Can Caffeine Be an Effective Ergogenic Aid in Combat Sports? A Comprehensive Review by Marcin Komorowski, Michał Janiszewski, Aleksandra Pelczarska, Rafal Kaczorowski, Tomasz Forenc, Jaromir Hunia, Julia Górny, Jonasz Jurek, Alicja Kapciak

“… Introduction: Caffeine, a well-known stimulant, is commonly used by athletes to enhance performance across various sports, including combat sports. …”
Get full text

Heart rate cost as a tool for monitoring recovery between acute training sessions by José Morais Souto Filho, Milton Rocha de Moraes, Patrício Lopes de Araújo Leite, Larissa Alves Maciel, Andréa Cândida Arruda Andrade Rezende, Thiago dos Santos Rosa, Fabiana Andrade Machado, Sergio Rodrigues Moreira, Ricardo Yukio Assano, Marcelo Magalhães Sales, Herbert Gustavo Simões

“…Assessments included anamnesis, blood tests (CPK, cortisol, testosterone), body composition analysis, blood pressure, heart rate (HR), heart rate variability (HRV), pain scale, vertical jump (VJ), and a 6-minute submaximal running test to determine HRC (HR/running velocity). …”
Get full text

The efficacy and safety of the training process in sumo through autogenic training for professional wrestlers by Yuliya Holenkova, Leonid Vostroknutov, Pavol Bartik

“…Methods used to assess the psycho-emotional and physical state of athletes included the SAN test, heart rate measurement, the Stange and Genchi tests, reaction time measurement, and the Romberg test. …”
Get full text

Monitoring Sleep and Nightly Recovery with Wrist-Worn Wearables: Links to Training Load and Performance Adaptations by Olli-Pekka Nuuttila, Daniela Schäfer Olstad, Kaisu Martinmäki, Arja Uusitalo, Heikki Kyröläinen

“…Moreover, recreational athletes often track various sleep metrics, and those metrics’ actual connections to training adaptations are unknown. …”
Get full text

Current practices in physical fitness assessment and monitoring among coaches of individual and team sports: a survey in Portugal, Spain, and Romania by XiaoYuan Wen, Rui Miguel Silva, Qi Xu, Francisco González-Fernández, Ana Filipa Silva, Georgian Badicu, Xiaodan Guo, Filipe Clemente

“…In terms of exercise intensity determination, Portuguese coaches predominantly employ maximal heart rate (31.6%), while Spanish coaches often rely on the 220-age formula or perceived exertion (27.4%). …”
Get full text

A consort‐guided randomized, blinded, controlled clinical trial on the effects of 6 weeks training on heart rate variability in thoroughbred horses by Emma Santosuosso, Renaud Léguillette, Sierra Shoemaker, Ryan Baumwart, Sierra Temple, Kaneesha Hemmerling, Tessa Kell, Warwick Bayly

“…Abstract Background Fitness assessment of horses remains challenging. Heart rate variability (HRV) can be used to monitor human athlete's training, but its value is unknown in horses. …”
Get full text

Differences in Arrhythmia Detection Between Harvard Step Test and Maximal Exercise Testing in a Paediatric Sports Population by Massimiliano Bianco, Fabrizio Sollazzo, Riccardo Pella, Saverio Vicentini, Samuele Ciaffoni, Gloria Modica, Riccardo Monti, Michela Cammarano, Paolo Zeppilli, Vincenzo Palmieri

“…BACKGROUND: Sport practice may elevate the risk of cardiovascular events, including sudden cardiac death, in athletes with undiagnosed heart conditions. In Italy, pre-participation screening includes a resting ECG and either the Harvard Step Test (HST) or maximal exercise testing (MET), but the relative efficacy of the latter two tests for detecting arrhythmias and heart conditions remains unclear. …”
Get full text

Applying a 12-Week TRX Suspension and Plyometric Training Program: Effects on Biomotor Abilities and Physiological Adaptations in Volleyball Players by Abhijith Muriyedath, Masilamani Elayaraja, Nirmal Michael Salvi, Farjana Akter Boby, Bekir Erhan Orhan, Yuni Astuti, Karuppasamy Govindasamy

“…Speed, agility, explosive power, vital capacity, and resting heart rate were measured before and after the intervention. …”
Get full text

Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and its relationship with maximum oxygen consumption (VO2max) among 16-year-old junior players at Zakho football club by Athraa Abdulelah Abdulsatar

“…The research utilized multiple assessment tools including the Cooper 12-minute test for CRF evaluation, heart rate monitoring through Garmin fēnix® 7 devices for measuring cardiovascular responses, and Cooper’s formula for VO2 max estimation. …”
Get full text

Integrated Management of Cardiovascular–Renal–Hepatic–Metabolic Syndrome: Expanding Roles of SGLT2is, GLP-1RAs, and GIP/GLP-1RAs by Nikolaos Theodorakis, Maria Nikolaou

Get full text

Associations between left atrial indices and cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness among physically active military personnel by Yen-Chen Lin, Yen-Chen Lin, Pang-Yen Liu, Kun-Zhe Tsai, Kun-Zhe Tsai, Kun-Zhe Tsai, Wei-Chun Huang, Wei-Chun Huang, Wen-Chung Yu, Wen-Chung Yu, Xuemei Sui, Carl J. Lavie, Gen-Min Lin, Gen-Min Lin

“…BackgroundLeft atrial (LA) size and function are linked to exercise intolerance in heart failure, while associations between LA parameters and exercise performance remain unclear in athletes.ObjectivesThis study aimed to identify correlations between echocardiographic LA size, pressure, stiffness, and composite indices, and various exercise performance indicators.MethodsEchocardiographic parameters were obtained from 181 physically active military personnel receiving regular training and tests for a 3-km run and 2 min of push-ups and sit-ups. …”
Get full text

Recovery response of coenzyme Q10 to exercise-related physiological muscle damage, inflammation and oxidative stress: A systematic review by Muhammet Enes Yasul, Vedat Çınar, Yavuz Yasul, Büşra Yılmaz, Ömer Şenel

“…In the literature analysis, eight keywords (exercise, oxidative stress, CoQ10, muscle damage, inflammation, skeletal muscle, heart muscle, and performance) were employed to investigate the publications. …”
Get full text

Monozygotic twins with myocarditis and a novel likely pathogenic desmoplakin gene variant by Antheia Kissopoulou, Eva Fernlund, Christina Holmgren, Eira Isaksson, Jan‐Erik Karlsson, Henrik Green, Jon Jonasson, Rada Ellegård, Hanna Klang Årstrand, Anneli Svensson, Cecilia Gunnarsson

“…Abstract Myocarditis most often affects otherwise healthy athletes and is one of the leading causes of sudden death in children and young adults. …”
Get full text

Artificial Intelligence-Based Real-Time Signal Sample and Analysis of Multiperson Dragon Boat Race in Complex Networks by Yu Li, Peihua Liu

“…Traditional mathematical statistic methods neither can sample signals accurately nor can they do real-time analysis and feedback the characteristics to each athlete. In this paper, we use the wearable device with a triaxial accelerometer and heart rate sensor builtin to sample the speed signals and heart rate signals of athletes in various stages of men’s 1000m straight race. …”
Get full text

A novel multivariate time series dataset of outdoor sport activities by Matarmaa Jarno

“…Abstract This study introduces a novel multivariate time series dataset of 228 outdoor sport activities recorded by individual non-competitive athlete in uncontrolled environments. The dataset includes three features: Heart Rate, Speed, and Altitude, and covers five sport categories: walking, running, skiing, roller-skiing, and biking. …”
Get full text

Generating context-specific sports training plans by combining generative adversarial networks. by Juquan Tan, Jingwen Chen

“…Personalized sports training plans are essential for addressing individual athlete needs, but traditional methods often need to integrate diverse data types, limiting adaptability and effectiveness. …”
Get full text

Vascular Health in American Football Players: Cardiovascular Risk Increased in Division III Players by Deborah L. Feairheller, Kristin R. Aichele, Joyann E. Oakman, Michael P. Neal, Christina M. Cromwell, Jessica M. Lenzo, Avery N. Perez, Naomi L. Bye, Erica L. Santaniello, Jessica A. Hill, Rachel C. Evans, Karla A. Thiele, Lauren N. Chavis, Allyson K. Getty, Tia R. Wisdo, JoAnna M. McClelland, Kathleen Sturgeon, Pam Chlad

Get full text

Type 4 Dual Left Anterior Descending Artery: A Very Rare Coronary Anomaly Circulation by Marcos Danillo Peixoto Oliveira, Pedro H. M. Craveiro de Melo, Antonio Esteves Filho, Luiz J. Kajita, Expedito E. Ribeiro, Pedro Alves Lemos

Get full text

Development and Evaluation of an AI-based Exergame Training System for Ice-Hockey Players: a Randomized Controlled Trial by Nicole Sieber, Simon Walser, Thomas Weber, Raphael Gubler, Hannes Badertscher, Patrick Eggenberger

“…EF are divided into the three core components cognitive flexibility, inhibition or interference control, and working memory (Diamond, 2013). Elite athletes perform better in EF tasks compared to non-elite athletes (Logan et al., 2023) and higher EF may predict future elite potential in young team sports athletes (Lundgren et al., 2016; Vestberg et al., 2012). …”
Get full text

Cardiovascular Disease Detection through Innovative Imbalanced Learning and AUC Optimization by Karthikeyan Palanisamy, Krishnaveni Krishnasamy, Praba Venkadasamy

“…The performance of this model was rigorously evaluated using comprehensive data from a medical survey conducted in 2012, which included an extensive cohort of 26,002 athletes. Critical parameters such as height, weight, age, gender, blood pressure, and resting heart rate were meticulously documented. …”
Get full text