Does pre‐exercise static stretching inhibit maximal muscular performance? A meta‐analytical review

L Simic, N Sarabon, G Markovic - Scandinavian journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
We applied a meta‐analytical approach to derive a robust estimate of the acute effects of pre‐
exercise static stretching (SS) on strength, power, and explosive muscular performance. A …

Variability of competitive performance of elite athletes: a systematic review

RM Malcata, WG Hopkins - Sports medicine, 2014 - Springer
Background Estimates of the variability that athletes show from competition to competition
provide information about the relative contributions of environmental and other factors …

Variability and predictability of finals times of elite rowers.

TB Smith, WG Hopkins - Medicine and science in sports and …, 2011 - europepmc.org
Purpose Little is known about the competitive performance characteristics of elite rowers.
We report here analyses of performance times for finalists in world-class regattas from 1999 …

Beetroot juice improves on-water 500 m time-trial performance, and laboratory-based paddling economy in national and international-level kayak athletes

P Peeling, GR Cox, N Bullock… - … journal of sport …, 2015 - journals.humankinetics.com
We assessed the ingestion of a beetroot juice supplement (BR) on 4-min laboratory-based
kayak performance in national level male (n= 6) athletes (Study A), and on 500 m on-water …

Bayesian estimation of small effects in exercise and sports science

KL Mengersen, CC Drovandi, CP Robert, DB Pyne… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The aim of this paper is to provide a Bayesian formulation of the so-called magnitude-based
inference approach to quantifying and interpreting effects, and in a case study example …

The influence of upper-body strength on flat-water sprint kayak performance in elite athletes

MR McKean, BJ Burkett - International Journal of …, 2014 - journals.humankinetics.com
Dry-land strength training is a fundamental component for elite kayak performance. The
aims of this research were 3-fold: 1st, to determine the relationship between performance …

Variability and predictability of performance times of elite cross-country skiers

M Spencer, T Losnegard… - … journal of sports …, 2014 - journals.humankinetics.com
Analyses of elite competitive performance provide useful information for research and
practical applications. Purpose: Here the authors analyze performance times of cross …

Maximal upper-body strength and oxygen uptake are associated with performance in high-level 200-m sprint kayakers

CW Pickett, K Nosaka, J Zois, WG Hopkins… - The Journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Pickett, CW, Nosaka, K, Zois, J, Hopkins, WG, and Blazevich, AJ. Maximal upper-
body strength and oxygen uptake are associated with performance in high-level 200-m …

A deterministic model based on evidence for the associations between kinematic variables and sprint kayak performance

LK McDonnell, PA Hume, V Nolte - Sports biomechanics, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this narrative review was to propose a deterministic model based on a review of
previous research documenting the evidence for the associations between average kayak …

Effect of a 3-Weeks Training Camp on Muscle Oxygenation, O2 and Performance in Elite Sprint Kayakers

M Paquette, F Bieuzen, F Billaut - Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Purpose: Peripheral adaptations, as assessed via near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)
derived changes in muscle oxygenation (SmO2), are good predictors of sprint kayak …