. skins.net
www.insideathletics.com.au
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