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Corticospinal and intracortical excitability is modulated in the knee extensors after acute strength training
2022
The corticospinal responses to high-intensity and low-intensity strength-training of the upper limb are modulated in an intensity-dependent manner. Whether an intensity-dependent threshold occurs following acute strength training of the knee extensors (KE) remains unclear. We assessed the corticospinal responses following high-intensity (85% of maximal strength) or low-intensity (30% of maximal strength) KE strength-training with measures taken during an isometric KE task at baseline, post-5, 30 and 60-min. Twenty-eight volunteers (23 ± 3 years) were randomized to high-intensity (n = 11), low-intensity (n = 10) or to a control group (n = 7). Corticospinal responses were evoked with transcra…
Effects of between-set interventions on neuromuscular function during isokinetic maximal concentric contractions of the knee extensors
2011
The presents study investigated the effects of between-set interventions on neuromuscular function of the knee extensors during six sets of 10 isokinetic (120°·s(-1)) maximal concentric contractions separated by three minutes. Twelve healthy men (age: 23.9 ± 2.4 yrs) were tested for four different between-set recovery conditions applied during two minutes: passive recovery, active recovery (cycling), electromyostimulation and stretching, in a randomized, crossover design. Before, during and at the end of the isokinetic session, torque and thigh muscles electromyographic activity were measured during maximal voluntary contractions and electrically-evoked doublets. Activation level was calcul…
Peak oxygen uptake cut-points to identify children at increased cardiometabolic risk - The PANIC Study.
2019
We aimed to develop cut -points for directly measured peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak ) to identify boys and girls at increased cardiometabolic risk using different scaling methods to control for body size and composition. Altogether 352 children (186 boys, 166 girls) aged 9 – 11 years were included in the analyses. We measured VO2peak directly during a maximal cycle ergometer exercise test and lean body mass (LM) by bioelectrical impedance. We computed a sex - and age -specific cardiometabolic risk score (CRS) by summing important cardiometabolic risk factors and defined increased cardiometabolic risk as >1 standard deviation above the mean of CRS. Receiver operating characteristics curves wer…
Etäteknologiaa sisältävien liikunnallisten kuntoutusinterventioiden vaikuttavuus maksimaaliseen hapenottokykyyn : järjestelmällinen kirjallisuuskatsa…
2017
Hengitys- ja verenkiertoelimistön kunnon on todettu olevan yhteydessä useisiin sairauksiin ja eliniänodotteeseen. Etäteknologiaa sisältävillä interventioilla on todettu olevan yhteys fyysiseen aktiivisuuteen ja hengitys- ja verenkiertoelimistön kuntoon, mutta tutkittua vaikuttavuustietoa on vähän. Maksimaalinen hapenottokyky on yleisesti käytetty hengitys- ja verenkiertoelimistön kunnon mittari, ja se kuvaa hengitys- ja verenkiertoelimistön kykyä kuljettaa happea lihaksille. Tämän järjestelmällisen kirjallisuuskatsauksen tavoitteena oli selvittää etäteknologiaa sisältävien liikunnallisten kuntoutusinterventioiden vaikuttavuutta maksimaaliseen hapenottokykyyn. Kirjallisuushaku tehtiin (2000–…
Deflation-Corrected Estimators of Reliability
2022
Underestimation of reliability is discussed from the viewpoint of deflation in estimates of reliability caused by artificial systematic technical or mechanical error in the estimates of correlation (MEC). Most traditional estimators of reliability embed product–moment correlation coefficient (PMC) in the form of item–score correlation (Rit) or principal component or factor loading (λi). PMC is known to be severely affected by several sources of deflation such as the difficulty level of the item and discrepancy of the scales of the variables of interest and, hence, the estimates by Rit and λi are always deflated in the settings related to estimating reliability. As a short-cut to deflation-c…
Korelācija starp fuzionālām rezervēm un maksimālo stereoredzes leņķi
2021
Maģistra darbs ir uzrakstīts angļu valodā uz 43 lappusēm. Tas satur 20 attēlus, 3 tabulas un 63 atsauces uz literatūras avotiem. Pētījuma mērķis bija novērtēt, kāda korelācija pastāv starp fuzionālo verģenču rezervēm un maksimālo stereoredzes leņķi. Pētījumā piedalījās 22 dalībnieki, kuriem tika veikta redzes pārbaude Nove Mesto nad Vahom, Slovākijas klīnikā. Pētījumā tika paveikts, pirmkārt, tika analizētas pozitīvās un negatīvās fuzionālās verģences rezerves un salīdzinātās ar normām. Otrkārt, tika analizēti maksimālie stereoredzes krustotās un nekrustotās disparitātes leņķi. Treškārt, tika analizēta korelācija starp visām iespējamām kombinācijām (starp fuzionālām verģences rezervēm un st…
Unilateral Maximal Isometric Hex Bar Pull Test : Within-Session Reliability and Lower Body Force Production in Male and Female Freeski Athletes
2021
The aim of the study was to (1) assess the within-session reliability of a unilateral isometric hex bar pull (UIHBP) maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) test and, (2) determine unilateral isometric absolute peak force (PFabs) and relative peak force (PF) values in freeski athletes. Twenty-one male and eight female academy to national team freeskiers performed the novel UIHBP MVC task on a force plate and PFabs and relative PF were assessed (1000 Hz). Within-session measures of PFabs offered high reliability on left and right limbs for males (ICC = 0.91–0.94, CV = 2.6–2.2%) and females (ICC = 0.94–0.94, CV = 1.4–1.6%), while relative PF measures showed good to high reliability in both left a…
Recensione di: "Il romanzo massimalista" di Stefano Ercolino, Bompiani 2015
2016
Review
Aerobic capacity and respiratory patterns are better in recreational basketball-engaged university students than age-matched untrained males
2021
Abstract Study aim: To asses and compare the aerobic capacity and respiratory parameters in recreational basketball-engaged university students with age-matched untrained young adults. Material and methods: A total of 30 subjects were selected to took part in the study based on recreational-basketball activity level and were assigned to a basketball (BG: n = 15, age 22.86 ± 1.35 yrs., body height 185.07 ± 5.95 cm, body weight 81.21 ± 6.15 kg) and untrained group (UG: n = 15, age 22.60 ± 1.50 yrs., body height 181.53 ± 6.11 cm, body weight 76.89 ± 7.30 kg). Inspiratory vital capacity (IVC), forced expiration volume (FEV1), FEV1/IVC ratio, maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max), ventilatory thre…
Relationships between Heart Rate Variability, Sleep Duration, Cortisol and Physical Training in Young Athletes.
2021
The aims of the current study were to examine the relationships between heart rate variability (HRV), salivary cortisol, sleep duration and training in young athletes. Eight athletes (16 ± 1 years) were monitored for 7 weeks during training and competition seasons. Subjects were training for endurance-based winter sports (cross-country skiing and biathlon). Training was divided into two zones (K1, easy training and K2, hard training). Heart rate and blood lactate during submaximal running tests (SRT), as well as cortisol, sleep duration and nocturnal HRV (RMSSD), were determined every other week. HRV and cortisol levels were correlated throughout the 7-week period (r = -0.552, P = 0.01), wi…