{"id":1043,"date":"2012-10-30T19:15:51","date_gmt":"2012-10-30T19:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jaystuller.com\/?p=1043"},"modified":"2012-10-31T17:01:55","modified_gmt":"2012-10-31T17:01:55","slug":"shirt-power-its-got-a-lightning-bolt-doesnt-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/jaystuller\/uncategorized\/1043\/shirt-power-its-got-a-lightning-bolt-doesnt-it","title":{"rendered":"Shirt Power: It\u2019s Got A Lightning Bolt, Doesn’t It?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Energy Athletic ionized fabric shirt.<\/p><\/div>\n

While the boys at MythBusters<\/em> might be able to prove that my drives weren\u2019t getting a few extra yards thanks to my new, long-sleeved Energy Athletic golf shirt – – which feature the brand\u2019s proprietary IonX Ionized Energy Fabric\u2122 – – I did pop a few suspiciously long tee shots last week.\u00a0Maybe it was the placebo effect of the yellow symbolic lightning bolts on the collar and the cuff, or perhaps a trailing wind.\u00a0 Then again, it could have been the negative charged ions in the fabric.<\/p>\n

Most of the players on the World Series Champion San Francisco Giants, after all, wear necklaces and other gear that\u2019s also ionized, as do plenty of golfers.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy using science validated by Tour stars and other elite athletes and applying that to a revolutionary fabric, we\u2019re helping players truly maximize their power on the golf course,\u201d says Mike Abram, President of Performance Sports Brands, parent company of Energy Athletic Golf<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The company contends that its apparel\u2019s ability to increase power was confirmed by an independent university in a double-blind study of 12 rugby players, who wore shirts with negative ions embedded into the fabric. The results showed a measurable increase in average power during repetitive, short duration, high intensity exercise, similar in some ways to playing golf.<\/p>\n

A Bit About Those Ions\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

We are, in fact, surrounded by both positive and negative charged irons, the respective density of which is influenced by environmental factors.\u00a0 It\u2019s well known that an excess of positive ions can cause headaches, trigger allergies and other ill effects.\u00a0 Positive ions can build up indoors where it is dusty and televisions and computers are operating; where heating ducts strip the air of electrons, churning an increase of positive ions; and, anywhere dry and warm wind blows.<\/p>\n

Called \u201cthe vitamins in the air,\u201d negative ions spike after a drenching rain, and near the ocean, rivers and especially at the bottom of waterfalls, which is why visits to these spots feel refreshing.\u00a0 Negative ions have been shown to lift mood, lighten depression and help with seasonal affective disorder.\u00a0 But it’s the environment that primarily drives the levels.<\/p>\n

For example, on a big city freeway during rush hour the number of negative ions in a cubic centimeter of air is about 100. \u00a0Fresh country air has from 2,000 to 4,000 negative ions.\u00a0 At the base of Yosemite Falls, there are more than 100,000 per cubic centimeter.<\/p>\n

Still A Fine And Comfortable Shirt<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

My golf buddies and I had a good laugh at the bolts, for it harkens back to that great Volkswagon Jetta commercial, where a young kid asks an older teenager selling a small motorbike, \u201cIs it fast? \u00a0Says the seller: \u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s got a lightning bolt on it, doesn\u2019t it?\u201d<\/p>\n

But with Energy Athletic, there\u2019s no way you’re getting taken by an over-promising shirt.\u00a0 Made of 95 percent polyester and 5 percent Spandex, the lightweight, breathable and moisture-wicking shirt has a great feel, soft and comfortable. It\u2019s a casual polo that I\u2019d wear most anyplace during the winter.\u00a0 As a bonus, it doesn\u2019t have a tail so it can look good whether it\u2019s tucked into one\u2019s pants or not. \u00a0However, it you don\u2019t like the shirt, send it back within 30 days and you\u2019ll get a full refund.<\/p>\n

Energy Athletic\u2019s short-sleeved shirts retail for $59.90 and the long sleeved polo\u2019s go for $69.90.\u00a0 For more information visit www.wearenergy.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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