Can the neuromuscular performance of young athletes be influenced by hormone levels and different stages of puberty?

PF Almeida-Neto, DG de Matos, VCM Pinto… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: Endocrine mechanisms can be a determining factor in the neuromuscular
performance of young athletes. Objective: The objective of the present study was to relate …

The effectiveness of biological maturation and lean mass in relation to muscle strength performance in elite young athletes

PF Almeida-Neto, DG Matos, ADG Baxter-Jones… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to identify the interactional relationships between maturation (biological
age (BA)) and lean mass on strength development in young athletes from different sports …

Lean mass and biological maturation as predictors of muscle power and strength performance in young athletes

PF Almeida-Neto, RCSC de Medeiros, DG de Matos… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background The biological maturation (BM) analyzed by peak height velocity (PHV) and
bone age (BA), and lean body mass has been associated with the strength and muscle …

Factors related to lower limb performance in children and adolescents aged 7 to 17 years: A systematic review with meta-analysis

PF Almeida-Neto, VMM Oliveira, DG de Matos… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background The literature identifies several factors that are associated with lower limb
performance (LLP). However, there is little consensus on which factors have the major …

Exercise Immunology Applied to Pediatric Sport and the Importance of Monitoring Stages of Puberty and Biological Maturation

PF Almeida-Neto, JA de Medeiros, JR Jaggers… - Sports …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Context: Exercise immunology is aimed at understanding how exercise sessions can affect
the immune system in athletic subjects of different age groups. The objective of the current …

Equation for analyzing the peak power in aquatic environment: An alternative for olympic rowing athletes

PF Almeida-Neto, LF Silva, DG Matos, I Jeffreys… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Purpose To develop an equation to provide the peak power (PP) through a specific stimulus
performed in an aquatic environment, as well as to correlate morphological, anthropometric …

Evaluation of the body adiposity index against dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry for assessing body composition in children and adolescents

T de Macêdo Cesário… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background It is important to clarify the association of lean and fat mass between children
and adolescents considering the rising prevalence of overweight and obesity in this age …

Relationship between anthropometric, physical and hormonal parameters among pre-pubertal handball players

A Cselkó, EI Szabó, M Váczi, T Kőszegi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: The aims of our study were to investigate the changes in anthropometric and
physical parameters and fasting hormonal levels among pre-pubertal female handball …

Discriminant factors and the relationship between anthropometry and maturation on strength performance in elite young male Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athletes

A Bulhões-Correia, PF de Almeida-Neto… - Sport Sciences for …, 2022 - Springer
Background Biological maturation (BM) and anthropometric components can be a
determining factor in the neuromuscular performance of young athletes from different sports …

Successful young athletes have low probability of being ranked among the best senior athletes, but this is higher when compared to their less successful peers

E Bezuglov, A Emanov, Z Waśkiewicz… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Contemporary research has shown that only a small proportion of high
achieving young athletes continue to become successful senior athletes. However, there is a …