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Effects of Caffeine on Voluntary Force Estimation During Isometric Exercises [PDF]

Sports
Background: Caffeine is widely used as an ergogenic aid to enhance strength performance; however, its effects on perceptual accuracy during submaximal force regulation remain unclear, particularly in multi-joint isometric tasks.
Ester Jiménez-Ormeño, Verónica Giráldez-Costas, Beatriz Lara-López, María Menchén-Rubio, Carlos Ruiz-Moreno   +4 more
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Lower-body strength and power profiles and their relationships with shot velocity and accuracy in elite arena soccer players [PDF]

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
BackgroundSoccer goals depend on the ability to strike the ball both fast and accurately, yet it is unclear which lower-body neuromuscular qualities best underpin these outcomes in professional arena soccer.
Minh N. Q. Nguyen, Caleb Bean, Angeleau Scott, Quincy Johnson, Thayne A. Munce, Andrew C. Fry   +5 more
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Lower-Limb Neuromuscular Profiles from Force Plate Testing During Elite Women’s Basketball National Team Camps: A Retrospective Comparison by Final Roster Status [PDF]

Sports
This study compared force plate-derived lower-limb strength and power metrics between selected and non-selected female basketball players for major international competitions. Thirty-two female players attending the final national team camps for the 2022
Hiroki Ogata, Kazuya Yamazaki, Tomohiro Usui, Kotaro Shinchi, Katsuya Ikeda, Frederick James Henderson, Daichi Yamashita   +6 more
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πForce—Repeatability and Reliability of Peak Force and Rate of Force Development in a Portable Multi-Exercise Device [PDF]

Muscles
Isometric strength is widely used to monitor training adaptations, assess neuromuscular fatigue, and play a critical role in the maintenance of muscle health.
Ricardo Pimenta, Abel Pimenta
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Lower-limb strength and power characteristics in relation to 180° change of direction ability in elite female basketball players [PDF]

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
This study examined the relationships among lower-limb strength, power, and horizontal ground reaction force (GRF) during change of direction (COD) tasks in elite female basketball players. Sixteen athletes completed an isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP), a
Hiroki Ogata, Hiroki Ogata, Daichi Yamashita, Daichi Yamashita, Naoto Nishikawa, Toshiharu Yokozawa, Toshiharu Yokozawa, Masako Hoshikawa, Masako Hoshikawa   +8 more
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Impact of lower-body strength and power on lunge velocity in elite fencers: a comparative weapon analysis [PDF]

PeerJ
Objective This study investigates the relationship between lower-body strength, power, and lunge velocity in elite female fencers of different weapons (foil, épée, and saber) to analyze the differences in fitness requirements between weapons and to ...
Gangrui Chen, Zhongke Gu, Haiping Sun, Yuxuan Qi, Xuelin Qin, Jiansong Dai   +5 more
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Validity of an isometric mid-thigh pull dynamometer in male youth athletes [PDF]

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2018
This is a non-final version of an article published in final form in Till, K., Morris, R., Stokes, K., Trewartha, G., Twist, C., Dobbin, N., Hunwicks, R., & Jones, B. (2017).
Dobbin, Nicholas, Hunwicks, Richard, Jones, Ben, Morris, Rhys, Stokes, Keith, Till, Kevin, Trewartha, Grant, Twist, Craig   +7 more
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Dynamic change of direction, isometric strength, and psychological readiness in final phase ACLR athletes: an integrated approach [PDF]

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Background Rehabilitation following successful ACL reconstruction (ACLR) requires restoring physical strength, neuromuscular function, and psychological readiness.
JPJ Stofberg, Mariaan van Aswegen, Mark Kramer   +2 more
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Comparative analysis of physical fitness and body composition in first-year bachelor sports sciences students from France and Portugal [PDF]

BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
Background Physical fitness and body composition are foundational to the training and academic success of sports sciences students. However, baseline physical profiles may vary across institutions and countries, reflecting differences in cultural ...
Jorge Filipe Estrela Morais, Onésie Larrière, José Augusto Afonso Bragada, Raul Filipe Barbosa Bartolomeu, Pedro Miguel Magalhães, Antoine Schnegg, Martial Houndekon, Yoann M. Garnier, Laurent Mourot   +8 more
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Validity and Reliability of a Portable Isometric Mid-Thigh Clean Pull [PDF]

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2017
Abstract James, LP, Roberts, LA, Haff, GG, Kelly, VG, and Beckman, EM. Validity and reliability of a portable isometric mid-thigh clean pull. J Strength Cond Res 31(5): 1378–1386, 2017—This study investigated the test-retest reliability and criterion validity of force-time curve variables collected through a portable isometric mid-thigh clean
James, Lachlan, Roberts, Llion, Haff, G. Gregory, Kelly, Vince, Beckman, Emma   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources