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We found that one, two or three cycles of ischaemic preconditioning improved cold pain tolerance by 30% compared to a sham protocol, but there was no clear effect of IPC on pain threshold or pain intensity.The pain reported during IPC decreased from cycle one to cycle three in the three cycle condition, suggesting a potential conditioned pain modul...
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Trampolining is an Olympic sport, however, the determinants of maximal jumping (critical component of the overall score) are poorly understood.The relationship between floor based performance test metrics and 20-max time of flight performance was explored.Theoretical lower limb maximal isometric capabilities, as calculated by force velocity extrapo...
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Pistachio nuts are considered a rich source of leucine and other essential amino acids, as well as being a good source of antioxidants. These properties suggest that pistachio ingestion could potentially influence recovery from exercise induced muscle damage.Ingestion of 85 g/d of pistachios, for 2-wks prior to and during recovery from exercise-ind...
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This fNIRS study examines differences in the prefrontal activity of soccer experts during general and sport-specific cognitive tasks.In general cognitive tasks, increased prefrontal activity changes were detected, whereas lower cortical activity changes during sport-specific cognition were found.These findings support the “repetition suppression th...
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The combined health education and football programme “11 for Health” was tested for the first time in the Chinese school system.The “11 for Health” programme had positive effects on the cardiovascular and muscular fitness of 9–11-year-old Chinese school children.The “11 for Health” programme seems to be a relevant tool for physical activity promoti...
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The determination of CP and W′ was done using multiple constant workload tests to task failure and acute heat exposure induced changes in CP (decrease) and W′ (increase).The increase in W′ with acute heat exposure might be a consequence of the mathematical modelling for the used test methodology, rather than a physiological accurate value of W′.Acu...
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8 weeks of oral iron supplements increases serum ferritin levels in elite dancers.Dancers not consuming an iron supplement showed a decline in serum ferritin over the 8-week period.Consuming the iron supplement in either the morning or the evening appeared equally effective in improving serum ferritin stores.
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Extreme-intensity exercise is described by W'ext (analogous to J' for isometric exercise) that is smaller than W' of severe-intensity exercise (W'sev) in males. Sex differences in exercise tolerance appear to diminish at near-maximal exercise, however, there is evidence of greater contributions of peripheral fatigue (i.e. potentiated twitch force; ...
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We examined the longitudinal associations of accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary time with leg muscle strength (LMS), balance, and falls in middle-aged women. This was a 5-year cohort study among 308 women aged 36-56 years. We used linear mixed-effects models to examine associations of baseline and change in accelerometer-measure...
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This study aims to explore the variation of lower extremity kinematic characteristics when elite taekwondo athletes perform the side-kick on protective gear placed at various heights. Twenty distinguished male national athletes were recruited and were asked to kick targets at three different heights adjusted according to their body height. A three-...
