| Show OL J o fKDQC TEAMING UP FOR SUCCESS: mogs ffB&ora ess ocae ®awDP0(§ immense help to me I'm able to work on my technique at its facilities and gain that edge which can separate me from my competitors" ACCELERATION TRAINING COMES OF AGE TOSH provides some of the world's most advanced sports training including Frappier Acceleration which evolved Sports Training from an extremely rigorous regimen developed decades ago in Athletes Communist countries were tied to a car or truck and forced to keep up in short spurts with the vehicle as it moved The unusual technique proved the body can be trained to perform at levels extraordinary TOSH athletes aren't tied to moving cars But the facility has a number of Frappier Acceleration treadmills and other equipment that help athletes push their bodies beyond what had been thought of as the limits of human TOSH also includes a capabilities human performance research laboratory to help develop ever more effective training techniques TOSH has teamed up with America's best athletes like Colleen to provide them with the demanding workouts they need to compete at the top levels of their sports At athWtcCoUn laid Kniktraini at The Orthopedic Specialty HoaplurtTOSHffaBj OlynplCHrontfndiag iaTakeletoif racttl AthUtaTonth? porti”mdldnirprograiColUi ladlltywtth dlaabled aid ttMuTaUatralii atJOSH anowboardLpeedalMtin£bobld£tttletonliiifrraid i JMM MOST OF US have seen treadmills used for aerobic training and cardiovascular testing Few have seen anything like the treadmill at The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital or TOSH located on the campus of IHCs Cottonwood Hospital The behemoth is 8 feet by 10 feet in size can reach the speed of 35 mph and can be set at inclines up to 35 percent and declines as steep as 10 percent It is used by US athletes to perfect their starts and and other techniques required by their sports In addition to providing medical care during the Olympics IHC has been providing care for members of the US speedskating skiing snowboarding skeleton luge bobsledding and disabled skiing iiirii'iiHniMUxrrrr-iT- tr teams for several years through the Institute for Sports Science and Medicine at TOSH Olympic athletes receive the same sports science services at TOSH as are available at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs TOSH is one of only a handful of facilities in the country with this capability EXTREME SPORT Colleen Reid Rush is what is known today as an “extreme" athlete because she participates in an extreme sport— skeleton Skeleton has been part of the Olympics only twice before in 1928 and 1948 Now it has returned at the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Games It is similar to the luge in that athletes slide down a course at high speeds on a small sled In luge the athlete goes down feet first but in skeleton the athlete is head first with his or her chin only inches above the course while hitting speeds exceeding 80 mph to learn in such a of a Holder demanding sport Master’s degree from Yale University and mother of two she's one of the young children women's skeleton in the world She competitors perfects her technique on one of TOSH'S acceleration treadmills "Skeleton is a sport where the winners and losers are separated by hundredths of a second" says Colleen "TOSH has been an Some are surprised Colleen is involved SPORTS MEDICINE TEAMS Besides performance training IHCs TOSH provides a range of medical services to US Olympic athletes ranging from preventive medicine to surgery to rehabilitation Staff from the hospital also travel with the US teams throughout the competitive season to provide continuity of care |
