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Enhancing team sports performance: a case study of the optimal post-warm-up tim...
Abade, Eduardo; Costa, Ana; Parraca, Jose; Tomas-Carus, Pablo; Clemente-Suarez, Vicente; Gonçalves, BrunoWarm-up routines are crucial for performance enhancement in team sports, with their effectiveness varying based on individual profiles, exercise mode and timing relative to the activity. This study investigates the impact of a 5–10 min interval post-warm-up on physical performance and sympathetic stimulus, as indicated by salivary biomarkers, in 19 college athletes. Performance was assessed via countermovement ...
The acute effects of a swimming session on the shoulder rotators strength and b...
Batalha, Nuno; Parraca, Jose; Marinho, Daniel; Conceição, Ana Teresa; Louro, Hugo; Silva, António; Costa, MárioThe purpose of this study was to analyze the acute effects of a standardized water training session on the shoulder rotators strength and balance in age group swimmers, in order to understand whether a muscle-strengthening workout immediately after the water training is appropriate. A repeated measures design was implemented with two measurements performed before and after a standardized swim session. 127 parti...
Influence of the phases of the menstrual cycle on the ability to produce streng...
Nabo, Joana; Batalha, Nuno; Silva, Vanda; Manteigas, Francisco; Baia, Miguel; Parraca, JoseThis study was designed to evaluate and compare the total strength and resistance strength of the lower limbs of futsal players during the follicular and luteal phases of the menstrual cycle. In this investigation, 14 women, aged between 17 and 33 years old, were evaluated, and each one performed two evaluations of each test, corresponding to the phases of the menstrual cycle: test of global force evaluation wi...