Four Weeks of IV Iron Supplementation Reduces Perceived Fatigue and Mood Disturbance in Distance Runners
Purpose To determine the effect of intravenous iron supplementation on performance, fatigue and overall mood in runners without clinical ir…
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Cycling performance decrement is greater in hypobaric versus normobaric hypoxia
Background The purpose of this study was to determine whether cycling time trial (TT) performance differs between hypobaric hypoxia (HH) an…
Moving in extreme environments: open water swimming in cold and warm water
Open water swimming (OWS), either ‘wild’ such as river swimming or competitive, is a fast growing pastime as well as a part of events such …
Aerobic exercise modulates intracortical inhibition and facilitation in a nonexercised upper limb muscle
Background Despite growing interest in the relationship between exercise and short-term neural plasticity, the effects of exercise on motor…
Physiological and Health-Related Adaptations to Low-Volume Interval Training: Influences of Nutrition and Sex
Interval training refers to the basic concept of alternating periods of relatively intense exercise with periods of lower-intensity effort …
Effects of Low-Volume High-Intensity Interval Training (HIT) on Fitness in Adults: A Meta-Analysis of Controlled and Non-Controlled Trials
Background Low-volume high-intensity interval training (HIT) appears to be an efficient and practical way to develop physical fitness. Obje…
Description and performance of track and primary-vertex reconstruction with the CMS tracker
A description is provided of the software algorithms developed for the CMS tracker both for reconstructing charged-particle trajectories in…
Large mesopelagic fishes biomass and trophic efficiency in the open ocean
With a current estimate of ~1,000 million tons, mesopelagic fishes likely dominate the world total fishes biomass. However, recent acoustic…
Lower Body Symmetry and Running Performance in Elite Jamaican Track and Field Athletes
In a study of degree of lower body symmetry in 73 elite Jamaican track and field athletes we show that both their knees and ankles (but not…
Endurance and Strength Athlete's Heart: Analysis of Myocardial Deformation by Speckle Tracking Echocardiography
Background Intensive training induces two morphological myocardial typologies of athlete's heart. Endurance training (ET) induces eccentric…
Sports-related dermatoses among road runners in Southern Brazil
This study assesses the prevalence of skin lesions among road runners in Southern Brazil.
Hansons Half-Marathon Method: Run Your Best Half-Marathon the Hansons Way
A guide to training for half-marathons using the Hansons Method.
80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster By Training Slower
A guide to optimizing running performance through a slow training approach.
Build Your Running Body: A Total-Body Fitness Plan for All Distance Runners, from Milers to Ultramarathoners—Run Farther, Faster, and Injury-Free
A comprehensive guide for runners to improve performance and prevent injuries.
The Science of Running: How to find your limit and train to maximize your performance
A comprehensive guide on maximizing running performance through scientific insights and practical training methods.
The Impact of Strenuous Group Physical Activity on Mood States, Personal Views, Body Composition, and Markers of Myocardial Damage in Overweight/Obese Adults: The “Step-by-Step Italy’s Coast to Coast” Trek
Central opioidergic mechanisms may modulate the positive effects of physical exercise such as mood elevation and stress reduction. How exer…
The Road to Gold: Training and Peaking Characteristics in the Year Prior to a Gold Medal Endurance Performance
Purpose To describe training variations across the annual cycle in Olympic and World Champion endurance athletes, and determine whether the…
Differential Effects of Aerobic Exercise, Resistance Training and Combined Exercise Modalities on Cholesterol and the Lipid Profile: Review, Synthesis and Recommendations
There is a direct relationship between chronically elevated cholesterol levels (dyslipidaemia) and coronary heart disease. A reduction in t…
Monitoring Training Load to Understand Fatigue in Athletes
Many athletes, coaches, and support staff are taking an increasingly scientific approach to both designing and monitoring training programs…
Polarized training has greater impact on key endurance variables than threshold, high intensity, or high volume training
Endurance athletes integrate four conditioning concepts in their training programs: high-volume training (HVT), “threshold-training” (THR),…
Association between ultrasound measurements of muscle thickness, pennation angle, echogenicity and skeletal muscle strength in the elderly
The increase of elderly in our society requires simple tools for quantification of sarcopenia in inpatient and outpatient settings. The aim…
Time Course Analysis Reveals Gene-Specific Transcript and Protein Kinetics of Adaptation to Short-Term Aerobic Exercise Training in Human Skeletal Muscle
This study investigates the gene-specific responses of skeletal muscle to short-term aerobic exercise training.
V-TIME: a treadmill training program augmented by virtual reality to decrease fall risk in older adults: study design of a randomized controlled trial
This study evaluates a treadmill training program with virtual reality to reduce fall risk in older adults.
