BACKGROUND The number of new world records has decreased substantially in most athletic events in recent years. There has been enormous growth in participation at Masters events, and older athletes have been competing at the highest levels with much younger athletes. However, the progression of athletic performance over time has not been well investigated in Masters athletes. OBJECTIVE AND ME...

UNLABELLED The aim was to determine the incidence of symptoms of decompression sickness (DCS) in dive masters and instructors in relation to number of dives and possible risk factors. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort study of dive masters and instructors in Sweden. STUDY BASE: All dive masters and instructors listed with PADI, NAUI and CMAS in Sweden as of January 1st 1999 (2380 divers). M...

High-intensity interval training (HIIT) improves peak power output (PPO) in sedentary aging men but has not been examined in masters endurance athletes. Therefore, we investigated whether a six-week program of low-volume HIIT would (i) improve PPO in masters athletes and (ii) whether any change in PPO would be associated with steroid hormone perturbations. Seventeen male masters athletes (60 ± ...

UNLABELLED The Postgraduate studies (PS) at the Medical Faculty (MF) of the University of Tuzla (UT) were founded with the aim of training future staff of the MF in scientific research work. The course lasted four semesters. Up to 1986, classes were attended by five generations or 141 postgraduate students, and 57 of them received their Master's degree (MSc's). Classes were held every week on F...