Metabolic power requirement of change of direction speed in young soccer players: not all is what it seems

K Hader, A Mendez-Villanueva, D Palazzi, S Ahmaidi… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Purpose The aims of this study were to 1) compare the metabolic power demand of straight-
line and change of direction (COD) sprints including 45° or 90°-turns, and 2) examine the …

Effects of different re-warm up activities in football players' performance

E Abade, J Sampaio, B Goncalves, J Baptista, A Alves… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Warm up routines are commonly used to optimize football performance and prevent injuries.
Yet, official pre-match protocols may require players to passively rest for approximately 10 to …

Surface electromyography in sports and exercise

H Türker, H Sze - Electrodiagnosis in new frontiers of clinical …, 2013 - books.google.com
Exercise is constantly gaining popularity. It has been widely used especially in the fields of
sports performance and rehabilitation [1]. Performance and ability tests enable the success …

Biophysics of ACL injuries

B Kacprzak, M Stańczak… - Orthopedic …, 2024 - orthopedicreviews …
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries rank among the most prevalent and severe types
of injuries, significantly impacting both athletes and non-athletes alike. These injuries not …

Normalizing shoulder EMG: An optimal set of maximum isometric voluntary contraction tests considering reproducibility

C Schwartz, F Tubez, FC Wang, JL Croisier… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Normalization of the electromyography (EMG) signal is often performed relatively to maximal
voluntary activations (MVA) obtained during maximum isometric voluntary contraction …

The advantages of normalizing electromyography to ballistic rather than isometric or isokinetic tasks

SM Suydam, K Manal… - Journal of applied …, 2017 - journals.humankinetics.com
Isometric tasks have been a standard for electromyography (EMG) normalization stemming
from anatomic and physiologic stability observed during contraction. Ballistic dynamic tasks …

Reliability of quadriceps surface electromyography measurements is improved by two vs. single site recordings

TG Balshaw, A Fry, TM Maden-Wilkinson… - European journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose The reliability of surface electromyography (sEMG) is typically modest even with
rigorous methods, and therefore further improvements in sEMG reliability are desirable. This …

Is knee neuromuscular activity related to anterior cruciate ligament injury risk? A pilot study

A Smeets, B Malfait, B Dingenen, MA Robinson… - The Knee, 2019 - Elsevier
Background There is limited evidence on neuromuscular risk factors for anterior cruciate
ligament (ACL) injuries, with most work mainly focusing on hamstrings and quadriceps …

Quadriceps neuromuscular function in women with patellofemoral pain: Influences of the type of the task and the level of pain

RV Briani, D De Oliveira Silva, CS Floride, FA Aragão… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The present study aimed at investigating whether the neuromuscular system behaves
differently (in terms of force and muscle activity generation) as a function of the task being …

A methodological approach to quantifying plyometric intensity

MM Jarvis, P Graham-Smith… - The Journal of Strength & …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Jarvis, MM, Graham-Smith, P, and Comfort, P. A Methodological approach to
quantifying plyometric intensity. J Strength Cond Res 30 (9): 2522–2532, 2016—In contrast …