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Specific physical trainability in elite young soccer players: Efficiency over 6 weeks' in-season training
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Institute of Sport
, 2017 , Article)
The aim of the present study was to compare the effects of 3 training protocols (plyometric [PLYO], agility [AG], or repeated shuttle sprints [RS]) on physical performance in the same population of young soccer players. ...
Does combined strength training and local vibration improve isometric maximum force? A pilot study
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CIC Edizioni Internazionali s.r.l.
, 2017 , Article)
Background: The aim of the study was to determine whether a combination of strength training (ST) and local vibration (LV) improved the isometric maximum force of arm flexor muscles. ST was applied to the left arm of the ...
The effects of graft size and insertion site location during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction on intercondylar notch impingement
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2017 , Article)
Background Intercondylar notch impingement is detrimental to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Notchplasty is a preventative remodeling procedure performed on the intercondylar notch during ACL reconstruction (ACLR). ...
Passion, trait self-control, and wellbeing: Comparing two mediation models predicting wellbeing
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2017 , Article)
Research has found that passion and trait self-control represented key determinants of wellbeing. Yet, no study to date has attempted to investigate the mediating influences of trait self-control and passion for accounting ...
Monitoring training load and fatigue in soccer players with physiological markers
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2017 , Article Review)
The quantification and monitoring of training load (TL) has been the topic of many scientific works in the last fifteen years. TL monitoring helps coaches to individually prescribe, follow-up, analyse, adjust and programme ...
Is It Time We Changed How We Measure Length of Stay for Hip and Knee Arthroplasty?
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Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
, 2017 , Article)
Patient length of stay (LOS) for lower limb arthroplasty is a frequently quoted outcome measure. However, the use of mean values in days is prone to being skewed by outliers. Between January 2013 and December 2015, patient ...
Muscle-damaging exercise 48 h prior to a maximal incremental exercise treadmill test reduces time to exhaustion: is it time to reconsider our pretest procedures?
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Taylor & Francis
, 2017 , Article)
Pretest guidelines typically stipulate that no exercise should be
performed 48 h prior to a maximal incremental exercise ðMIEÞ test.
However, no study has specifically investigated if this timescale
alters key outcome ...
The effects of tart cherry juice with whey protein on the signs and symptoms of exercise-induced muscle damage following plyometric exercise
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
Exercise induced muscle damage can increase perceived pain which may decrease adherence to an exercise
program. Purpose: To determine the effects of tart cherry juice with whey protein (TCW) on recovery
from plyometric ...
The olympic movement and the middle east and north African region: History, culture and geopolitics - an introduction
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Taylor & Francis
, 2017 , Article)
The appropriation of the Western-dominant model of sport in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region was seen as a necessity, given the multiple uses of sport as an element in political, social, and cultural ...
Sport labour migrant communities from the maghreb in the GCC
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Oxford University Press
, 2017 , Book chapter)
Qatar and the UAE in particular are emerging as a new destination for sport labor migration, including from the Maghreb and the Maghrebi community in Europe, which is the focus of this chapter. Specifically, the study ...