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The Effects of Active Pool Recovery on Fatigue and Athletic Performance Following Intense Physical Activity
No full textAny athletic performance or sustained physical activity, whether it be a sporting event, resistance training or cardiovascular exercise, can induce significant muscle fatigue and/or delayed onset muscle soreness. Insufficient recovery from fatigue can impact subsequent athletic performance, particularly when the time frame between events is short. Cold water immersion is a commonly used recovery technique. Some sports teams have utilized the campus pool to allow for immediate cool water immersion for an entire team. However, surprisingly, limited studies have examined whether active movement and stretching in the pool reduces muscle soreness and fatigue (Dawson et al. 2005; Ghetto & Golden, 2013). The purpose of this study was to examine whether a 20-minute active pool recovery following a 60-minute, fatigue-inducing match of Ultimate Frisbee would reduce fatigue and improve athletic performance. Vertical jump, 20-meter sprint, and fatigue was assessed in 10 male participants before, immediately after, and 24-hours after the Ultimate Frisbee game. We found that there was statistically no group effect between the control and pool groups. For the sprint, there was no statistically significant difference at the three time points, but there was for the vertical jump. The pre-jump average was statistically higher than the 24-hour jump average. While pool recovery did not impact the reduction in athletic performance due to fatigue, the study did show that ultimate frisbee induces fatigue without the use of weightlifting protocols or extended treadmill running or cycling. As an experimental method, this could be utilized to induce fatigue in a more engaging, game-simulating manner in future studies
Predicting the Guess Distributions and Number of Reported Plays for Wordle
No full textWe present our results from this year\u27s Mathematical Contest in Modelling, relating to the popular word-guessing game Wordle. Given historical data for the number of reported plays for Wordle taken over the course of a year, we use a random forest regression model to accurately predict future results. We also predict the guess distribution for a given target word using past data using regression, and make a classification scheme to categorize target words by difficulty using a k-means model
Drinking water straight from the source
No full textDrinking water straight from the source, taken by Siera Crawford on the Linfield University January Term Abroad Program at the Rob Roy Glacier, New Zealand. 2nd place, Linfield Student division, in the 2023 Linfield University Study Abroad Photo Contest.https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/intl_photos2023/1010/thumbnail.jp
Enjoying the view
No full textEnjoying the view, taken by Elizabeth Arnold on the Linfield University January Term Abroad Program in Doubtful Sound, New Zealand. 1st place, Linfield Student division, in the 2023 Linfield University Study Abroad Photo Contest.https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/intl_photos2023/1009/thumbnail.jp
An Analysis of Multi-Culturalism and Ecuador
Get PDFWhile still in the midst of their study abroad experiences, students at Linfield University write reflective essays. Their essays address issues of cultural similarity and difference, compare lifestyles, mores, norms, and habits between their host countries and home, and examine changes in perceptions about their host countries and the United States. In this essay, Cassie Klagge describes observations during their study abroad program at Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Quito, Ecuador
The Shape of Victory: the Earth-Touching Gesture in Context
Get PDFThis paper will attempt to unearth some of the historical roots of the earth-touching gesture by considering eight different textual accounts of it from the Buddhist traditions of the early centuries CE. Maria Spagnoli has recently argued that the gesture stems from Greek antecedents in oath-making that were transferred to ancient India, perhaps through Gandhara. While this may indeed be so, more remains to be said about possible Indian roots of the gesture. To that end, this paper will explore resonances the gesture has with material in several important Vedic tropes. It will also consider the problem of early Buddhist aniconism, and how the gesture may have played a role in opening up the Buddha’s form to iconic representation
Evelyn Stewart Interview
No full textThis interview is an oral history with Evelyn Stewart conducted by Alyssa Ralston and Tori Neitzke .The interview took place at the Jereld R. Nicholson Library at Linfield University on November 1, 2023.
Evelyn is a Linfield alumni from the class of ‘57. Evelyn shares it all from winning Homecoming Queen to her French trips abroad. Evelyn talks about being born in McMinnville to a larger family. She dives into her childhood of moving a lot and being the daughter of a Minister. Evelyn then shares about all of her college adventures while attending Linfield. She dives into stories about working in the library, her academics, and her sorority life.
Later on, Evelyn shares about her studies abroad in France. She talks about the memories she made and the life-long friends she gained. Evelyn also shares her hopes for Linfield’s future