Peer-reviewed articles and books on training, physiology, and performance — curated for evidence-based coaching.
Purpose Due to its eccentric nature, downhill running (DR) training has been suggested to promote strength gains through neuromuscular adap…
nd master endurance athletes exhibit similar physical performance and long-term muscle adaptation to aerobic exercise. Nevertheless, we hyp…
Purpose: To investigate the relationships between maximal aerobic speed (MAS), lactate threshold in per cent of peak oxygen uptake (LT) and…
Introduction: Maximal aerobic speed (MAS), usually measured by cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) on a treadmill, is gaining popularit…
Background Strength training (ST) is commonly used to improve muscle strength, power, and neuromuscular adaptations and is recommended comb…
Background There is debate about the magnitude of geometrical remodeling [i.e., left ventricle (LV) cavity enlargement vs. wall thickening]…
In endurance sports, monitoring power output is a relatively novel practice that allows endurance athletes to quantify the work they genera…
r the past decade, long-distance running shoes have gone through a continuous process of technologization. By 2017, major footwear manufact…
introduction of carbon ber plate shoes has triggered a plethora of world records in running, which has encouraged shoe industries to produc…
Background: The trunk connects the upper and lower limbs and transfers energy during movement. Exploring the role of the trunk muscles in b…
Purpose To compare the anaerobic work capacity (AnWC, i.e., attributable anaerobic mechanical work) assessed using four different approache…
[Objective] This study aimed to clarify the difference in the wearing effect of carbon plate built-in shoes (car- bon shoes) depending on t…
With the enhancement of data mining technology, competitive sports informatization has become an inevitable development trend. It has becom…
Background: Achilles tendinopathy is a common condition amongst distance runners due to the cumulative repetitive overload of the tendon. G…
Aquatic treadmill running is a partial weight-bearing exercise for rehabilitation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the surface…
velocity pro le (FVP) and repeated-sprint ability (RSA) tests are indicators of physical capacities in most team sport players. The purpose…
round: Concurrent strength and HIIT-based endurance training (CT) has merit in time-saving in team sports. However, the effect of CT on phy…
ckground: This study determined whether the knee and ankle muscle extensor forces increase when running with a body-borne load and whether …
is study investigated the effects of a coordinative in-water training. Total 26 young swimmers (16 boys) were divided in a training group (…
Despite the wealth of research on injury prevention and biomechanical risk factors for running related injuries, their incidence remains hi…
Introduction Running has become one of the most popular sports and fitness methods for low cost, convenience, and easy adherence. This has …
One may ask if the transition to bipedalism from the condition of quadrupedalism, which occurred about 7 million years ago, has been the ca…
cetaminophen (ACT) may decrease perception of pain during exercise, which could allow runners to improve running economy (RE) and performan…
The science of sports training has taken a great deal of development as a result of the great interest by specialists in this field, so its…