Peer-reviewed articles and books on training, physiology, and performance — curated for evidence-based coaching.
Endurance athletes expend large amounts of energy in prolonged high-intensity exercise and, due to the weight-sensitive nature of most endu…
Exercise, in the form of endurance or resistance training, leads to specific molecular and cellular adaptions not only in skeletal muscles,…
ckground and objectives: The COVID-19 outbreak has become a major health and economic crisis. The World Health Organization declared it a p…
Endurance-sport athletes have a high incidence of gastrointestinal disorders, compromising performance and impacting overall health status.…
Napping for 20-90 mins between 13:00 and 16:00 may assist athletic performance. Athletes should allow 30 mins to reduce sleep inertia befor…
Background: High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is an emerging exercise strategy and is considered to be a recipe for health promotion.…
ed to evaluate the association between the changes in ventilatory vari- ables (tidal volume (Vt), respiratory rate (RR) and lung ventilatio…
To investigate the agreement between critical power (CP) and functional threshold power (FTP), 17 trained cyclists and triathletes (mean ± …
index of heart rate (HR) variability correlation properties, the short-term scaling exponent alpha1 of detrended uctuation analysis (DFA a1…
utritional intake can in uence exercise metabolism and performance, but there is a lack of research comparing protein-rich pre-exercise mea…
Background Digit ratio (2D:4D) characterized by the length of the second digit (2D) divided by the length of the fourth digit (4D), is a po…
Exercise-induced hypoxemia (EIH) is well-described in endurance-trained athletes during both maximal and submaximal exercise intensities. D…
A characteristic feature of eccentric as compared with concentric exercise is the ability to generate greater mechanical loads for lower ca…
A non-linear heart rate variability (HRV) index based on fractal correlation properties called alpha1 of Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (DF…
Methods to reduce impact in distance runners have been proposed based on real-time auditory feedback of tibial acceleration. These methods …
Purpose This study investigated whether intermittent post-exercise sauna bathing across three-weeks endurance training improves exercise he…
This study analyzed whether 100- and 200-m interval training (IT) in swimming differed regarding temporal, perceptual, and physiological re…
The aim of this study was first to determine if level, uphill, and downhill energy cost of running (ECR) values were correlated at differen…
urpose: To conduct a systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis of the current literature as to the effects of interval training (IT) v…
Introduction: A myriad of factors underlie pacing-/exhaustion-decisions that are made during whole-body endurance performance. The prefront…
e: This systematic review with meta-analysis was conducted to establish whether heart rate variability (HRV)-guided training enhances cardi…
Background Increasing nitric oxide bioavailability may induce physiological effects that enhance endurance exercise performance. This revie…
ndurance athletes need a regular and well-detailed nutrition program in order to ll their energy stores before training/racing, to provide …
this study was to analyse the impact of sex hormone uctuations throughout the menstrual cycle on cardiorespiratory response to high-intensi…