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Ketogenic diet benefits body composition and well-being but not performance in a pilot case study of New Zealand endurance athletes

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 2017
Background Low-carbohydrate, high-fat and ketogenic diets are increasingly adopted by athletes for body composition and sports performance enhancements. However, as yet, there is no consensus on their efficacy in improving performance.
Caryn Zinn, Matthew Wood, Mikki Williden, Simon Chatterton, Ed Maunder   +4 more
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A pilot study comparing the metabolic profiles of elite-level athletes from different sporting disciplines [PDF]

, 2018
Background: The outstanding performance of an elite athlete might be associated with changes in their blood metabolic profile. The aims of this study were to compare the blood metabolic profiles between moderate- and high-power and endurance elite ...
A Boldyrev, A Leibowitz, AA Ferrando, AA Smith, B Lecka-Czernik, C Fasolato, C Harteneck, C Morris, CL Hoppel, D Belelli, D Fietz, E Asmussen, E Chorell, E Pohjanen, G Lac, G Van Hall, GC Bogdanis, GD Lewis, GJ Rietjens, H Budde, H Budde, H Karlic, H Yokoyama, J Henriksson, JB Walker, JH Mitchell, JK Nicholson, JM Peake, JS Fuqua, K Goto, K Sahlin, K Sahlin, K Sato, K Sato, KR Howarth, LS Eriksson, ME Powers, MH Jacob, MH Williams, MJ Ormsbee, ML Circu, ML Goodwin, P Yin, PC Tullson, R Berton, RF Coburn, S Naz, SC Lu, SK Powers, TE Graham, W Dudzinska, YP Pitsiladis   +51 more
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Emotion Regulation and Sport Performance [PDF]

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 2014
This study used a single-blind, within-participant, counterbalanced, repeated-measures design to examine the relationship between emotional self-regulation and sport performance. Twenty competitive athletes completed four laboratory-based conditions; familiarization, control, emotion suppression, and nonsuppression.
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Training cessation and subsequent retraining of a world‐class female Olympic sailor after Tokyo 2020: A case study

Physiological Reports, 2023
Olympic sailing is a complex sport where sailors are required to predict and interpret weather conditions while facing high physical and physiological demands.
Yuko Ishida, Takaki Yamagishi, Iñigo Mujika, Mariko Nakamura, Eiko Suzuki, Daichi Yamashita   +5 more
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Testosterone Boosters Intake in Athletes: Current Evidence and Further Directions

Endocrines, 2021
“Testosterone boosters” (TB)—are supplements that are claimed to increase testosterone levels in the human body. While the consumption of TB may be popular among athletes, there is insufficient evidence both about the safety and the real efficacy of TB ...
Artemii Lazarev, Eduard Bezuglov
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Government involvement in high performance sport: An Australian national sporting organisation perspective [PDF]

, 2016
The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) and Summer Olympic National Sporting Organisations (NSOs) to determine the effect the relationship has on Olympic performance outcomes.
Gowthorp, Lisa, Skinner, James, Toohey, Kristine   +2 more
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Jump Training Analysis: An Application in Strength and Conditioning [PDF]

, 2017
Force development is a crucial part of sports performance. Jumping is a mechanical movement used in various sports to analyze force production. Strength and Conditioning coaches work with athletes on improving sports performance through a variety of ...
Morgan, AshLynn
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Audio-based performance evaluation of squash players [PDF]

, 2017
In competitive sports it is often very hard to quantify the performance. A player to score or overtake may depend on only millesimal of seconds or millimeters.
Fenyvesi, Nora, Hajdu-Szucs, Katalin, Steger, Jozsef, Vattay, Gabor   +3 more
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Valuing the voluntary sector: rethinking economic analysis [PDF]

, 2004
The voluntary sector plays an important role in the sports industry, as a provider of sporting opportunities and in the development of sport, from increasing participation through to supporting excellence and elite performance.
Davies LE, Davies LE, Larissa E. Davies, Lincoln I, Shibli S, Solberg HA   +5 more
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Performance Profiles: A New Approach Based on Training Focused on Physical Aspects Rather than Technical–Tactical Ones

Sports
This study aimed to identify distinct external load profiles of 23 semi-professional football players (22.52 ± 1.74 years) during four official matches (40 cases in total; 10 per match).
Amalia Campos-Redondo, Almudena Martínez-Sánchez, Pablo López-Sierra, Eduardo Chacón-Fernández, Javier García-Rubio   +4 more
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