McMillan, David W Kressler, Jochen Jacobs, Kevin A Nash, Mark S
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European journal of applied physiology
Whole body energy expenditure and lipid oxidation (Lox) are upregulated during and after exercise. Persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) generally have a blunted ability to utilize fat during exercise, but it is unknown if their substrate partitioning is affected during recovery from exercise. To determine the effect of a single session of upper bo...
Margaritelis, Nikos V Theodorou, Anastasios A Chatzinikolaou, Panagiotis N Kyparos, Antonios Nikolaidis, Michalis G Paschalis, Vassilis
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European journal of applied physiology
Acute high-intensity unaccustomed eccentric exercise performed by naive subjects is accompanied by disturbances in muscle damage biomarkers. The aim of the study was to investigate whether a causal relationship indeed exists between eccentric exercise and muscle damage. Twenty-four men randomly assigned into a concentric only or an eccentric-only t...
Vivodtzev, Isabelle Picard, Glen O'Connor, Kevin Taylor, J Andrew
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European journal of applied physiology
High-level spinal cord injury (SCI) can result in spinal and supraspinal respiratory control deficits leading to insufficient ventilatory responses to exercise and training-related adaptations. We hypothesized a serotonin agonist, known to improve respiratory function in animal models, would improve adaptations to whole-body functional electrical s...
Labidi, Mariem Ihsan, Mohammed Behan, Fearghal P Alhammoud, Marine Smith, Tessa Mohamed, Mohamed Tourny, Claire Racinais, Sébastien
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European journal of applied physiology
Animal and human studies have shown that repeated heating may induce skeletal muscle adaptations, increasing muscle strength. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of 6 weeks of localized heating on skeletal muscle strength, volume and contractile properties in healthy humans. Fifteen active participants (8 males/7 females, 35 ± 6 year...
Lewthwaite, Hayley Jensen, Dennis
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European journal of applied physiology
This study explored if healthy adults could discriminate between different breathlessness dimensions when rated immediately one after another (successively) during symptom-limited incremental cardiopulmonary cycle exercise testing (CPET) using multiple single-item rating scales. Fifteen apparently healthy adults (60% male) aged 22 ± 2 years perform...
Laudani, Luca Rum, Lorenzo Valle, Maria Stella Macaluso, Andrea Vannozzi, Giuseppe Casabona, Antonino
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European journal of applied physiology
An age-related decline in anticipatory postural mechanisms has been reported during gait initiation; however, it is unclear whether such decline may jeopardize whole-body stability following unexpected balance perturbations. This study aimed to compare young and older individuals' ability to generate postural responses and preserve stability in res...
Harber, Matthew P McCurry, Allison Carlini, Nicholas Kistler, Brandon Fleenor, Bradley S
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European journal of applied physiology
To examine the acute influence of caffeine on post-exercise central blood pressures, arterial stiffness, and wave reflection properties. In a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled crossover study design, ten middle-aged males (55 ± 5 year) completed two exercise trials after ingestion of caffeine (400 mg) or placebo. Measurements were taken be...
Barreto, Renan Vieira de Lima, Leonardo Coelho Rabello Denadai, Benedito Sérgio
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European journal of applied physiology
There is a profound gap in the understanding of the eccentric cycling intensity continuum, which prevents accurate exercise prescription based on desired physiological responses. This may underestimate the applicability of eccentric cycling for different training purposes. Thus, we aimed to summarize recent research findings and screen for possible...
Stock, Matt S Thompson, Brennan J
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European journal of applied physiology
This narrative review provides an overview of the current knowledge of B-mode ultrasound-derived echo intensity (EI) as an indicator of skeletal muscle quality. PubMed and Google Scholar were used to search the literature. Advanced search functions were used to find original studies with the terms 'echo intensity' and/or 'muscle quality' in the tit...
Taboni, Anna Vinetti, Giovanni Fontolliet, Timothée Grasso, Gabriele Simone Tam, Enrico Moia, Christian Ferretti, Guido Fagoni, Nazzareno
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European journal of applied physiology
We analysed the characteristics of arterial baroreflexes during the first phase of apnoea (φ1). 12 divers performed rest and exercise (30 W) apnoeas (air and oxygen). We measured beat-by-beat R-to-R interval (RRi) and mean arterial pressure (MAP). Mean RRi and MAP values defined the operating point (OP) before (PRE-ss) and in the second phase (φ2) ...
