Athletics Canada named today a team of 48 athletes to compete at the 2017 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in London, England, from Aug. 4 to 13. “Our team features a great combination of seasoned world-class performers and talented upcoming athletes who are ready to make their mark,” said Head Coach Glenroy…
Click here to listen to Canadian Sport Institute Pacific’s Director of Performance Solutions Trent Stellingwerff on Sigma Nutrition Radio. The podcast discusses: Nutritional considerations for the endurance athlete Nutrient metabolism and metabolic demands of endurance sport Why mitochondrial biogensis is king Carbohydrate periodization strategies and low glycogen availability training Training goals: performance vs. adaptations
Canada’s top track & field athletes are attempting to get their seasons off to a hot start as they gather in San Diego with the unique opportunity to train with athletes from across the country and staff from the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific (CSI Pacific). That is the goal behind a three-week warm weather camp…
The Canadian Sport Institute Pacific’s Innovation and Research team hosted the institute’s second annual Research Share Day on Wednesday, January 18. Ten projects were presented by CSI Pacific-supported graduate students and staff. Presentations: Effect of Carbohydrate Mouth Rinse during Prolonged Cycling. By Matt Jensen (MITACS, UVIC, OTP, CSI Pacific project) Design and Analysis in Wheelchair…
Members of Canadian Sport Institute Pacific’s physiology team took part in Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology‘s Twitter chat, “#CSEPGoldChat”, on Thursday morning, discussing high performance athletes and integrated support teams. Check out the questions asked and the answers given by James Brotherhood, Stacey Hutton, Paula McFadyen*, Wendy Pethick*, and Trent Stellingwerff. * Paula McFadyen and…
VANCOUVER – The Canadian Sport Institute Pacific (CSI Pacific) is proud to recognize Cameron Gee and Ming-Chang Tsai on their research achievements and being recipients of the Dr. Gord Sleivert Young Investigator Awards at the SPort INnovation (SPIN) Summit in Calgary last week. The SPIN Summit is Canada’s leading edge symposium for professional development and…
Canadian Sport Institute Pacific’s Innovation & Research Lead Trent Stellingwerff joined Tom Mayenknecht on The Sport Market on TSN 1040 to discuss doping and ethics in sports. Dr. Stellingwerff explains the impact of doping programs on the vast majority of athletes who train and compete clean. Click here to listen to the interview.
Vancouver, BC – Canadian Sport Institute Pacific (CSI Pacific) would like to congratulate the athletes, coaches and support staff from British Columbia, as well as the entire Canadian Toron Team, for an outstanding performance at the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games. British Columbia-linked athletes came home from the Games with 63 medals, winning 29 per…
VICTORIA, BC – With wild fires raging across many areas of the province this week, BC athletes in regions affected by smoke and ash are being advised to visit bcairquality.ca/readings/ for location-specific advice regarding exercise. In many areas, the advice now states: “No need to modify your usual outdoor activities unless you experience symptoms such…
Victoria, BC – Mitacs, Own the Podium, Orpyx Medical Technologies (“Orpyx”), the University of Victoria and the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific have joined forces to provide a new opportunity for applied sport science research. These forward-thinking organizations are collaborating on a project with PhD candidate Samuel Blades from the University of Victoria’s Department of Exercise Science,…