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Every four years, the Summer Olympics shows the world the latest training or recovery method the greatest athletes have taken up. In 2016, many swimmers had red circular marks on their skin from “cupping,” an ancient Chinese practice involving suction on sore muscles and tendons.
This year, the hot thing appears to be tourniquets.
US swimmer Michael Andrew and marathon runner Galen Rupp both use blood flow restriction techniques when training.
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No, there is no outbreak of cuts. But American swimmer Michael Andrew is wearing tourniquet-like bands in the practice pool. Galen Rupp, the defending bronze medallist in the marathon, sometimes straps similar bands to his legs while training.
Key facts in 2020’s $100,000 Club of Pa. state government
Updated Feb 24, 2021;
Posted Feb 24, 2021
Gov. Tom Wolf is the CEO of Pennsylvania state government but his earnings, which he donates to charity, aren t the highest in the commonwealth s workforce.
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Since Gov. Tom Wolf is the head of Pennsylvania state government, it’s logical to think he’d top the list of its highest earners but that is not the case.
In fact, the governor, who earned $195,457, ranked as having the 300th highest earnings among state government employees in 2020 (Wolf donates his pay to charity). He wasn’t even the highest earning elected official on the state government $100,000 Club roster.