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Genetic profiles to identify talents in elite endurance athletes and professional football players.
PLoS ONE, 2022 The genetic profile that is needed to identify talents has been studied extensively in recent years. The main objective of this investigation was to approach, for the first time, the study of genetic variants in several polygenic profiles and their role ...
David Varillas-Delgado +8 more
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Excellence fulfilled? On the unique developmental needs of professional athletes
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2023 While the term “athlete development” has been used to capture the changes (physical, psychological, etc.) that occur as an athlete moves from initial sport engagement to elite performance, much of the research in this area has focused on earlier stages ...
Joseph Baker +4 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 The purpose of the study was to translate the athlete burnout questionnaire (ABQ) into Simplified Chinese and examine its psychometric properties in Chinese collegiate athletes and elite athletes.
Hao Liu +8 more
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BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2020 Background Poor oral health of elite athletes is common and is associated with negative performance impacts. There is a need for oral health promotion strategies that are effective within the elite sport environment.Aim To develop, implement and evaluate
Ian Needleman +2 more
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Telomere Length in Elite Athletes
International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 2017 Growing evidence suggests that regular moderate-intensity physical activity is associated with an attenuation of leukocyte telomere length (LTL) shortening. However, more controversy exists regarding higher exercise loads such as those imposed by elite-sport participation.Methods:The authors investigated LTL differences between young elite athletes (n =
Muniesa Ferrero, Carlos Alberto +9 more
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Early specialization and talent development in figure skating: Elite coaches’ perspectives
Current Issues in Sport Science, 2023 Among the many issues explored by sport science researchers, one topic that seems the least controversial is the recommendation against specialization in early sport training.
Antonia Cattle +3 more
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Bioecology and sport: linking theory and practice
Cogent Social SciencesDespite considerable research efforts to refine and apply the PPCT model in sports settings, there remains a lack of guidance on its practical implementation, both in research and elite athlete practice.
Regina Brandão +7 more
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Frontiers in PhysiologyBackgroundEvidence on the association between the PPARGC1A Gly482Ser (rs8192678) polymorphism and elite athlete status is inconsistent, and a prior meta-analysis has used a genotype-merging approach that may bias results.ObjectiveThis systematic review ...
Weilong Su +6 more
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Injuries to elite wheelchair athletes [PDF]
Spinal Cord, 1990 The purpose of this project was to describe the nature, type, and frequency of athletic injuries incurred by the elite wheelchair athlete. Nineteen athletes participated in a 1-year injury recall study at an elite wheelchair training camp. An injury was defined as anything the athlete expressed concern about and (a) caused a loss of participation due ...
Davis, Ronald W., Ferrara, Michael S.
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Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 2023 Athletic performance is a multifactorial trait influenced by a complex interaction of environmental and genetic factors. Over the last decades, understanding and improving elite athletes’ endurance and performance has become a real challenge for ...
Emna Riguene +4 more
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