Peer-reviewed articles and books on training, physiology, and performance — curated for evidence-based coaching.
Background: Despite the lack of scientific knowledge on the physiological and biomechanical effects of wearing compression garments (CGs), …
Long distance and open water swimming have increased in popularity over recent years. Swimming a long distance in lakes, rivers and the sea…
w studies in the literature have illustrated cold hypoalgesia induced by strength training. Objectives of this contribution were to compare…
Long distance races have a physiological impact on runners. Up to now, studies analyzing these physiological repercussions have been mainly…
Purpose: Compare recovery rates between active young (Y) and middle-aged (MA) males up to 48H post aerobically based, exercise-induced musc…
im of this research was to investigate the role of trait emotional intelligence (EI) in recovery stress states in a mountain ultra-marathon…
ions of microbes sculpt the gut ecosystem, affecting physiology. Since endurance athletes' performance is often physiology-limited, underst…
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is frequently seen in ultrarunners, and in this study, an AKI prediction model for 24-hour ultrarunners was built…
urance events, athletes have limited access to uid intake, such as ultra- endurance running. For this reason, it is necessary to establish …
) is performed in a natural environment, including various ranges of slopes where maximal oxygen consumption is a major contributor to perf…
Permissions and Reprints(opens in new window) Abstract The study aimed to investigate the impact of laboratory-controlled exertional and ex…
round: The present case study examined the relationship between 24 h ultrama- rathon performance and the big three strategies of training…
many efforts have been made to identify micronutrients or nutritional strategies capable of preventing, or at least, attenuating, exercise-…
Aim: Quercetin has been reported to have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties on health promotion in human studies. The main purpos…
Permissions and Reprints(opens in new window) Sleeping and eating before and during an ultramarathon can directly affect an athlete’s perfo…
Background: Ultra-marathon running participation has become increasingly more popular in recent years; however, there is inconclusive evide…
derate endurance exercise leads to an improvement in cardiovascular performance, stress resilience, and blood function. However, the in uen…
Antioxidant supplementation has become a common practice among athletes to boost sport achievement. Likewise, melatonin (MEL) has been inge…
and exercise can be boring. In the general population, thinking of sports as boring has been linked to exercising less. However, less is kn…
Background Concurrent training can be an effective and time-efficient method to improve both muscle strength and aerobic capacity. A major …
Background Pacing has been investigated in different kinds of ultra-marathon races, but not in one of the toughest ultra-marathons in the w…
on was recently run in less than 2 h by a man who ran the three fastest marathons ever recorded in a span of three yearsEliud Kipchogein …
Purpose: This study aimed to determine whether triceps surae’s muscle architecture and Achilles tendon parameters are related to running me…
as been recognized to be an important indicator of physiological, psychological, and nutritional characteristics among endurance athletes. …