Detraining Effects Prevention: A New Rising Challenge for Athletes
This article discusses strategies to prevent detraining effects in athletes during COVID-19 lockdown.
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Role of Vitamin D in Athletes and Their Performance: Current Concepts and New Trends
are currently experiencing a vitamin D (VITD) de ciency pandemic across the world. Athletes have the same predisposition to low levels of v…
Reasons for and Consequences of Low Energy Availability in Female and Male Athletes: Social Environment, Adaptations, and Prevention
Low energy availability (LEA) represents a state in which the body does not have enough energy left to support all physiological functions …
The effects of plyometric training on speed, agility and power components among under-16 athletes
This study was conducted to determine the effects of plyometric training on power, speed and agility on under 16 athletes. Thirty-two males…
Pengaruh Lari Zig Zag dan Side Jump Sprint terhadap Peningkatan Power Pemain Sepak Bola
Abstrak. Prevalensi terjadinya penurunan power pada otot hamstring menurut American football > 41%, sedangkan di Australian Rules Football …
The Relationship between Dynamic Balance Ability and Low Limb Isokinetic Muscle Function of Elite Judo Athletes
OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between lower extremity isokinetic muscle strength and dynamic balance …
Lower Extremity Stiffness in Collegiate Distance Runners Pre- and Post-Competition
This study examines changes in leg stiffness in collegiate runners after a cross-country race.
AGREEMENT AND REPRODUCIBILITY OF FIELD AND LABORATORY TESTS IN THE PREDICTION OF RUNNING SPEED IN A 10-KM RACE IN AMATEUR RUNNERS
Knowing running speed, particularly by means of easy-to-apply tests and low cost, is important to the definition of race strategy and of th…
EFFECTS OF 8 WEEKS RESISTANCE TRAINING ON PEAK RUNNING VELOCITY AND HEART RATE DEFLECTION POINT IN SEDENTARY WOMEN
Purpose: Resistance training can result in increased lean mass, maximal strength, muscular power and facilitates similar acute physiologica…
Suicide Reduction in Schizophrenia via Exercise (SUnRISE): study protocol for a multi-site, single-blind, randomized clinical trial of aerobic exercise for suicide risk reduction in individuals with schizophrenia
Background Suicide risk among individuals with schizophrenia (SZ) is intractably high, with over 40% of individuals attempting to take thei…
Effect of a training macrocycle on physiological indicators, body composition and explosiveness of recreational runners
Purpose: The objective was to verify the effects of equal training applied during a training macrocycle on the physiological indicators, bo…
Low Body Fat Does Not Influence Recovery after Muscle-Damaging Lower-Limb Plyometrics in Young Male Team Sport Athletes
Aim: This study assessed the in uence of fat mass to fat-free mass ratio (FM:FFM) on recovery from plyometric exercise. Method: After asses…
Comparison of methods to determine the lactate threshold during leg press exercise in long-distance runners
Aims: To determine lactate threshold (LT) by three different methods (visual inspection, algorithmic adjustment, and Dmax) during an increm…
Effects of Plyometric and Repeated Sprint Training on Physical Performance
The purpose of study was to resolve the e ect of plyometric training and repeated sprint training on physical performance. The study was co…
A pilot study on a potential relationship between leg bone length and sprint performance in sprinters; are there any event-related differences in 100-m and 400-m sprints?
Objective This study examined the relationship between leg bone length and sprint performance in sprinters. The leg bone lengths in 28 100-…
Effects of football versus aerobic exercise training on muscle architecture in healthy men adults: a study protocol of a two-armed randomized controlled trial
Background Sports and exercise training can attenuate age-related declines in physical function. As people age, they suffer a progressive d…
Optimisation of assessment of maximal rate of heart rate increase for tracking training-induced changes in endurance exercise performance
The maximal rate of heart rate (HR) increase (rHRI), a marker of HR acceleration during transition from rest to submaximal exercise, correl…
Drift-Free Foot Orientation Estimation in Running Using Wearable IMU
This study aimed to introduce and validate a new method to estimate and correct the orientation drift measured from foot-worn inertial sens…
Abdominal Core Strength, Fatigue, and Incidence of Low Back Pain in Distance Runners
This study investigated absolute and relative abdominal strength, fatigue, and low back pain differences among distance runners. Runners (4…
EFFECT OF CORE STABILIZATION TRAINING APPLIED TO 10-13 AGE SWIMMERS ON THE SWIMMING TIME AND SOME MOTORIC CHARACTERISTICS
Purpose: The aim of this study is the effect of core stabilization training (CST) at male swimmers in 10-13 ages on 50 m backstroke swimmin…
Adaptations to strength training differ between endurance-trained and untrained women
Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate if endurance athletes, sustaining their normal endurance training, experience attenuat…
Physical activity types and motor skills in 3-5-year old children: National Youth Fitness Survey
This study examines physical activity types and motor skills in preschool-aged children.
Analysis of Aerobic Power and Swing Characteristics in Young Male Race Walkers
Economical walking is defined by the steady state of oxygen consumption with top speed and technique in competition is one of the most impo…
Biped Robots With Compliant Joints for Walking and Running Performance Growing
This paper deals with the problem of compliance in biped robots locomotion. After a first literature review, we designed and simulated a 3D…