A Qualitative Study of 11 World-Class Team-Sport Athletes ’ Experiences Answering Subjective Questionnaires: A Key Ingredient for ‘Visible’ Health and Performance Monitoring?
ConclusionsOur main insight is that athletes ’ emotions play a major role in whether they respond honestly or not, with these emotions being driven at least in part by the performance staff asking the questions. (Source: Sports Medicine)
Source: Sports Medicine - February 10, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Physical Demands of Tennis Across the Different Court Surfaces, Performance Levels and Sexes: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis
ConclusionsThe findings from this study provide a comprehensive summary of the physical demands of tennis. These results may guide tennis-specific training programmes. We recommend more consistent measuring and reporting of data to enable future meta-analysts to pool meaningful data.Clinical Trial RegistrationThe protocol for this systematic review was registered a priori at the Open Science Framework (Registration DOIhttps://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/MDWFY). (Source: Sports Medicine)
Source: Sports Medicine - February 8, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Efficacy of Multi-Component Exercise-Based Injury Prevention Programs on Injury Risk Among Footballers of All Age Groups: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
ConclusionsThis systematic review and meta-analysis indicated that the treatment effect associated with the use of multi-component exercise-based injury prevention programs in football is uncertain and inconclusive. In addition, the majority of the results are based on low-quality evidence. Therefore, future high-quality trials are needed to provide more reliable evidence.Clinical Trial RegistrationPROSPERO CRD42020221772. (Source: Sports Medicine)
Source: Sports Medicine - February 8, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Chronic Effects of Static Stretching Exercises on Muscle Strength and Power in Healthy Individuals Across the Lifespan: A Systematic Review with Multi-level Meta-analysis
ConclusionsThe main findings indicated that chronic SS exercises have the potential to improve muscle strength and power. Such improvements appear to benefit sedentary more than recreationally active participants. Likewise, chronic SS exercises result in a marked enhancement in flexibility with larger effects of passive, as compared with active, SS. The results of the meta-regression analysis for muscle strength indicated larger benefits of chronic SS exercises in samples with higher proportions of female, older participants, and a higher number of repetitions per stretching exercise and session. For muscle power, results ...
Source: Sports Medicine - January 31, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
The Question is Still Open: Is Supplemental Oxygen Enhancing Performance in Professional Athletes at High Altitude or Not?
(Source: Sports Medicine)
Source: Sports Medicine - January 31, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Response to Comment on: “The Effect of Preterm Birth on Maximal Aerobic Exercise Capacity and Lung Function in Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”
(Source: Sports Medicine)
Source: Sports Medicine - January 31, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Comment on “The Effect of Preterm Birth on Maximal Aerobic Exercise Capacity and Lung Function in Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”
(Source: Sports Medicine)
Source: Sports Medicine - January 31, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Premature Death in Bodybuilders: What Do We Know?
AbstractPremature deaths in bodybuilders regularly make headlines and are cited as evidence that bodybuilding is a dangerous activity. A wealth of research has revealed elite athletes typically enjoy lower mortality rates than non-athletes, but research on bodybuilder lifespan is surprisingly limited. Anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) use is commonly cited as a key contributor to morbidity and premature mortality in bodybuilders, but this area of research is highly nuanced and influenced by numerous confounders unique to bodybuilding. It is quite possible that bodybuilders are at elevated risk and that AAS use is the prima...
Source: Sports Medicine - January 30, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
After Dinner Rest a While, After Supper Walk a Mile? A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis on the Acute Postprandial Glycemic Response to Exercise Before and After Meal Ingestion in Healthy Subjects and Patients with Impaired Glucose Tolerance
ConclusionsExercise, i.e., walking, has a greater acute beneficial impact on postprandial hyperglycemia when undertaken as soon as possible after a meal rather than after a longer interval or before eating.Clinical Trial RegistrationThe review was pre-registered in the PROSPERO database (CRD42022324070). The date of submission was 07.04.2022, with the registration on 08.05.2022. (Source: Sports Medicine)
Source: Sports Medicine - January 30, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Attributes of Expert Anticipation Should Inform the Design of Virtual Reality Simulators to Accelerate Learning and Transfer of Skill
AbstractExpert sport performers cope with a multitude of visual information to achieve precise skill goals under time stress and pressure. For example, a major league baseball or cricket batter must read opponent variations in actions and ball flight paths to strike the ball in less than a second. Crowded playing schedules and training load restrictions to minimise injury have limited opportunity for field-based practice in sports. As a result, many sports organisations are exploring the use of virtual reality (VR) simulators. Whilst VR synthetic experiences can allow greater control of visual stimuli, immersion to create ...
Source: Sports Medicine - January 26, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
The Psychology of Athletic Tapering in Sport: A Scoping Review
AbstractTaper is a common training strategy used to reduce fatigue and enhance athletic performance. However, currently, no review has summarised what psychological research has been conducted examining taper, what this research shows and what future research needs to be undertaken to extend the field. Consequently, a scoping review was conducted with three aims: (a) to determine the characteristics of psychological research examining taper, (b) to summarise psychological research collected during taper with adult athletes and coaches, and (c) to identify gaps in psychological research examining taper. Forty-eight articles...
Source: Sports Medicine - January 25, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Comment on “Running‑Related Biomechanical Risk Factors for Overuse Injuries in Distance Runners: A Systematic Review Considering Injury Specificity and the Potentials for Future Research”
(Source: Sports Medicine)
Source: Sports Medicine - January 21, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Interaction of Factors Determining Critical Power
AbstractThe physiological determinants of high-intensity exercise tolerance are important for both elite human performance and morbidity, mortality and disease in clinical settings. The asymptote of the hyperbolic relation between external power and time to task failure, critical power, represents the threshold intensity above which systemic and intramuscular metabolic homeostasis can no longer be maintained. After ~ 60 years of research into the phenomenon of critical power, a clear understanding of its physiological determinants has emerged. The purpose of the present review is to critically examine this contempora...
Source: Sports Medicine - January 9, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Do Sports Compression Garments Alter Measures of Peripheral Blood Flow? A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis
ConclusionsUse of sports compression garments enhances venous blood flow at rest, during and in recovery from, but not immediately after, a physiological challenge. Compression-induced changes in arterial blood flow were only evident during a physiological challenge. (Source: Sports Medicine)
Source: Sports Medicine - January 9, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Effectiveness of Conservative Interventions After Acute Hamstrings Injuries in Athletes: A Living Systematic Review
ConclusionsAvailable evidence precludes the prioritization of a particular exercise-based intervention for athletes with acute hamstrings injuries, as different exercise-based interventions showed comparable effects on TRTS/TRFT and the risk of reinjuries. Available evidence also does not support the use of platelet-rich plasma or low-level laser therapy in clinical practice. The currently available literature is limited because of the risk of bias, risk of ineffectiveness of exercise protocols (as assessed with the i-CONTENT), and the lack of comparability across existing studies.Clinical Trial RegistrationPROSPERO CRD420...
Source: Sports Medicine - January 9, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
