Swearing Raised Grip Strength About 8% in Trials, but Review Finds Promotion Premature
Controlled trials found swearing lifted grip strength about 8 percent on short maximal tasks, but a new peer-reviewed…
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Severe Cycling Injuries Affected 37.5% of 192 Riders Across One Olympic Cycle
A survey of 192 cyclists found that severe injuries costing three weeks or more hit 37.5% of riders over one Olympic cycle, with shoulder recovery the least complete.
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Punch Force and Explosive Power Peaked at Ovulation in 24 Elite Female Boxers
A repeated-measures study of 24 elite female boxers found punch force, punch velocity and three explosive power measures…
Squat and Jump Training Sequence Had Limited Effect on 8-Week Gains in 24 Men
A randomised trial published October 29 reversed the order of heavy squats and maximal jumps across eight weeks…
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Isokinetic Strength Imbalance Was Linked to 37.5% Hamstring Injury Rate in Rugby Cohort
A 12-month study of 134 professional rugby players found preseason strength imbalance was linked to more hamstring injuries, but screened individuals poorly.
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Compression Garments Produced Small Performance Effects in 18-Study Review
Exercise Was Linked to a 0.47 Cognitive Effect in 12-Study Esports Performance Review
Preseason Screening Scores Tracked 10,000-Meter Race Times in 105 Collegiate Runners
Artistic Swimmers Logged 70 Injuries Across 511 Athlete-Seasons in Two-Year Study
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Lifting With Confidence Through One-on-One Coaching: The Lifting Legacy Review
Alexy Bantel built The Lifting Legacy around sustainable strength coaching, one-on-one attention, and a Queen Anne community where clients learn to lift…
Blood Flow Restriction Raised Muscle Activation at Lower Power in 40-Man Trial
A randomized crossover trial in 40 men found blood flow restriction raised leg muscle activation across the whole pedal stroke while peak…
Heat Stress Was Linked to 1.5 km/h Slower Fitness Test Scores in 312 Young Footballers
Across 642 tests in 312 young footballers, heat stress above 28C was linked to final velocities about 1.5 km/h slower on the…
8 Weeks of Plyometric Training Was Linked to More Match Running in 18 U20 Players
Adding two short plyometric sessions a week to regular soccer practice was followed by substantial increases in six match running measures in…
Lung Function Was Higher in 31 Marathon Runners Than in 82 Men in Polish Study
Recreational marathon runners recorded higher forced vital capacity and one-second volume than 82 men from the general population, with no change in…
Lactate Accumulation Rate Was Linked to Threshold Power in 182 Cyclists and Triathletes
A study of 182 cyclists and triathletes found that a faster sprint-derived lactate accumulation rate was associated with lower power at both…
Cluster Training Matched Traditional Sets for Neuromuscular Gains in 24 Athletes
A six-week randomized trial found cluster training and traditional continuous sets produced comparable jump, throw and load-velocity gains in 24 combat sport…
Suspension Training Added 4.8 cm to Jump Height in 71 Untrained Teenagers
A three-arm randomized trial in 71 untrained male adolescents found suspension training raised jump height by 4.822 cm and cut 30-metre sprint…
Jump Height Rose 5.5% at 30 Hours After Resistance Priming in 24 Athletes
In a randomized crossover with 24 male athletes, countermovement jump height rose 5.5% thirty hours after a 20% velocity-loss priming session, though…
Brain Blood Flow Responses to Resistance Exercise Did Not Differ by Sex in 40 Adults
Twenty men and twenty women completed three sets of leg press while researchers tracked brain blood flow during resistance exercise. Pulsatility rose…
Pole Dance Training Was Linked to Stronger Inward Shoulder Rotation in 20 Adults
Ten high-level pole dance athletes produced significantly more inward shoulder rotation torque than ten controls in a small Scientific Reports laboratory comparison.
Multimodal HIIT Lifted Estimated VO2max 10.9% in Small Adolescent Basketball Trial
A six-week randomized trial in 36 adolescent basketball players found multimodal interval training raised estimated VO2max 10.9% and cut 20-metre sprint time…