Biology of Sport

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Recreational 3 × 3 basketball elicits higher heart rate, enjoyment, and physical activity intensities but lower blood lactate and perceived exertion compared to HIIT in active young adults	230
Female football players’ key physical qualities: playing-position specific comparison between national-team selected and non-selected players	43
Normative cardiorespiratory values in Italian first-division male soccer players: effects of age, playing position and season phase	32
The influence of menstrual cycle phase on neuromuscular performance and subjective perception of effort in elite football players	28
Contextualized high-speed running and sprinting during English Premier League match-play with reference to possession, positional demands and opponent ranking	27
Internal and external load during 8 v 8, 5 v 5 and 3 v 3 in Chinese elite youth male football players	26
A comparison in knee flexor and extensor strength following ACL reconstruction in international, male soccer players receiving patellar tendon or hamstrings grafts	26
Effect of 3 and 6 mg/kg of caffeine on fat oxidation during exercise in healthy active women	24
Injury incidence and risk factors in youth soccer players: a systematic literature review. Part II: Intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors	22
Relationships between training dose and record power outputs in professional road cyclists: insights and threats to validity	19
Fatigue score as a promising complementing training monitoring tool: a pilot study in elite rugby sevens players	19
Caffeine-carbohydrate mouth-rinsing counter-acts an observed negative effect of mouth-rinsing procedure during sprint-endurance training performance in fasted athletes: A pilot study	18
The influence of match status on the conditional characteristics of tactical sprint actions in professional soccer players	17
Ramadan intermittent fasting induced poorer training practices during the COVID-19 lockdown: A global cross-sectional study with 5529 athletes from 110 countries	17
Effects of light- vs. heavy-load squat training on velocity, strength, power, and total mechanical work in recreationally trained men and women	17
Laboratory-based determinants of simulated time trial performance in cyclists	15
Analyzing soccer match sprint distances: A comparison of GPS-based absolute and relative thresholds	15
Increased brain 1H-MRS glutamate and lactate signals following maximal aerobic capacity exercise in young healthy males: an exploratory study	15
Tell me how much your opponent team runs and I will tell you how much you should run: A predictive model applied to Spanish high-level football	15
Running demands and activity profile of men’s rugby sevens: a tournament scenario	14
The effects of normobaric hypoxia on the leukocyte responses to resistance exercise	14
A comparison of running and contact loads in U18 and U20 international rugby union competition	14
The comparison between foam rolling either combined with static or dynamic stretching on knee extensors’ function and structure	14
Squat and countermovement jump performance across a range of loads: a comparison between Smith machine and free weight execution modes in elite sprinters	14
Quercetin supplementation promotes recovery after exercise-induced muscle damage: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	14

Fitness and fatness in children and adolescents: investigating their role in the association between physical activity and cardiometabolic health	14
Do all matches require the same effort? Influence of contextual factors on physical demands during official female handball competitions	13
Relative age effect across the talent identification process of youth female soccer players in the United States: Influence of birth year, position, biological maturation, and skill level	13
Mpox in sports: A comprehensive framework for anticipatory planning and risk mitigation in football based on lessons from COVID-19	13
Does the Paleo diet affect an athlete’s health and sport performance?	13
Balancing the load: A narrative review with methodological implications of compensatory training strategies for non-starting soccer players	13
Predicting resting energy expenditure among athletes: a systematic review	13
Effects of carob rich-polyphenols on oxidative stress markers and physical performance in taekwondo athletes	12
The influence of light and heavy training weeks on the cortisol and testosterone awakening responses of elite male judokas: is skeletal muscle damage a mediating factor?	12
Is moderate-intensity interval training more tolerable than high-intensity interval training in adults with obesity?	11
The importance of previous season performance on world-class 200- and 400-m individual medley swimming	11
A novel multifactorial hamstring screening protocol: association with hamstring muscle injuries in professional football (soccer) – a prospective cohort study	11
Caffeine supplementation improves physical performance without affecting fatigue level: a double-blind crossover study	11
A post-exercise infrared sauna session improves recovery of neuromuscular performance and muscle soreness after resistance exercise training	11
Perception and application of flywheel training by professional soccer practitioners	11
Analysing substitutions in recent World Cups and European Championships in male and female elite football – influence of new substitution rules	11
Do small-sided games prepare players for the worst-case scenarios of match play in elite young soccer players?	11
Different pitch configurations constrain the external and internal loads of young professional soccer players during transition games	11
Substitute running outputs in elite youth male soccer players: less peak but greater relative running outputs	10
The selection advantages associated with advanced biological maturation vary according to playing position in national-level youth soccer	10
Testing variations between starters and substitute players in terms of total distance, high-speed running, and sprinting distance: a descriptive study on professional male soccer players	10
Sex-specific response to whole-body vibration training: a randomized controlled trial	10
A comparison of morning priming exercise using traditional-set and cluster-set configurations on afternoon explosive performance	10
Monitoring training load in youth soccer players: effects of a six-week preparatory training program and the associations between external and internal loads	10
Injury incidence and characteristics in adolescent female football players: A systematic review with meta-analysis of prospective studies	10
Effects of 6 weeks in-season flywheel squat resistance training on strength, vertical jump, change of direction and sprint performance in professional female soccer players	9
The impact of EEG biofeedback training on the athletes’ motivation and bench press performance	9
Factors determining sports results in elite national volleyball teams between 2004 and 2016	9
Relationship between aerobic fitness and metabolic power metrics in elite male soccer players	9
Effectiveness of the Functional Movement Screen for assessment of injury risk occurrence in football players	9
Physical performance discriminating winning and losing in UEFA Champions League: a full-season study	9
Effects of linear versus curvilinear sprint training on multidirectional speed in young soccer players: a randomized parallel-group trial	9
Large-scale sporting events during the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar with an analysis of patterns of COVID-19 metrics	9
An eight-weeks resistance training programme with elastic band increases some performance-related parameters in pubertal male volleyball players	9
Effects of recreational team sports on the metabolic health, body composition and physical fitness parameters of overweight and obese populations: A systematic review	9
Physical match performance of elite soccer players from the English Championship League and the English Premier League: The effects of opponent ranking and positional differences	9
Enhancing physical fitness using recreational soccer and basketball: A parallel-controlled 8-week study involving overweight and obese individuals, with consideration of sex-related interactions	9
Effect of goalkeepers’ offensive participation on team performance in the women Spanish La Liga: a multinomial logistic regression analysis	8
Machine learning application in soccer: a systematic review	8
Acute effects of foam rolling and dynamic stretching on angle-specific change of direction ability, flexibility and reactive strength in male basketball players	8
Physiological responses after two different Crossfit workouts	8
A comprehensive assessment of caffeine’s effects on components of countermovement jump performance	8
Biological maturation influences selection process in youth elite soccer players	8
‘Setting the Benchmark’ Part 1: The Contextualised Physical Demands of Positional Roles in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022	8
Effects of squatting with elastic bands or conventional resistance - training equipment at different effort levels in post-exercise intraocular pressure of healthy men	8
Does sodium bicarbonate based extra-cellular buffering support reduce high intensity exercise-induced fatigue and enhance short-term recovery assessed by selected blood biochemical indices?	8
Does beta-alanine supplementation enhance adaptations to resistance training? A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study	8
Is there any relationship between match running, technical-tactical performance, and team success in professional soccer? A longitudinal study in the first and second divisions of LaLiga	8
Playing position and match location affect the number of high-intensity efforts more than the quality of the opposition in elite football players	7
Eccentric overload differences between loads and training variables on flywheel training	7

What are the sleep characteristics of elite female athletes? A systematic review with meta-analysis	7
The effects of training type and area size variations on the physiological and session rating of perceived exertion responses during male judo matches	7
Analysis and prediction of unforced errors in men’s and women’s professional padel	7
Comparison of the external load of professional goalkeepers in different weekly training sessions	7
Influence of anthropometric, ball impact and landing location parameters on serve velocity in elite tennis competition	7
Effects of changing the head coach on soccer team’s performance: A systematic review	7
Ten-minute warm-up in hot climate best assists thermal comfort, muscular power output, and fatigue, during soccer-specific repeated-sprint ability	7
Effects of playing 1 vs 3 matches in a one-week period on physical performance in young soccer players	7
Artificial intelligence in sport: Exploring the potential of using ChatGPT in resistance training prescription	7
Position specific physical demands in different phases of competitive matches in national level women’s football	7
One hour of internal precooling with cold water/menthol enhances cycling performance in a heat/wet stress environment: A pilot study	7
Players’ performance during worst-case scenarios in professional soccer matches: a systematic review	7
Effects of contemporary cryo-compression on post-training performance in elite academy footballers	7
Effect of training load on sleep parameters and biochemical fatigue markers in elite swimmers	7
Training elite youth soccer players: area per player in small-sided games to replicate the match demands	7
Limb-belt resisted sprint training improves physical fitness and ball-throw velocity in pubertal handball players	7
Comparison of NIRS exercise intensity thresholds with maximal lactate steady state, critical power and rowing performance	7
Genetic profile of sports climbing athletes from three different ethnicities	6
Is muscle stiffness a determinant for range of motion in the leg muscles?	6
Biological maturity vs. relative age: Independent impact on physical performance in male and female youth handball players	6
Are EFI data valuable? Evidence from the 2022 FIFA World Cup group stage	6
Effect of alterations in whole-body cryotherapy (WBC) exposure on post-match recovery markers in elite Premier League soccer players	6
A longitudinal analysis of technical-tactical and physical performance of the teams in the Spanish LaLiga Santander: An eight-season study	6
Effects of plyometric jump training on soccer player’s balance: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials	6
Comparison of acute and prolonged effects of short-term foam rolling and vibration foam rolling on the properties of knee extensors	6
Combined training is not superior to strength and aerobic training to mitigate cardiovascular risk in adult healthy men	6
Association between polymorphism rs6295 of HTR1A serotonin receptor gene and personality traits among athletes of combat sport	6
A comparison of the physical demands generated by playing different opponents in basketball friendly matches	6
Recovery following the extra-time period of soccer: practitioner perspectives and applied practices	6
Validation of session ratings of perceived exertion for quantifying training load in karate kata sessions	6
Speed and power-related gene polymorphisms associated with playing position in elite soccer players	6
Predictors of linear sprint performance in professional football players	6
Movement patterns and player load: insights from professional padel	5
Application of acute pre-exercise partial-body cryotherapy promotes jump performance, salivary-amylase and athlete readiness	5
Effect of training day, match, and length of the microcycle on workload periodization in professional soccer players: a full-season study	5
Genetic characteristics of competitive swimmers: a review	5
Physical activity shifts gut microbiota structure in aged subjects with overweight/obesity and metabolic syndrome	5
Effectiveness of short vs. long-distance sprint training on sprinting and agility performance in young soccer players	5
Core training and performance: a systematic review with meta-analysis	5
Establishing reference values for tensiomyography-derived parameters in soccer players: insights from a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression	5
Dose-response and time-lagged effect of daily training load on athlete well-being during an international rugby series	5
Global disease burden attributed to low physical activity in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2019: Insights from the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study	5
Mind, body, and shuttle: multidimensional benchmarks for talent identification in male youth badminton	5
Top-class women’s soccer performance: peak demands and distribution of the match activities relative to maximal intensities during official matches	5
Level of anxiety and results of psychomotor tests in young soccer players of different performance levels	5
Training, psychometric status, biological markers and neuromuscular fatigue in soccer	5
The positional demands of explosive actions in elite soccer: Comparison of English Premier League and French Ligue 1	5
Contextualised high-intensity running profiles of elite football players with reference to general and specialised tactical roles	5
Acute effects of different external compression with blood flow restriction on force-velocity profile during squat and bench press exercises	5
Sodium bicarbonate and beta-alanine supplementation: Is combining both better than either alone? A systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Hamstring muscle architecture and myotonometer measurements in elite professional football players with a prior strained hamstring	5
High fat diet improves metabolic flexibility during progressive exercise to exhaustion (VO 2 max testing) and during 5km running time trials	5
Effects of vitamin D3 supplementation on oxidative stress and antioxidant enzyme after strenuous endurance exercise in healthy young men: a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial	5
How different training sessions affect the sleep of professional soccer players	4
Effect of a high-intensity short-duration cycling elevation training mask on VO2max and anaerobic power. A randomized controlled trial	4
Management of proximal rectus femoris injuries – do we know what we’re doing?: A systematic review	4
Effects of ischaemic post-conditioning on eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage	4
Positional training demands in the English Premier League and English Championship. A longitudinal study across consecutive seasons	4
A comparison of activity demands between trial matches and in-season matches across multiple teams and seasons in semi-professional, male rugby league players	4
Can different scores in first and second halves influence running and explosive-based measures?	4
Body size, maturation and motor performance in young soccer players: relationship to technical actions in small-sided games	4
FIFA World Cup 2022: What can we learn from the inspiring Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games held in COVID-19 times?	4
Match running performance characterizing the most elite soccer match-play	4
Drop jumps improve repeated sprint ability performances in professional basketball players	4
Hamstring muscle injury is preceded by a short period of higher running demands in professional football players	4
Dietary nitrate supplementation very slightly mitigates the oxidative stress induced by high-intensity training performed in normobaric hypoxia	4
Elite young soccer players have smaller inter-limb asymmetry and better body composition than non-elite players	4
Unlocking dynamics of goal-scoring: the showdown between direct and indirect transition goals across football leagues	4
Impact of evening blue light exposure timing on sleep, motor, and cognitive performance in young athletes with intermediate chronotype	4
The effect of two sessions of combined jump and sprint training per week on fitness parameters in soccer players. A randomized controlled trial	4
Reproducibility and quality of hypertrophy-related training plans generated by GPT-4 and Google Gemini as evaluated by coaching experts	4
Changes of physical match performance after the COVID-19 lockdown in professional soccer players according to their playing position	4
Evaluation of measurement reliability for selected indices of postural stability based on data from the GYKO Inertial Sensor System	4
Acute effects of motor learning models on technical efficiency in strength-coordination exercises: a comparative analysis of Olympic snatch biomechanics in beginners	4
The effects of varying inertial loadings on power variables in the flywheel romanian deadlift exercise	4
Effects of soy milk ingestion immediately after resistance training on muscular-related biomarkers in older males: a randomized controlled trial	4
Analysis of FIFA 2023 Women’s World Cup match performance according to match outcome and phase of the tournament	4
Genetic prediction of lower limb isometric strength changes after 12 weeks of resistance training	4
Are fluctuations in physical performance affected by contextual factors in women’s handball matches? An analysis using five-minute fixed phases	3
Blood flow restriction as a post-exercise recovery strategy: A systematic review of the current status of the literature	3

The load-velocity relationship in the jump squat exercise	3
Is Stryd critical power a meaningful parameter for runners?	3
Effects of isoinertial or machine-based strength training on performance in tennis players	3
Different time course recovery of muscle oedema within the quadriceps femoris and functional performance after single- vs multi-joint exercises	3
Influence of contextual factors on most demanding scenarios in under-19 professional soccer players	3
Fractures in professional footballers: 7-years data from 106 team seasons in the Middle East	3
Road to Paris 2024: force-velocity profile in different speed climbers’ abilities	3
Practices of strength and conditioning coaches in professional sports: a systematic review	3
Effects of a cardiopulmonary rehabilitation programme on submaximal exercise in Tunisian patients with long-COVID19: A randomized clinical trial	3
Erratum to: Effects of plyometric-based structured game active breaks on fundamental movement skills, muscular fitness, self-perception, and actual behaviour in primary school students	3
The effect of diminished metabolic acidosis on thermoregulatory response during exercise	3
Practices of strength and conditioning coaches in Brazilian elite soccer	3
Utilisation of performance markers to establish the effectiveness of cold-water immersion as a recovery modality in elite football.	3
A novel application of entropy analysis for assessing changes in movement variability during cumulative tackles in young elite rugby league players	3
Effects of intensified training and tapering periods using different exercise modalities on judo-specific physical test performances	3
The type and extent of travel for professional footballers undertaking national team duties for a national football federation	3
The effect of basketball matches on salivary markers: a systematic review	3
Variability of internal and external loads and technical/tactical outcomes during small-sided soccer games: a systematic review	3
Characterizing microcycles’ workload when combining two days structure within single training sessions during congested fixtures in an elite male soccer team	3
Multi-joint isometric measurement for the evidence-based assessment of upper limb strength impairment in wheelchair athletes with different health conditions: a preliminary study	3
Small-sided games in amateur players: rule modification with mini-goals to induce lower external load responses	3
Effects of re-warm-up protocols on the physical performance of soccer players: A systematic review with meta-analysis	3
Weekly external load distribution in football teams of different competitive levels	3
Physical demands during 3×3 international male and female basketball games are partially impacted by competition phase but not game outcome	3
The relationship between internal and external loads as a tool to monitor physical fitness status of team sport athletes: a systematic review	3
Contextualised peak periods of play in English Premier League matches	3
Effects of pitch size on soccer players’ physiological, physical, technical, and tactical responses during small-sided games: a meta-analytical comparison	3
International matches elicit stable mechanical workload in high-level female ice hockey	3
Quantifying training load and intensity in elite male ice hockey according to game-related contextual variables	3
Acute effects of resisted and assisted locomotor activation on sprint performance	3
Relationships between training load and wellbeing measures across a full season: a study of Turkish national youth wrestlers	3
A new perspective on cardiovascular function and dysfunction during endurance exercise: identifying the primary cause of cardiovascular risk	3
Exercise intensity and reliability during recreational team handball training for 50–77-year-old unexperienced women	3
Predicting ratings of perceived exertion in youth soccer using decision tree models	3
Tier-specific contextualised high-intensity running profiles in the English Premier League: more on-ball movement at the top	2
Nap improved game-related technical performance and physiological response during small-sided basketball game in professional players	2
Association analysis of the dopaminergic receptor 2 gene Tag1B rs1079597 and personality traits among a cohort of professional athletes	2
Contemporary practices of Portuguese and Brazilian soccer coaches in designing and applying small-sided games	2
Physiological, technical, and time-motion responses according to small-sided game formats and pitch size variations in adolescent male soccer players: effects of biological maturity status	2
Effects of melatonin ingestion on physical performance and biochemical responses following exhaustive running exercise in soccer players	2
Individual changes in neuromuscular performance in the Spanish women’s national football team throughout the 2023 World Cup	2
Warm-up optimization in amateur male soccer players: A comparison of small-sided games and traditional warm-up routines on physical fitness qualities	2
Are acute player workloads associated with in-game performance in basketball?	2
Relationship between vertical jump tests and ice-skating performance in junior Polish ice hockey players	2
The effect of IL10 gene polymorphism on obesity parameters in highly physically active young men	2
Associations between the Big Five personality traits, testosterone, and cortisol in adolescent male athletes	2
Comparative analysis of standard and contrast elastic resistance band training effects on physical fitness in female adolescent handball players	2
Effects of climbing- and resistance-training on climbing-specific performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Transfer of strength training to running mechanics, energetics, and efficiency	2
Worst-case scenario analysis of physical demands in elite men handball players by playing position through big data analytics	2
Exploring sex differences in blood-based biomarkers following exhaustive exercise using bioinformatics analysis	2
Return-to-play criteria based on infrared thermography during anterior cruciate ligament rehabilitation in football players	2
Association of the IL1A and IL6 polymorphisms with posttraining changes in body mass, composition, and biochemical parameters in Caucasian women	2
Non-contact injury incidence in professional women’s football depends on the starting status of the player	2
A new statistical approach to training load and injury risk: separating the acute from the chronic load	2
Association between internal training load and muscle injuries in Brazilian professional soccer players	2
Physical match demands across different playing positions during transitional play and high-pressure activities in elite soccer	2
Between-match variation of peak match running intensities in elite football	2
Training load responses to football game profile-based training (GPBT) formats: effects of locomotive demands manipulation	2
Load distribution across weekly microcycles according to match schedule in a team competing in the Australian national A-League Women’s soccer competition	2
Impact of defensive team variables on goals conceded in the first division of the Spanish soccer league: a 10-year study	2
Effects of different ischemic pressures on bar velocity during the bench press exercise: A randomized crossover trial	2
Reliability, criterion-concurrent validity, and construct-discriminant validity of a head-marking version of the taekwondo anaerobic intermittent kick test	2
Napping and heart rate variability in elite athletes	2
Recreational soccer and basketball improve anthropometric, body composition and health-related outcomes in overweight and obese young adults: A randomized multi-arm study	2
Optimal velocity loss threshold for inducing post activation potentiation in track and field athletes	2
The effects of different ischemic conditioning on strength training recovery	2
Technical and locomotor demands in elite soccer: manipulating area per player during small-sided games to replicate official match demands	2
Countermovement jump variables not tensiomyography can distinguish between sprint and endurance focused track cyclists.	2
Quantification of training load across two competitive seasons in elite senior and youth male soccer players from an English Premiership club	2
Internal workload in elite female football players during the whole in-season: starters vs non-starters	2
Changes in anthropometric and fitness profile of Italian regional academy rugby union players	2
Intra-unit reliability and movement variability of submission grappling external load as measured by torso mounted accelerometery	2
Tell me how and where you play football and I’ll tell you how much you have to run	2
Relationships between weekly changes in salivary hormonal responses and load measures during the pre-season phase in professional male basketball players	2
The isometric horizontal push test correlates with jumping and sprinting performance among athletes and recreationally active controls	2