Today we started the morning with a warm breakfast in our cottage. The focus of the trip to day is to explore University of Limerick. We were hosted by our dear friend and Springfield College Alumnus, PJ Smyths. PJ is a professor and head of the Physical Education and Sports Sciences at University of Limerick. We had lunch in one of the many restaurants on campus, traditional fish and chips was a favorite. The group then had a short meeting with the Dean of the School. We then went on to meet with several graduate fellows who shared their research with us. The graduates have some very exciting research and tools to collect data with that we would enjoy. For example, they had two Dexa’s on campus that measured segmental body composition and bone density. Aaron was a subject for a Dexa scan and we decided we needed to feed him more fish and chips. They also did research utilizing an environmental cooling chamber that could cool the body to -100 degrees Celsius. The research consisted of evaluating cold water immersion to chamber cooling on muscle soreness. While at the University we visited the training center. The center is beautiful and the design is outstanding. Several members of the National Rugby Club were working out in the team weight room and we observed some of the workout. In the center is the Hartman International Sports Injury Clinic where world class and Olympic athletes are treated. During our walk across campus we came across an interesting tree that the group was fascinated by called a monkey puzzle tree, which is a type of pine. We returned to Bunratty and had dinner a pub and reflected on the day. The experience at University of Limerick has had an impact on the student’s research, academic and career options.
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