Endocrinologic Measurements in Exercise Science and Sports Medicine
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Reducing exercise-induced muscular injury in kendo athletes with supplementation of coenzyme Q10
Intensive physical exercise may cause muscular injury and increase oxidative stress. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of…
Fat intake and injury in female runners
Background: Our purpose was to determine the relationship between energy intake, energy availability, dietary fat and lower extremity injur…
The effect of a pre-exercise carbohydrate meal on immune responses to an endurance performance run
This study investigates the impact of carbohydrate meals on immune responses during endurance exercise.
Influence of gait manipulation on running economy in female distance runners
The aim of this investigation was to determine if gait manipulation influences running economy. Following 30 minutes of accommodation to le…
Osteopathic manipulative treatment and its relationship to autonomic nervous system activity as demonstrated by heart rate variability: a repeated measures study
Background The relationship between osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) and the autonomic nervous system has long been acknowledged, b…
Discrepancy between training, competition and laboratory measures of maximum heart rate in NCAA division 2 distance runners
A percentage of either measured or predicted maximum heart rate is commonly used to prescribe and measure exercise intensity. However, maxi…
How Do Humans Control Physiological Strain during Strenuous Endurance Exercise?
Background Distance running performance is a viable model of human locomotion. Methodology/Principal Findings To evaluate the physiologic s…
Endurance performance in masters athletes
Masters athletes are typically older than 35 years of age and systematically train for, and compete in, organized forms of sport specifical…
New techniques for the pedalling performance assessment in cycling
PhD thesis on assessing cycling performance through new techniques.
Video-based Training Registration for Swimmers
During the last decade, performance improvements in top sports have been increasingly driven by technological innovations. This paper discu…
Effects of gender on stroke rates, critical speed and velocity of a 30-min swim in young swimmers
Our objective was to analyze the effect of gender on the rela- tionship between stroke rates corresponding to critical speed (SRCS) and max…
Metabolismo energético em atletas de endurance é diferente entre os sexos
This study reviews gender differences in energy metabolism among endurance athletes.
RUNNER'S LOG AND PREDICTIVE PERFORMANCE ANALYTICS
This report, prepared for the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, describes the development of a running log application and the development a…
RELATIONS OF THE VARIABLES OF POWER AND MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS TO THE KINEMATIC INDICATORS OF MAXIMAL SPEED RUNNING
This study investigates the relationship between power, morphological characteristics, and kinematic indicators in maximal speed running.
Effects of prolonged running performed at the intensity corresponding to the onset of blood lactate accumulation, on maximum isokinetic strength in active non-athletic individuals
Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze the effects of prolonged continuous running performed at the intensity corresponding …
The Effects of Acute Stretching on Running Economy
mmer AM, Burandt AR, Kent CN. The Effects of Acute Stretching on Running Economy, Journal of Undergraduate Kinesiology Research 2007;3(1):5…
Physiological Profiles of Division III Female Distance Runners and Predicting Future Performance
rnes, SN, Borlee, CS, Hornbeck, KJ, Kaminske, BL, Klein, JJ. Physiological Profiles of Division III Female Distance Runners and Predicting …
The effect of an aerobic training program on the electrical remodeling of the heart: high-frequency components of the signal-averaged electrocardiogram are predictors of the maximal aerobic power
sed heart rate variability (HRV) and high-frequency content of the terminal region of the ventricular activation of signal-averaged ECG (SA…
Phosphorylation potential in the dominant leg is lower, and [ADP free] is higher in calf muscles at rest in endurance athletes than in sprinters and in untrained subjects
Study compares metabolic profiles of calf muscles in endurance athletes, sprinters, and untrained subjects.
Exercise intensity, but not electrolyte reposition, alters plasmatic cortisol and glucose levels of horses submitted to 30 and 60km distance endurance rides
This study was aimed at comparing cortisol and glucose plasmatic levels in a group of trained horses submitted to 30 and 60km endurance exe…
Interrelation between Exercise Heart Rate, Post-Run Systolic Blood Pressure, and Myocardial Structure in Distance Runners
ng is an exercise practiced by athletes in many sports. Being benefi cial to health, it is also under- taken by a great number of non-athlet…
Hiponatremia e atletas de endurance
A redistribuição da água total corporal efetuada por mudanças na água e no sódio totais do corpo é de interesse geral aos atletas, principa…
Validity of Devices That Assess Body Temperature During Outdoor Exercise in the Heat
Purpose Endurance exercise and hyperthermia are associated with compromised intestinal permeability and endotoxaemia. The presence of intes…