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Advances in Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 December 2021) | Viewed by 5573

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Aleksandra Filip-Stachnik

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Institute of Sport Sciences, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, 40-065 Katowice, Poland
Interests: sports science; sports nutrition; dietary interventions; exercise performance; exercise physiology
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Dr. Michal Wilk

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Institute of Sport Sciences, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, 40-065 Katowice, Poland
Interests: resistance exercise; strength training; hypertrophy; powerlifting; movement tempo; blood flow restriction; endocrine responses; power output; post-activation potentiation; sports performance
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Dr. Michał Krzysztofik

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Institute of Sport Sciences, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, 40-065 Katowice, Poland
Interests: training interventions; athletic performance; physical fitness; rehabilitation; sport science
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Optimal nutrition and training are fundamental for enhancing sports performance and general health. Proper nutrition and training interventions can significantly influence physical and cognitive abilities, leading to peak athletic performance and improvement of physical fitness, well-being and the rehabilitation process. Moreover, diet and exercise may have significant acute, as well as chronic, health effects. Due to the importance of diet and training for sports performance and health, it is important to investigate and understand the influence of different training methods and dietary interventions. Therefore, the purpose of this Special Issue, entitled “Advances in Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation”, is to collect scientific papers which target nutritional and exercise strategies to enhance sports performance and public health. Studies conducted on humans are preferred given the applied nature of this Issue. The major tasks of all studies should focus on the practical applications of the findings for exercise performance and health optimization.

Dr. Aleksandra Filip-Stachnik
Dr. Michal Wilk
Dr. Michał Krzysztofik
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Keywords

  • public health
  • physical activity
  • exercise for health
  • health promotion
  • lifestyle interventions
  • sports performance
  • supplements
  • sports nutrition
  • human nutrition
  • diet

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Implementing a Circadian Adaptation Schedule after Eastward Flight in Young Male Athletes
by Dean J. Miller, Gregory D. Roach, Michele Lastella, Aaron T. Scanlan and Charli Sargent
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(21), 9962; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/app11219962 - 25 Oct 2021
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This study examined the effectiveness of a circadian adaptation schedule in male cricketers after an 8.5 h eastward time zone change. Ten participants (aged 18.7 ± 0.9 y) were randomly assigned to a control group or an intervention group. Participants in the intervention [...] Read more.
This study examined the effectiveness of a circadian adaptation schedule in male cricketers after an 8.5 h eastward time zone change. Ten participants (aged 18.7 ± 0.9 y) were randomly assigned to a control group or an intervention group. Participants in the intervention group followed a light exposure schedule in which they were instructed to seek light in the three hours preceding, and avoid light in the three hours following their estimated core body temperature minimum. The rate of adaptation was assessed using the nightly excretion rate of urinary 6-sulphatoxymelatonin (aMT6s). General linear mixed models were conducted to assess the effect of condition (i.e., control and light intervention) on nocturnal secretion of aMT6s. Significant main effects of day (F(7, 35) = 10.4, p < 0.001) were reflected by an increase in nocturnal melatonin excretion (i.e., all participants gradually adapted to the destination time zone). Subjective jet lag decreased by day (F(7, 54) = 22.9, p < 0.001), bedtime was delayed by day (F(7, 54) = 3.1, p = 0.007) and get up time was earlier by day (F(7, 35) = 5.4, p < 0.001). On average, it took 7 days for all participants to return to baseline levels following transmeridian travel. Similarly, it took 7 days for subjective jet lag to alleviate. In the initial 4 days of the protocol, the intervention group registered higher levels of nocturnal urinary melatonin, however, there was no significant differences in the rate of adaptation between the groups. It is possible that participants did not adhere to the intervention or that they followed the intervention but it was ineffective. Full article
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Comparison of Manipulative Indicators of Students and Therapists Using a Robotic Arm: A Feasibility Study
by Koike Yuji, Okino Akihisa, Takeda Kazuhisa, Takanami Yasuhiro and Toyohiro Hamaguchi
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(20), 9403; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/app11209403 - 11 Oct 2021
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In this study, the motion therapy elements necessary for student education were clarified through comparison of the therapeutic motion techniques of therapists and students using an educational arm robot (Samothrace: SAMO). Eight therapists and 25 fourth-year students participated. The therapeutic motion therapy task [...] Read more.
In this study, the motion therapy elements necessary for student education were clarified through comparison of the therapeutic motion techniques of therapists and students using an educational arm robot (Samothrace: SAMO). Eight therapists and 25 fourth-year students participated. The therapeutic motion therapy task was a reciprocating exercise in which the elbow joint of SAMO was flexed from an extended position and then re-extended. This was performed for three types of muscle tone intensities (mild, moderate, and severe), and the peak velocity, angle ratio, velocity time, and movement time were recorded using SAMO. These data were then compared using analysis of covariance. It was found that the SAMO elbow joint kinematic data generated by therapists differed significantly from those of students for different muscle tones. Multiple comparisons showed that the therapeutic motion techniques of students were associated with a higher peak velocity, smaller peak angle ratio, and shorter peak velocity time and movement time than those of the therapists. Thus, when students learn therapeutic motion techniques, they should be taught to (1) deal with multiple muscle tone intensities and (2) reduce the joint movement speed applied to the patient to extend the exercise time and ensure maximum joint movement range. Full article
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The Effects of Plyometric Conditioning Exercises on Volleyball Performance with Self-Selected Rest Intervals
by Michal Krzysztofik, Rafal Kalinowski, Aleksandra Filip-Stachnik, Michal Wilk and Adam Zajac
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(18), 8329; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/app11188329 - 08 Sep 2021
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Post-activation performance enhancement remains a topic of debate in sport science. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of lower-body plyometric conditioning activity (CA) with a self-selected intra-complex rest interval on upper and lower-body volleyball specific performance. Eleven resistance-trained female [...] Read more.
Post-activation performance enhancement remains a topic of debate in sport science. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of lower-body plyometric conditioning activity (CA) with a self-selected intra-complex rest interval on upper and lower-body volleyball specific performance. Eleven resistance-trained female volleyball players participated in the study (age: 20 ± 2 years; body mass: 67.8 ± 4.4 kg; height: 178 ± 6 cm; half back squat one-repetition maximum: 78.6 ± 10.2 kg; experience in resistance training: 5.5 ± 2.1 years and in volleyball training: 10 ± 2.3 years). Each participant performed a plyometric CA followed by two different sport-specific tests: an attack jump and a standing spike attack. The changes in jump height (JH), relative mean power output (MP) and ball velocity (BV) were analyzed before and after the CA with self-selected rest intervals. The applied plyometric CA with self-selected intra-complex rest intervals led to an insignificant decline in JH (p = 0.594; effect size [ES]: −0.27) and MP (p = 0.328; ES: −0.46) obtained during the attack jump as well as a significant decline in BV (p = 0.029; ES: −0.72) during the standing spike attack. This study showed that a plyometric CA with self-selected intra-complex rest intervals failed to elicit localized and non-localized PAPE effect in a group of sub-elite volleyball players. Full article
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