The relevance of muscle fiber type to physical characteristics and performance in team-sport athletes

HJ Hopwood, PM Bellinger… - … Journal of Sports …, 2023 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: The aim of this systematic review was to (1) determine the muscle fiber-type
composition (or muscle fiber typology [MFT]) of team-sport athletes and (2) examine …

Post-activation performance enhancement methods in team sport athletes: a systematic review with meta-analysis

P Ulloa-Sánchez, J Hernández-Elizondo… - German Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to compare the acute
effect of three post-activation performance enhancement (PAPE) methods on jump height …

Match Running Performance in Australian Football Is Related to Muscle Fiber Typology

HJ Hopwood, PM Bellinger… - … Journal of Sports …, 2023 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: To examine the association between muscle fiber typology and match running
performance in professional Australian football (AF) athletes. Methods: An observational …

Hamstring muscle fibre typology is not associated with hamstring strain injury history or performance in amateur male soccer players: a retrospective magnetic …

J Schuermans, E Witvrouw, E Wezenbeek, E Lievens - Biology of Sport, 2023 - termedia.pl
Hamstring strain injuries (HSI) are still the most common injuries in soccer. Recent research
has been focusing on the role of hamstring muscle morphology and architecture. The …

Estimating Muscle Fiber-Type Composition in Elite Athletes: A Survey on Current Practices and Perceived Merit

E Lievens, F Van de Casteele… - … Journal of Sports …, 2024 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: To gather information on practices and perceptions of high-performance experts
regarding their athletes' muscle fiber-type composition (MFTC) and its estimation. Methods …

Muscle-Fiber Typology Is Associated With Sprint-Cycling Characteristics in World-Class and Elite Track Cyclists

T Wackwitz, C Minahan, E Lievens… - … Journal of Sports …, 2024 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: Identifying the determinants of performance is fundamental to talent identification
and individualizing training prescription. Consequently, the aim of this study was to …

[HTML][HTML] Force-Velocity Profile in Middle-and Long-Distance Athletes: Sex Effect and Impact on Endurance Performance Determinants

V Muñoz de la Cruz, F González-Mohíno… - Applied Sciences, 2025 - mdpi.com
Background: Muscle strength plays a critical role in the performance of middle-and long-
distance athletes. However, the vertical force–velocity (F–V) profile has not been studied in …

[HTML][HTML] Force-velocity profiling in club-based field hockey players: Analyzing the relationships between mechanical characteristics, sex, and positional demands

DS Hicks, C Drummond, KJ Williams… - Journal of Sports …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The purpose of this study was to investigate differences between sex and positional
demands in club-based field hockey players by analyzing vertical force-velocity …

Sub-elite sprinters and rugby players possess different morphological characteristics of the individual hamstrings and quadriceps muscles

R Kawama, M Okudaira, T Shimasaki, H Maemura… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Numerous studies have clarified that sprinters possess unique morphological characteristics
of the thigh muscles compared with non-athletes. However, little evidence is available …

Risk factors for femoral cortical button malposition in posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Z Yuanjie, X Xing, W Jing, G Xi… - … Journal of Sports …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Femoral cortical button suspension fixation is a popular and reliable technique
for posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (PCLR). Button malposition during graft fixation …