Stress, sleep and recovery in elite soccer: a critical review of the literature

M Nédélec, S Halson, AE Abaidia, S Ahmaidi… - Sports medicine, 2015 - Springer
In elite soccer, players are frequently exposed to various situations and conditions that can
interfere with sleep, potentially leading to sleep deprivation. This article provides a …

Alcohol: impact on sports performance and recovery in male athletes

MJ Barnes - Sports Medicine, 2014 - Springer
Alcohol is the most commonly used recreational drug globally and its consumption, often in
large volume, is deeply embedded in many aspects of Western society. Indeed, athletes are …

The effects of fatigue on perceptual-cognitive performance among open-skill sport athletes: a scoping review

L Dong, B Pageaux, T Romeas… - International Review of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Perceptual-cognitive performance is fundamental for the anticipation and decision-making
demands of open-skill sports but may be disrupted by fatigue. This scoping review aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] Alcohol and skeletal muscle in health and disease

L Simon, BL Bourgeois, PE Molina - Alcohol Research: Current …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
PURPOSE Alcohol-related myopathy is one of the earliest alcohol-associated pathological
tissue changes that is progressively exacerbated by cumulative long-term alcohol misuse …

Is recovery driven by central or peripheral factors? A role for the brain in recovery following intermittent-sprint exercise

GM Minett, R Duffield - Frontiers in physiology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Prolonged intermittent-sprint exercise (ie, team sports) induce disturbances in skeletal
muscle structure and function that are associated with reduced contractile function, a …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of 100% orange juice on markers of inflammation and oxidation in healthy and at-risk adult populations: a scoping review, systematic review, and meta …

KC Cara, AR Beauchesne, TC Wallace, M Chung - Advances in Nutrition, 2022 - Elsevier
One hundred percent orange juice (OJ) has no added sugar, naturally contains flavonoids
and ascorbic acid, and can modulate the body's oxidative and inflammatory systems. This …

Caffeine use in a super rugby game and its relationship to post-game sleep

IC Dunican, CC Higgins, MJ Jones… - European journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To examine the relationship between regular game-related caffeine consumption
on sleep after an evening Super Rugby game. Methods: Twenty elite rugby union players …

The functional and molecular effects of problematic alcohol consumption on skeletal muscle: A focus on athletic performance

C Caceres-Ayala, RM Pautassi, MJ Acuña… - The American Journal …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Chronic alcohol misuse is associated with alcoholic myopathy, characterized
by skeletal muscle weakness and atrophy. Moreover, there is evidence that sports-related …

Neuromuscular responses to fatiguing locomotor exercise

CG Brownstein, GY Millet, K Thomas - Acta physiologica, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last two decades, an abundance of research has explored the impact of fatiguing
locomotor exercise on the neuromuscular system. Neurostimulation techniques have been …

Macronutrient intakes of male rugby union players: a review

KE Black, AD Black, DF Baker - … journal of sport …, 2018 - journals.humankinetics.com
Rugby is a worldwide intermittent team sport. Players tend to be heavier than the majority of
similar team sport athletes on whom the dietary guidelines have been developed. Therefore …