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Mental Fatigue and Physical and Cognitive Performance During a 2-Bout Exercise Test
Susan Vrijkotte, Romain Meeusen, Cloe Vandervaeren, Luk Buyse, Jeroen van Cutsem, Nathalie Pattyn, and Bart Roelands
Strength Training for Middle- and Long-Distance Performance: A Meta-Analysis
Nicolas Berryman, Iñigo Mujika, Denis Arvisais, Marie Roubeix, Carl Binet, and Laurent Bosquet
performance could, conceptually, be prevented if the focus of strength-training interventions is oriented toward central (neural) adaptations. 14 , 15 Moreover, it was recently suggested that, along with improved neural function, peripheral changes such as a shift in muscle-fiber distribution (from fast
Is There an Optimal Ischemic-Preconditioning Dose to Improve Cycling Performance?
Scott Cocking, Mathew G. Wilson, David Nichols, N. Timothy Cable, Daniel J. Green, Dick H. J. Thijssen, and Helen Jones
are now preclinical studies providing evidence for a dose dependency, where repeated daily IPC improves cerebrovascular function and clinical outcomes. 5 , 6 Nonetheless, a potential hyperconditioning effect from excessive cycles of IPC cannot be excluded. 7 Corroborating the dose hypothesis, recent
Differences Between Relative and Absolute Speed and Metabolic Thresholds in Rugby League
Tannath J. Scott, Heidi R. Thornton, Macfarlane T.U. Scott, Ben J. Dascombe, and Grant M. Duthie
faster players. Furthermore, it has been revealed that distance covered at high intensity is substantially underestimated when HIR is reported as a function of an individual’s second ventilatory threshold (VT 2 ) (determined from gas analysis during an incremental treadmill test) compared with absolute
The Role of the Rating-of-Perceived-Exertion Template in Pacing
Wouter Schallig, Tim Veneman, Dionne A. Noordhof, José A. Rodríguez-Marroyo, John P. Porcari, Jos J. de Koning, and Carl Foster
. 27 The RPE template is selected based on exercise duration or race distance, 7 , 28 – 30 and RPE increases as a linear function of the percentage of race completed 18 , 28 or distance remaining. 27 , 29 – 32 Experience is necessary to develop the linearity of the RPE template. 30 , 31 , 33
The Reliability and Sensitivity of Performance Measures in a Novel Pace-Bowling Test
Simon A. Feros, Warren B. Young, and Brendan J. O’Brien
fixed at a height of 1.47 m and an angle of 10° to capture the entire target sheet. Recorded video footage was imported into Dartfish Connect (Version 7.0, Dartfish, Melbourne, Australia) for analysis. The measurement function was calibrated in Dartfish Connect by drawing a vertical line from the center
Changes in Choice Reaction Time During and After 8 Days Exhaustive Cycling Are Not Related to Changes in Physical Performance
Twan ten Haaf, Selma van Staveren, Danilo Iannetta, Bart Roelands, Romain Meeusen, Maria F. Piacentini, Carl Foster, Leo Koenderman, Hein A.M. Daanen, and Jos J. de Koning
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Nature Versus Nurture: Have Performance Gaps Between Men and Women Reached an Asymptote?
Mindy Millard-Stafford, Ann E. Swanson, and Matthew T. Wittbrodt
data smoothing function plotted by distance. (A) All swimming strokes combined. (B) Running events up to 1500 m. Solid lines denote the overall mean and shaded areas represented 95% confidence intervals. Stabilization occurred after 1980. Compared with men in the 1972 Olympic Trials, women swimmers in
The Influence of Match-Day Napping in Elite Female Netball Athletes
Shannon O’Donnell, Christopher M. Beaven, and Matthew Driller
duration with their findings, indicating that shorter nap times can improve performance and alertness while acting as a countermeasure to sleep debt. A point highlighted within previous research was the possible effect of sleep inertia and the negative effects it may have on performance and functioning
Physical-Preparation Recommendations for Elite Rugby Sevens Performance
Jake Schuster, Dan Howells, Julien Robineau, Anthony Couderc, Alex Natera, Nick Lumley, Tim J. Gabbett, and Nick Winkelman
the training load between paired tournaments (WT2). Recent research 68 indicated that a single sevens tournament reduces neuromuscular function such that players are not fully recovered to baselines by the start of the second competition stage. During this period, emphasis should be placed on