The quantification and monitoring of training load (TL) has been the topic of many scientific
works in the last fifteen years. TL monitoring helps coaches to individually prescribe, follow …

Testosterone and cortisol figure prominently in the research literature having to do with
human competition. In this review, we track the history of this literature, concentrating …

Objective Due to the impact of stress and related psychophysiological responses on
competitive performance, psychological interventions that reduce stress and may thus …

Objective This study aimed to review the existing literature concerning the psychological
variables of CrossFit participants. Methodology This review followed the PRISMA guidelines …

Objective Athletes anticipating sport competition regularly experience distinct emotional and
physiological responses as a result of the expected psychosocial and physical stress …

Objective This study aimed to examine the relationship between competitive anxiety,
fear/anxiety of COVID-19, and autonomic and endocrine stress responses in professional …

Purpose This study explored the relationship between mental toughness and college
basketball performance, specifically examining possible moderating variables (gender and …

A large body of research has demonstrated that variation in competitive behavior across
species and individuals is linked to variation in physiology. In particular, rapid changes in …

Testosterone (T) and cortisol (C) are hormones related to, respectively, dominance
motivation and stress. Levels of both hormones increase in association with athletic …

Strenuous and consecutive exercise leads to fatigue symptoms in athletes. Metabolomics is
a comprehensive method to assess metabolites that involves the measurements of the …