How to Own the Podium by Engaging the Best Scientists in the Pursuit of Excellence

Peak Performance: The Path to Exceptional Athletic Achievement

The 2010 Winter Olympics has been an incredible example of “peak performance”. We’ve witnessed athletes who are stronger, faster and more focused than ever before, shattering previous performance records, conquering the odds and performing under the most excruciating emotional circumstances. What is the ‘top-secret’ science behind the training? What are the next advances that are about to emerge? What ethical boundaries are being pushed?

On March 10, 2010, the Providence Heart + Lung Institute at St. Paul’s Hospital hosted a public forum to explore these questions during an afternoon of a behind-the-scenes, behind-the-podium look at what makes peak performance. The event featured scientists and the psychologists that work directly with the world’s greatest athletes, professional sports teams and 2010 Olympians.

Dr. Darren Warburton was one of the identified experts. During his keynote lecture, Dr. Warburton discussed how Canada’s high performance physiology world has been transformed by involving researchers with varied backgrounds and expertise. He highlighted how lessons learned from areas such as clinical physiology and medicine have changed the training and treatment of the high performance athlete in Canada. He also discussed Canada’s innovative Own the Podium program and its vision to include the best scientists has and will continue to pay great dividends for our Canadian athletes in their pursuit of excellence.

To hear Dr. Warburton’s podcast regarding this lecture and his work with our 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Athletes please click the following link: Own the Podium

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