47+ min ago   (414+ words) Performance monitoring in competitive swimming requires practical and interpretable assessments suitable for routine training environments. This study examined whether a multidimensional battery combining training history, anthropometric characteristics, dry-land neuromuscular assessments and physiological responses could explain 400 m front crawl performance in…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (422+ words) Background: Biomechanical evidence concerning sport-specific physiotherapy in elite kayaking remains limited. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate joint range of motion (ROM), muscle activation, and bilateral footrest force before and after a six-week physiotherapy programme. Methods: Twenty-two elite male kayakers…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (428+ words) Foot muscles contribute to impact attenuation and propulsion during running, yet the effects of repeated toe-flexor contractions and associated strength loss on running biomechanics remain poorly understood. The primary objective of this randomized crossover study was to investigate the acute…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (457+ words) Cycling places increasingly precise demands on cadence, pedaling angle and rider–bicycle coordination. The purpose of this study is to establish a rider–bicycle coupling model, describe the relationship between the rider and the bicycle, and characterize the predicted activation…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (439+ words) Leg-spring hysteresis, the mechanical energy dissipated within the force–length loop during ground contact, is a whole-limb, indirect indicator of stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) function. Whether international-level track-and-field and club-level multi-sport athletes differ in hysteresis responses to drop height, and whether…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (476+ words) Of interest were the acute effects of lightweight lower-limb wearable resistance (WR) on the kinematics and kinetics of the countermovement jump (CMJ) and drop jump (DJ). Twenty male athletes (age: 18.05 ± 0.6 years; body mass: 76.4 ± 7.6 kg; height: 182.4 ± 5 cm) performed the CMJ and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (592+ words) This study assessed the feasibility of a technology-supported high-intensity interval training (HIIT) program for occupational drivers. A multiphase feasibility study incorporating participant feedback was conducted in Flanders, Belgium, including consultation, pilot, and intervention phases. Occupational drivers were randomized to a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (651+ words) Background: Combat sports require athletes to repeatedly perform explosive actions under conditions of fatigue, demanding high levels of neuromuscular coordination, reactive agility, and intermittent effort capacity. This study examined changes in biomechanical and neuromuscular performance over a 15-week period during…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (677+ words) Background: Steel club training is a form of strength and conditioning exercise that involves swinging weighted clubs through circular and pendular movements, thereby imposing substantial rotational and multiplanar demands on the trunk. However, the core muscle activation patterns elicited by…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (442+ words) The aim of the study is to compare changes in physical fitness in children aged 7–10 training in two martial arts: Korean International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) Taekwon-do and Japanese Kyokushin Karate. A group of 163 children (51.5% boys) aged 7–10 years (median-7.7 years (Q1-7.4, Q3-8.1)) was…...