An integrated, multifactorial approach to periodization for optimal performance in individual and team sports

I Mujika, S Halson, LM Burke… - … journal of sports …, 2018 - journals.humankinetics.com
Sports periodization has traditionally focused on the exercise aspect of athletic preparation,
while neglecting the integration of other elements that can impact an athlete's readiness for …

Strategies to improve running economy

KR Barnes, AE Kilding - Sports medicine, 2015 - Springer
Running economy (RE) represents a complex interplay of physiological and biomechanical
factors that is typically defined as the energy demand for a given velocity of submaximal …

Nutrition and altitude: strategies to enhance adaptation, improve performance and maintain health: a narrative review

T Stellingwerff, P Peeling, LA Garvican-Lewis, R Hall… - Sports Medicine, 2019 - Springer
Training at low to moderate altitudes (~ 1600–2400 m) is a common approach used by
endurance athletes to provide a distinctive environmental stressor to augment training …

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 …

Advancing hypoxic training in team sports: from intermittent hypoxic training to repeated sprint training in hypoxia

R Faiss, O Girard, GP Millet - British journal of sports medicine, 2013 - bjsm.bmj.com
Over the past two decades, intermittent hypoxic training (IHT), that is, a method where
athletes live at or near sea level but train under hypoxic conditions, has gained …

Effects of altitude/hypoxia on single-and multiple-sprint performance: a comprehensive review

O Girard, F Brocherie, GP Millet - Sports medicine, 2017 - Springer
Many sport competitions, typically involving the completion of single-(eg track-and-field or
track cycling events) and multiple-sprint exercises (eg team and racquet sports, cycling …

Effects of low-load resistance training combined with blood flow restriction or hypoxia on muscle function and performance in netball athletes

A Manimmanakorn, MJ Hamlin, JJ Ross… - Journal of science and …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effect of blood flow restriction or normobaric hypoxic
exposure combined with low-load resistant exercise (LRE), on muscular strength and …

Physiological and biological responses to short-term intermittent hypobaric hypoxia exposure: from sports and mountain medicine to new biomedical applications

G Viscor, JR Torrella, L Corral, A Ricart… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, the altitude acclimatization responses elicited by short-term intermittent
exposure to hypoxia have been subject to renewed attention. The main goal of short-term …

Contemporary periodization of altitude training for elite endurance athletes: a narrative review

I Mujika, AP Sharma, T Stellingwerff - Sports medicine, 2019 - Springer
Since the 1960s there has been an escalation in the purposeful utilization of altitude to
enhance endurance athletic performance. This has been mirrored by a parallel …

The molecular adaptive responses of skeletal muscle to high-intensity exercise/training and hypoxia

J Li, Y Li, MM Atakan, J Kuang, Y Hu, DJ Bishop, X Yan - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
High-intensity exercise/training, especially interval exercise/training, has gained popularity
in recent years. Hypoxic training was introduced to elite athletes half a century ago and has …