July 3, 2012 16:52 pm We are finally getting there. Less than 30
days to the opening ceremony of the greatest show on earth and
we are all working flat out to make sure all is in place to
support our greatest team. This is time for final selections and
also it is time for athletes and their support teams to finalise
preparations for the Olympics. So what does it mean in real
terms and how does science help athletes and coaches in the last
part of the journey towards the Olympics? In the next few weeks
leading into the Games, athletes will be altering their training
programmes changing the quantity and the quality of their
training. The most important goal for coaches and their support
teams in the last year leading to the Games has been to increase
the physical, technical and psychological abilities of the
athletes to the highest possible levels. Furthermore, everyone
has been working hard to develop a precisely controlled and
individualised training program to ensure that the maximal
performance is attained