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Core Temperature Response During the Marathon Portion of the Ironman World Championship (Kona-Hawaii)
(Frontiers Media, 2019-12-03)
The Ironman triathlon consists of a 3.8 km swim, 180 km bike, and 42.195 km run. Thermoregulation responses play an important role in performance optimization and injury prevention. Factors such as environmental conditions ...
Caffeine Supplementation and Physical Performance, Muscle Damage and Perception of Fatigue in Soccer Players: A Systematic Review
(MDPI, 2019-02-20)
Soccer is a complex team sport and success in this discipline depends on different factors such as physical fitness, player technique and team tactics, among others. In the last few years, several studies have described ...
Accuracy of a Basketball Indoor Tracking System Based on Standard Bluetooth Low Energy Channels (NBN23®)
(MDPI, 2018-06)
The present study aims to identify the accuracy of the NBN23((R)) system, an indoor tracking system based on radio-frequency and standard Bluetooth Low Energy channels. Twelve capture tags were attached to a custom cart ...
Effects of Creatine Supplementation on Athletic Performance in Soccer Players: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
(MDPI, 2019-03-31)
Studies have shown that creatine supplementation increases intramuscular creatine concentrations, favoring the energy system of phosphagens, which may help explain the observed improvements in high-intensity exercise ...
Effect of the Combination of Creatine Monohydrate Plus HMB Supplementation on Sports Performance, Body Composition, Markers of Muscle Damage and Hormone Status: A Systematic Review
(MDPI, 2019-10-20)
Although there are many studies showing the isolated effect of creatine monohydrate (CrM) and beta-hydroxy beta-methylbutyrate (HMB), it is not clear what effect they have when they are combined. The main purpose of this ...
Running Pace Decrease during a Marathon Is Positively Related to Blood Markers of Muscle Damage
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-02-27)
Background: Completing a marathon is one of the most challenging sports activities, yet the source of running fatigue during this event is not completely understood. The aim of this investigation was to determine the ...
Short-Term Adaptations Following Complex Training in Team-Sports: a Meta-Analysis
(Public Library Science, 2017-06-29)
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The purpose of this meta-analysis was to study the short-term adaptations on sprint and vertical jump (VJ) performance following Complex Training (CT) in team-sports. CT is a resistance training method aimed ...
Entropy Measures Can Add Novel Information to Reveal How Runners' Heart Rate and Speed Are Regulated by Different Environments
(Frontiers Media, 2019-06-04)
Ecological psychology suggests performer-environment relationship is the appropriate scale for examining the relationship between perception, action and cognition. Developing performance requires variation in practice in ...
Effect of Caffeine Supplementation on Sports Performance Based on Differences Between Sexes: A Systematic Review
(MDPI, 2019-09-30)
Most studies that have shown the positive effects of caffeine supplementation on sports performance have been carried out on men. However, the differences between sexes are evident in terms of body size, body composition, ...
Exploring Game Performance in the National Basketball Association Using Player Tracking Data
(Public Library Science, 2015-07-14)
Recent player tracking technology provides new information about basketball game performance. The aim of this study was to (i) compare the game performances of all-star and non all-star basketball players from the National ...