Background Monitoring athlete well-being is essential to guide training and to detect any
progression towards negative health outcomes and associated poor performance. Objective …

It is becoming increasingly clear that adaptations, initiated by exercise, can be amplified or
reduced by nutrition. Various methods have been discussed to optimize training adaptations …

Purpose: The aim of this systematic literature review was to outline the various
preexperimental maximal cycle-test protocols, terminology, and performance indicators …

Page 1 Periodization Theory and Methodology of Training Sixth Edition Tudor O. Bompa, PhD
Carlo A. Buzzichelli Page 2 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names …

Successful training must involve overload, but also must avoid the combination of excessive
overload plus inadequate recovery. Athletes can experience short-term performance …

Over the last 20 years, heart rate monitors (HRMs) have become a widely used training aid
for a variety of sports. The development of new HRMs has also evolved rapidly during the …

Research has identified a plethora of physiological, biochemical, psychological and
performance markers that help inform coaching staff about when an athlete is in a state of …

Physical exercise induces adaptations in metabolism considered beneficial for health.
Athletic performance is linked to adaptations, training, and correct nutrition in individuals …

Performance testing is one of the most common and important measures used in sports
science and physiology. Performance tests allow for a controlled simulation of sports and …

Measures of an athlete's heart rate variability (HRV) have shown potential to be of use in the
prescription of training. However, little data exists on elite athletes who are regularly …