the aim of this study was to study the effects of two fitness training programs with long and short sets with the same intensity and volume on physical fitness and performance factors in rugby elite players. 27 rugby players from rugby club of khorasan razavi gas industrial cooperative (age 24.29+3.172 yr and height 182.22+5.652 cm) participated voluntarily and were divided randomly into three ...

Laboratory-based studies demonstrate that fueling (carbohydrate; CHO) and fluid strategies can enhance training adaptations and race-day performance in endurance athletes. Thus, the aim of this case study was to characterize several periodized training and nutrition approaches leading to individualized race-day fluid and fueling plans for 3 elite male marathoners. The athletes kept detailed tra...

Title of Thesis: ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ACE GENOTYPE AND SKELETAL MUSCLE STRENGTH AND VOLUME, AND THEIR RESPONSE TO STRENGTH TRAINING IN OLDER ADULTS David Charbonneau, Masters of Arts, 2007 Thesis directed by: Assistant Professor Stephen Roth PhD Department of Kinesiology Introduction: Previous studies have linked an insertion/deletion polymorphism in the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene ...

AIMS Endothelial microparticles (EMP) are complex vesicular structures shed from activated or apoptotic endothelial cells. As endurance exercise affects the endothelium, the objective of the study was to examine levels of EMP and angiogenic growth factors following different endurance exercise protocols. METHODS 12 subjects performed 3 different endurance exercise protocols: 1. High volume tr...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of low-volume high-intensity interval training and continuous low to moderate intensity training on quality of life, functional capacity and cardiovascular disease risk factors in cancer survivors. METHODS Cancer survivors within 24 months post-diagnosis were randomly assigned into the low-volume high-intensity interval training group ...

BACKGROUND Healthy but sedentary aging leads to cardiovascular stiffening, whereas life-long endurance training preserves left ventricular (LV) compliance. However, it is unknown whether exercise training started later in life can reverse the effects of sedentary behavior on the heart. METHODS AND RESULTS Twelve sedentary seniors and 12 Masters athletes were thoroughly screened for comorbidit...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate mask technique during simulated neonatal resuscitation and test the effectiveness of training in optimal mask handling. STUDY DESIGN Seventy participants(consultants, registrars and nurses) from neonatal units were asked to administer positive pressure ventilation at a flow of 8 l/min and a frequency of 40-60/min to a modified leak free, term newborn manikin (lung compl...

Little is known about the relationship among training, energy expenditure, muscle volume, and fitness in prepubertal girls. Because physical activity is high in prepubertal children, we hypothesized that there would be no effect of training. Forty pre- and early pubertal (mean age 9.1 +/- 0.1 yr) nonobese girls enrolled in a 5 day/wk summer school program for 5 wk and were randomized to control...