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Maximum Strength Benchmarks for Difficult Static Elements on Rings in Male Elite Gymnastics

open access: yesSports, 2021
On rings, in men’s artistic gymnastics, the general strength requirements for important static elements remain elusive. Therefore, the aim was to describe the relationship between a new conditioning strength test and a maximum strength test of static ...
Christoph Schärer   +4 more
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Combined Eccentric-Isokinetic and Isoinertial Training Leads to Large Ring-Specific Strength Gains in Elite Gymnasts

open access: yesSports, 2022
In male elite gymnastics, lately, eccentric training is often used to improve the maximum specific strength of static elements on rings. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of a three-week, gymnastic-specific, eccentric ...
Christoph Schärer   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of six weeks of sub-plateau cold environment training on physical functioning and athletic ability in elite parallel giant slalom snowboard athletes [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2023
Background Hypoxic and cold environments have been shown to improve the function and performance of athletes. However, it is unclear whether the combination of subalpine conditions and cold temperatures may have a greater effect.
Tao Ma   +4 more
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Energy Transformation on Vault in Elite Artistic Gymnastics: Comparisons between Simple and Difficult Tsukahara and Yurchenko Vaults

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2021
Performance on vault in artistic gymnastics depends on the difficulty and the execution quality of the performed vault. However, differences of kinetic energy between simple and difficult vaults remain elusive.
Christoph Schärer   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

SPORT REALIZATION IN AGE ASPECT OF ELITE ATHLETES IN THE DISCIPLINE 100 M MEN [PDF]

open access: yesTrakia Journal of Sciences, 2021
Sport realization in elite sport is of interest both for the people in the practice (athletes and coaches) and for sport theory. In athletic competitions the discipline 100 m for men has its special place as one of the most popular ones.
G. Gutev, I. Dimova
doaj   +1 more source

Bio-banding in junior soccer players: a pilot study

open access: yesBMC Research Notes, 2020
Objective Bio-banding (BB) has been introduced to account for varying maturity and to improve the talent development of junior soccer players. To date, research that investigated the physiological and technical effects of BB is sparse. Therefore, the aim
Michael Romann   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Kinematic and Kinetic Characteristics of Repetitive Countermovement Jumps with Accentuated Eccentric Loading

open access: yesSports, 2022
Two methods for challenging the musculoskeletal and nervous systems to better exploit the stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) mechanism during plyometric training are reactive strength exercises and accentuated eccentric loading (AEL).
Micah Gross   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Turn Fast and Win: The Importance of Acyclic Phases in Top-Elite Female Swimmers

open access: yesSports, 2021
The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of start and turn performances on race times in top-elite female swimmers and provide benchmarks for all performance levels, all swimming strokes, and all race distances of the European Short-Course ...
Dennis-Peter Born   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

How Relative Age Effects Associate with Football Players’ Market Values: Indicators of Losing Talent and Wasting Money

open access: yesSports, 2021
Background: In football, annual age-group categorization leads to relative age effects (RAEs) in talent development. Given such trends, relative age may also associate with market values.
Michael Romann   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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