“The ‘art’ of war is the application of the science!” Unknown The problem is that a given lesson is easily ignored or forgotten because it doesn’t apply to your current situation.
War: Linking Art & Science
Linking Success, Thought & Action…
“Success is the flash of an idea, followed by equal parts of thought and action.” Unknown
IOC Consensus Statement on Load in Sport & Risk of Injury (Parts 1, 2 & Infographic)
Consensus Statement How much is too much? (Part 1) International Olympic Committee consensus statement on load in sport and risk of injury. Extract Athletes participating in elite sports are exposed to high training loads and increasingly saturated competition calendars. Emerging evidence indicates that poor load management is a major risk factor for injury. The International… Read More
Training Load Errors: Linking Injury to Overtraining & Undertraining?
Discussion Paper Title If overuse injury is a ‘training load error’, should undertraining be viewed the same way? Extract Overuse injury is a ‘training load error’ Inappropriately high training loads cause overuse injuries. However, it has recently been proposed that overuse injuries should be considered in terms of both ‘overloading’ and ‘underloading’. The rationale is… Read More
Planning & Hope…
“Hope is a great companion, but a poor planner.” Unknown
The World’s First ATM on a Warship
“Some years before that [prior to 2007], UBI was also the first bank to set up an ATM on an Indian warship: the INS Vikrant.” (WER, 2016, p.28). Reference WER (World Eye Reports) (2016) Financial Technology Partner Reaches for the Sky. The Economist. August 13th-19th 2016.
The World’s Highest (Military) ATM
“THE Himalayan pass of Nathu La between Sikkim in India and Tibet in China is the site of the world’s highest ATM machine. Perched at 4,359 metres, the solar-powered automatic teller was installed there by Union Bank of India (UBI) in 2007. Today, it serves tourists and military personnel at this offshoot of the ancient… Read More
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 