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Carbohydrate intake before and during high intensity exercise with reduced muscle glycogen availability affects the speed of muscle reoxygenation and performance
Muscle glycogen state and carbohydrate (CHO) supplementation before and during exercise may impact responses to high-intensity interval training...
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Cysteine-cysteine Chemokine Receptor Type 5 Plays a Critical Role in Exercise Performance by Regulating Mitochondrial Content in Skeletal Muscle
Cysteine-cysteine chemokine receptor type 5 (CCR5) is thought to play an important role in the trafficking of lymphoid cells but has recently also...
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Mental fatigue impairs physical performance but not the neural drive to the muscle: a preliminary analysis
Mental fatigue (MF) does not only affect cognitive but also physical performance. This study aimed to explore the effects of MF on muscle endurance,...
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Breathing a low-density gas reduces respiratory muscle force development and marginally improves exercise performance in master athletes
IntroductionWe tested the hypothesis that breathing heliox, to attenuate the mechanical constraints accompanying the decline in pulmonary function...
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Eccentric muscle contractions: from single muscle fibre to whole muscle mechanics
Eccentric muscle loading encompasses several unique features compared to other types of contractions. These features include increased force, work,...
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Respiratory muscle endurance training improves exercise performance but does not affect resting blood pressure and sleep in healthy active elderly
PurposeAgeing is associated with increased blood pressure (BP), reduced sleep, decreased pulmonary function and exercise capacity. The main purpose...
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Exercise training and NR supplementation to improve muscle mass and fitness in adolescent and young adult hematopoietic cell transplant survivors: a randomized controlled trial {1}
BackgroundAdvances in hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) have led to marked improvements in survival. However, adolescents and young adults...
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Effect of watermelon supplementation on exercise performance, muscle oxygenation, and vessel diameter in resistance-trained men
IntroductionWatermelon shows promise as an ergogenic aid due to its high concentration of l -citrulline, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
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Imaging of Skeletal Muscle Mass: Ultrasound
As the detection and monitoring of skeletal mass are of primary importance in clinical settings and the ones more related to human performance, the...
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Alternative muscle synergy patterns of upper limb amputees
Myoelectric hand prostheses are effective tools for upper limb amputees to regain hand functions. Much progress has been made with pattern...
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Caffeine ingestion increases endurance performance of trained male cyclists when riding against a virtual opponent without altering muscle fatigue
PurposeCaffeine improves cycling time trial (TT) performance; however, it is unknown whether caffeine is ergogenic when competing against other...
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Effect of applied cadence in repeated sprint cycling on muscle characteristics
PurposeThis study aimed to investigate physiological responses, muscle–tendon unit properties of the quadriceps muscle, and mechanical performance...
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Autophagy in Muscle Stem Cells
Muscle stem cellsMuscle stem cell, also known as satellite cellsSatellite cell, are responsible for the regenerative capacity of adult muscle tissue...
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Anodal tDCS over the left DLPFC but not M1 increases muscle activity and improves psychophysiological responses, cognitive function, and endurance performance in normobaric hypoxia: a randomized controlled trial
BackgroundTranscranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been shown to have positive effects on exercise performance and cognitive function in...
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Investigating the impact of external load on muscle synergies during bipedal squats
PurposeA broad functional movement repertoire is crucial for engaging in physical activity and reducing the risk of injury, both of which are central...
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Dietary Supplementation Strategies for Improving Training Adaptations, Antioxidant Status and Performance of Volleyball Players: A Systematic Review
PurposeVolleyball demands high physical performance including agility, speed, endurance and muscular strength. As volleyball players explore methods...
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Effects of magnesium supplementation on muscle soreness in different type of physical activities: a systematic review
BackgroundMagnesium is a micronutrient and an intracellular cation responsible for different biochemical reactions involved in energy production and...
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Online prediction of sustained muscle force from individual motor unit activities using adaptive surface EMG decomposition
Decoding movement intentions from motor unit (MU) activities to represent neural drive information plays a central role in establishing neural...
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Characterization of muscle oxygenation response in well-trained handcyclists
PurposePeripheral responses might be important in handcycling, given the involvement of small muscles compared to other exercise modalities....
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Exercise and Muscle Glycogen Metabolism
Muscle glycogen is an important fuel source for contracting skeletal muscle, and it is well documented that exercise performance is impaired when the...