Whole-Body Electromyostimulation Improves Performance-Related Parameters in Runners
The aim of this study was to study the effects of a 6-session (one per week) WB-EMS training intervention on maximum oxygen uptake, aerobic…
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Focusing Attention on Muscle Exertion Increases EEG Coherence in an Endurance Cycling Task
The aim of this study was to examine EEG coherence before, during, and after time to exhaustion (TTE) trials in an endurance cycling task, …
Can Supplementation of Vitamin D Improve Aerobic Capacity in Well Trained Youth Soccer Players?
The study evaluates the impact of vitamin D supplementation on aerobic capacity in youth soccer players.
Endurance Exercise Enhances Emotional Valence and Emotion Regulation
Acute exercise consistently benefits both emotion and cognition, particularly cognitive control. We evaluated acute endurance exercise infl…
Locomotion as a Powerful Model to Study Integrative Physiology: Efficiency, Economy, and Power Relationship
Locomotion is the most common form of movement in nature. Its study allows analysis of interactions between muscle functions (motor) and le…
The Relationship Between Lactate and Ventilatory Thresholds in Runners: Validity and Reliability of Exercise Test Performance Parameters
The aims of this study were (1) to establish the best fit between ventilatory and lactate exercise performance parameters in running and (2…
Manipulating graded exercise test variables affects the validity of the lactate threshold and V˙O2peak
Background To determine the validity of the lactate threshold (LT) and maximal oxygen uptake () determined during graded exercise test (GXT…
High-Intensity Interval Training Performed by Young Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Background: High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is as a time-efficient alternative to moderate- or low-intensity continuous exercise fo…
Fuel for the Work Required: A Theoretical Framework for Carbohydrate Periodization and the Glycogen Threshold Hypothesis
Deliberately training with reduced carbohydrate (CHO) availability to enhance endurance-training-induced metabolic adaptations of skeletal …
Regulation of Muscle Glycogen Metabolism during Exercise: Implications for Endurance Performance and Training Adaptations
Since the introduction of the muscle biopsy technique in the late 1960s, our understanding of the regulation of muscle glycogen storage and…
Post-exercise Hot Water Immersion Elicits Heat Acclimation Adaptations in Endurance Trained and Recreationally Active Individuals
Hot water immersion (HWI) after exercise on 6 consecutive days in temperate conditions has been shown to provide heat acclimation adaptatio…
Preparation for Endurance Competitions at Altitude: Physiological, Psychological, Dietary and Coaching Aspects. A Narrative Review
It was the Summer Olympic Games 1968 held in Mexico City (2,300 m) that required scientists and coaches to cope with the expected decline o…
Metabolic and Fatigue Profiles Are Comparable Between Prepubertal Children and Well-Trained Adult Endurance Athletes
The aim of this study was to determine whether prepubertal children are metabolically comparable to well-trained adult endurance athletes a…
The influence of somatotype on anaerobic performance
The link between athlete physique and performance in sports is well established. However, a direct link between somatotype three-numeral ra…
Running: A Beginners Guide
A guide for beginners to develop and maintain running habits for health and fitness.
Running is My Therapy: Relieve Stress and Anxiety, Fight Depression, Ditch Bad Habits, and Live Happier
This book explores how running can improve mental health and manage depression and anxiety.
Unstoppable: Running the Race You Were Born to Win
A motivational book encouraging readers to pursue their God-given purpose with confidence.
A systematic review on the effects of resistance and plyometric training on physical fitness in youth- What do comparative studies tell us?
Introduction To date, several meta-analyses clearly demonstrated that resistance and plyometric training are effective to improve physical …
The Current State of Subjective Training Load Monitoring—a Practical Perspective and Call to Action
This commentary delivers a practical perspective on the current state of subjective training load (TL) monitoring, and in particular sessio…
Following a Long-Distance Classical Race the Whole-Body Kinematics of Double Poling by Elite Cross-Country Skiers Are Altered
Introduction: Although short-term (approximately 10-min) fatiguing DP has been reported not to alter the joint kinematics or displacement o…
Adaptations to Endurance and Strength Training
This review focuses on insights into endurance and strength-training adaptations.
Effects of high-intensity interval training on cardiometabolic health: a systematic review and meta-analysis of intervention studies
The current review clarifies the cardiometabolic health effects of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) in adults. A systematic search (…
Caffeine affects autonomic control of heart rate and blood pressure recovery after aerobic exercise in young adults: a crossover study
This study evaluates caffeine's effects on heart rate and blood pressure recovery after exercise.