Athlete

Question: Who was an athlete that was an actual hero? Not in the sense that oh lebron james scores 30 points per game, hes my hero. In the sense of an athlete doing lots of great things off the court/field what ever you wanna call it. Like they used the fact that they're famous from being an athlete to speak out on issues and help the world.

Answer: Roberto Clemente

Question: Can the parents of an athlete training at an olympic facility deduct money to the Commitee? Obviously the athlete is benefiting from working with olympic trainers and using their facility, but if the Olympic Training Commitee is a Sec 501(C)(3) non-for-profit, then could an athletes parents make tax deductable donations to the commitee even though their kid is benefiting from the training?

Answer: As long as the money isn't specified in any way as being for their kid, yes they can deduct it.

Question: How would an athlete know if his muscles were not getting enough oxygen and food? Specifically, what happens to the body when, during exercise such as marathon running, muscles aren't getting enough oxygen and food? Would the runner faint, or just stop running to rest due to extreme fatigue? What would happen to this athlete?

Answer: He'd start cramping up

Question: What should an athlete eat to gain healthy weight? I am an athlete and am naturally slim...I want to simplify my diet and eat things that will help me gain muscle mass and give me energy. I am a soccer player so I run a lot and it is hard to gain weight, what should I eat?

Answer: tips for healthy weight gain- 1. Increasing calorie intake by 500 to 1000 calories per day can help supply the extra calories needed to gain lean weight. 2. It takes time to increase muscle weight. Most athletes can successfully gain ½ to 1 pounds of muscle weight per week if they eat enough food to meet their additional calorie and protein needs for weight gain or and train properly. 3. Choose higher calorie foods. For example, choose juices over whole fruits and low-fat milk over skim milk or water. 4. Eat larger food portions. Don’t skip meals. Increasing the amounts of food that you eat at one time will help supply the calories needed to gain muscle weight. 5. Eat five or more meals a day. Eat plenty of high calorie snacks plus meals throughout the day. 6. Drink plenty of fluids that supply calories like juice, milk, milkshakes, and sports beverages.

Question: What woman was the first athlete to win a gold medal for Canada in the 2008 Olympic games? What woman was the first athlete to win a gold medal for Canada in the 2008 Olympic games?

Answer: Carol Hyunh won the Gold Medal in the 48kg Women's Freestyle Wrestling.

Question: How do I get an interview with a professional athlete? What kind of steps do I take in setting up an interview with an athlete from any of the three main professional team sports? (baseball, football, basketball) I've done interviews with college athletes, but I need an idea how to get these. I write for a newspaper, and I'm trying to set some more interviews up.

Answer: I would begin with team's public relations office and check to see if the player I was interested in interviewing has a personal publicist. The PR people can provide essential background information and make your interview time more efficient.

Question: What types of food should an athlete have the night before the competition? I need this question for my assignment, thanks. What types of food should an athlete have the night before the competition?

Answer: If it's a long endurance activity anything thats low GI and high in carbohydrates will do nicely. Carbs are your bodys main source of fuel during exercise.

Question: Who is a really good female athlete that also excelled in school? I need to make a presentation on a female athlete that excels in leadership, scholarship, and being helpful in the community. I was thinking Mia Hamm but couldn't find much on her grades in school... Let me know your ideas! Thanks.

Answer: There are many great examples, but here are two: Dot Richardson (USA Gold Softball 1996 Olympics) and Debi Thomas (USA Bronze Figure Skating 1988 Olympics) are both now orthopedic surgeons. Richardson competed nationally and internationally during her residency, while Thomas was pre-med at Stanford when she competed.

Question: How do you know which wrestler is the greatest professional athlete in the world today? When Hulk Hogan was WWF Champion, everyone knew he was the greatest professional athlete in the world (and you can't deny it because Gorilla Monsoon said it every time Hogan defended or won the belt), but today, there's two world champions. How do you know which one is the greatest professional athlete in the world today?

Answer: Hey wrestlers use roids so they are not athletes. Wait so do baseball players, football players and bikers. I guess they aren't athletes either. Justin H is so smart. Oh and the champ on raw is the greatest pro athlete since Raw is the main show.

Question: What kind of questions do I ask during an interview with an olympic athlete who lost? My assignment asks "you might ask the athlete what was liked about the city, the other athletes, the enthusiasm of the spectators, and any positive encounters experience while at the games. Write the athlete's imaginary replied in a short paragraph containing at least five sentences." Help.

Answer: You should ask him/her what they think about the winner. ha ha. And if they enjoyed their olympic experience and if they are considering the next olympic games.

Question: How many hours does the average Olympian athlete spend training every day? Does anyone have a specific statistic? Either for a specific sport ("The average Olympic diver spends x hours each day training") or just for the average Olympic athlete regardless of which sport they are in. Please tell the statistic as well as your source.

Answer: From the bits at NBC, Michael Phelps train 5 hours a day in the pool. Then he spend more time at the gym weight training. Shawn Johnson, is not an average gymnast, train 4 hours a day. Othe gymnasts do way more than that. What I'm most familiar with is Olympic archers. US archers, usually shoot about 3 hours a day, 6 days a week. 1 day rest. Then another 2 hours a day working with weights and cardio. That's the figures for those archers not training at the Olympic Training Center currently. The current program at the OTC, who is now run by a Korean coach, has the archers run a few laps in the morning, shoot 3 hours, break, shoot another 3 hours, hit the weights and another 2 hours after dinner. This is similar to the programs run by the Koreans and the Ukrainians. Funny enough, out of the 5 US team members in Beijing, only 1 of them comes from that program at the OTC.

Question: Who is the best athlete to write a research paper on? I want to write about an athlete who was not only good at their sport but also did something historical. I was thinking maybe Magic Johnson, but does anyone else have any other athletes in mind?

Answer: Why don't you write something about LeBron James, the basketball player of the Cavs, who is a top-notch athlete and a great human being? LeBron James would be a good material to write a research paper on as to what his origin is, his aspirations as a young man and his dreams about his present and future career in basketball or in any other spheres of endeavors. Go for it. Good luck.

Question: How many hours of sleep does an elite athlete get? An elite athlete that is with a full-time 9-5 job and with a family. I want to try and train for a triathlon, but I'm concerned that with a full time job, boyfriend, friends and family, I have to either cut into my social time or cut into my sleep time. What is optimal sleep time in order for the body to regenerate itself? Thank you.

Answer: If you are training for a short distance triathlon, your sleep and social life will see very little change. If you are looking at doing an Ironman, your life changes drasticly. Gale Bernhardt, former Olympic Coach has a great book called Endurance Training for Time Constrained Athletes. It is a good source, but only if you have some endurance racing experience. I have done an Ironman and when people act amazed at the accomplishment, they are more stunned when I say "Anyone can do it, just give up six months of your life". That is the truth. An Ironman consumes your life... A typical Wednesday for me... Up at 6:30, at my desk at 7:30, leave work at 4:30, in the pool before 5 until 6:30, rush home and get on my trainer for 2 hours and find it is 9 PM and I haven't had dinner, ironed cloths for the next day or did anything to "unwind". Saturdays were 6 to 8 hour bike rides followed by an hour run and Sundays were 2 hours in the pool, followed by 3 to 4 hours run. My body tells me when it needs rest and as the training gets tougher, the more sleep you need. You must have the support of your love ones or it will be a miserable 6 months. Best of luck! Bill [email protected]

Question: What is the best way to punish an athlete for walking out of practice? The athlete in question is a junior high school wrestler, and has done this before.

Answer: let him leave just tell him keep going don't come back.

Question: What is the best way to catch an athlete or celebreties attention? What is the best way to catch an athlete or celebreties attention and why?

Answer: There is no "best way" to catch an athlete or celebreties attention. Normally you don't go find them, they find you.

Question: How much does an average of extreme sports athlete and what is the most extreme sport athlete paid? I want to know is how much you earn money extreme sports athlete (like MX, FMX, BMX, Skate, Surf) and which one is the most paid or who is the extreme sports athlete who earns more money or paid.

Answer: Your answer is simple! Their is a sport called cliff jumping in Asia. People go to the top of the cliff which is 59 feet off the ground and jump and try to land with out dying. These guys are making triple what Tony Hawk makes a year in one jump if they survive. So that is 9.2 million.