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Beetroot Juice Supplementation Improves High-Intensity Intermittent Type Exercise Performance in Trained Soccer Players
Our March 2017 paper:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28327503/
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#nitrate #beetroot #soccer
Our March 2017 paper:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28327503/
A thread 🧵👇
#nitrate #beetroot #soccer
Beetroot juice has been shown to increase endurance performance because of its high nitrate content. However, can beetroot juice also increase the performance of other types of exercise?
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Our study investigated the effect of 6 days of beetroot juice or nitrate-depleted beetroot juice (placebo) supplementation on repeated sprint performance in trained soccer players.
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This year VC David Eastwood will be receiving an incentive bonus of £80,000 on top of his salary of £444,0000 (he also earns £90,000 for being chair of the #USS). He lives in a mansion owned by the uni (& pays no rent!), uses a University-owned Jaguar and is driven by a chauffeur
Worth noting is that when the bonus was set in 2015/2016, he was sitting on his own remuneration committee.
Photo 1 from the 2017/2018 accounts - it includes information regarding his bonus.
Photos 2 & 3 are from 2015/2016 & 2016/2017 - they include info re Remuneration cttee.
Photo 1 from the 2017/2018 accounts - it includes information regarding his bonus.
Photos 2 & 3 are from 2015/2016 & 2016/2017 - they include info re Remuneration cttee.
Meanwhile, staff at @EdgbastonPark Hotel (company set up and owned by UoB) have had a pay rise of 1p/hour, so their salaries match the new Minimum Wage rate (£8.21).
The Hotel are refusing to seek #LivingWage Accreditation and to recognise unions for new staff.
#unionbusters
The Hotel are refusing to seek #LivingWage Accreditation and to recognise unions for new staff.
#unionbusters
Three key figures of the #USS pensions dispute were working together in Birmingham on the SMT back in 2012: Alistair Jarvis, David Eastwood and Adam Tickell.
All three are in this wonderful issue of @BuzzUniBham: intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/buzz/doc…
All three are in this wonderful issue of @BuzzUniBham: intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/buzz/doc…
Alistair Jarvis, sans beard, was the Director of Communications & Marketing.
From "Enhancing Birmingham's Reputation" to "Trashing UniversitiesUK's Reputation" in 5 short years.
If only he had stuck to Happiness Lectures ...
From "Enhancing Birmingham's Reputation" to "Trashing UniversitiesUK's Reputation" in 5 short years.
If only he had stuck to Happiness Lectures ...
Here is Birmingham's VC weighing in on the hot topic of the day - whether or not Birmingham should have an elected mayor.
Prof Sir David Eastwood is now the Chairman of the Board of #USS Trustees. He's also on the Board of UUK, as a "President's nominee" (Prof Dame Janet Beer)
Prof Sir David Eastwood is now the Chairman of the Board of #USS Trustees. He's also on the Board of UUK, as a "President's nominee" (Prof Dame Janet Beer)
