Review
Sport Sciences
Michael A. Wewege, Imtiaz Desai, Cameron Honey, Brandon Coorie, Matthew D. Jones, Briana K. Clifford, Hayley B. Leake, Amanda D. Hagstrom
Summary: This systematic review and meta-analysis found that resistance training can significantly reduce body fat percentage, body fat mass, and visceral fat in healthy adults. Measurement type was a significant moderator in body fat percentage and body fat mass, but sex was not.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Raci Karayigit, Mitat Koz, Angela Sanchez-Gomez, Alireza Naderi, Ulas Can Yildirim, Raul Dominguez, Fatih Gur
Summary: This study found that high dosage of caffeine mouth rinsing significantly increased muscular endurance performance and decreased ratings of perceived exertion, suggesting a dose-dependent response to CMR on muscular endurance.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Kaukab Azeem, Erika Zemkova
Summary: Isometric and isotonic exercises are both effective in improving health-related fitness components in young adults, but isotonic training is more efficient in increasing muscle strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Review
Sport Sciences
Frank J. Nugent, Eamonn P. Flanagan, Ian Darragh, Laura Daly, Giles D. Warrington
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of high-repetition strength training on performance in competitive endurance athletes through a systematic review and meta-analysis. The results showed that there was no significant difference in performance between high-repetition strength training and control or low-repetition strength training groups. However, these findings may be limited by the characteristics of the study participants and the duration of the interventions.
JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Physiology
Jaime Gil-Cabrera, Pedro L. Valenzuela, Lidia B. Alejo, Eduardo Talavera, Almudena Montalvo-Perez, Alejandro Lucia, David Barranco-Gil
Summary: The study aimed to compare the effectiveness of OPT and TRT in professional cyclists. Both training programs resulted in significant improvements in body composition, muscle strength/power, and endurance performance, with no significant differences between the two groups.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS PHYSIOLOGY AND PERFORMANCE
(2021)
Article
Physiology
Almudena Montalvo-Perez, Lidia B. Alejo, Pedro L. Valenzuela, Jaime Gil-Cabrera, Eduardo Talavera, Alejandro Luia, David Barranco-Gil
Summary: In competitive female cyclists, short-term velocity-based resistance training (VBRT) and traditional resistance training (TRT) both led to significant improvements in muscle strength/power, with VBRT potentially resulting in greater gains in maximum strength/power.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Nancy E. Murphy, Christopher T. Carrigan, Lee M. Margolis
Summary: The use of high-fat, ketogenic diets to support physical performance has gained popularity, but the impact of such diets on performance remains controversial. A systematic review of 17 studies found that while ketogenic diets may have varying effects on endurance and power/strength performance, overall they do not significantly improve or impair physical performance compared to mixed macronutrient diets. Various factors such as duration of diet consumption, training status, performance tests, and sex differences may contribute to the conflicting results observed in different studies.
ADVANCES IN NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Vicente Javier Clemente-Suarez
Summary: This paragraph describes the complex environments soldiers face in actual theaters of operations and the need for specialized training. A new training periodization model based on research in psychophysiological responses and actual civilian models is proposed to improve operational training.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Erfan Berjisian, Alireza Naderi, Shima Mojtahedi, Jozo Grgic, Mohammad Hossein Ghahramani, Raci Karayigit, Jennifer L. Forbes, Francisco J. Amaro-Gahete, Scott C. Forbes
Summary: The study aimed to investigate whether the effects of caffeine intake on resistance exercise and jumping performance are influenced by training status. The results showed that caffeine ingestion improved muscular strength, endurance, and jump height, with similar magnitudes observed in resistance-trained and recreationally active men.
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Mousa Khalafi, Aref Habibi Maleki, Mohammad Hossein Sakhaei, Sara K. Rosenkranz, Mohammad Javad Pourvaghar, Mahsa Ehsanifar, Hadis Bayat, Mallikarjuna Korivi, Yubo Liu
Summary: This study conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the effect of exercise training on body composition outcomes in postmenopausal women. The results showed that exercise training effectively increased muscle mass/volume, muscle and fiber cross-sectional area and fat-free mass, and decreased fat mass, body fat percentage, waist circumference and visceral fat.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Physiology
Nicki Winfield Almquist, Oyvind Sandbakk, Guro Strom Solli
Summary: This case study describes the physiological and haematological changes in a well-trained cyclist during pregnancy and postpartum. The study found a discrepancy between haematological values and VO2peak. After delivery, a combination of low-intensity training and gradually increasing intensity helped the cyclist return to pre-pregnancy levels of VO2peak.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Physiology
Pedro L. Valenzuela, Jaime Gil-Cabrera, Eduardo Talavera, Lidia B. Alejo, Almudena Montalvo-Perez, Cecilia Rincon-Castanedo, Ivan Rodriguez-Hernandez, Alejandro Lucia, David Barranco-Gil
Summary: The study compared the effectiveness of resistance power training and cycling power training in professional cyclists, finding that both interventions were effective in improving endurance performance and bone health, with resistance power training showing greater improvements in body composition and muscle strength/power.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS PHYSIOLOGY AND PERFORMANCE
(2021)
Article
Physiology
T. W. Jones, L. Eddens, J. Kupusarevic, D. C. M. Simoes, M. J. W. Furber, K. A. Van Someren, G. Howatson
Summary: This study investigates the effects of endurance stimuli intensity on the adaptation in strength and endurance following concurrent training, as well as the impact of training status on the acute molecular response to concurrent exercise. The results indicate that the intensity of endurance activity does not affect performance outcomes after concurrent training, and training status has no effect on the molecular responses assessed.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Sport Sciences
Kaja Langer, Christian Simon, Josef Wiemeyer
Summary: This systematic review examined the effects of strength training on climbing performance and identified the most effective methods. The results showed positive effects of strength training on all variables and recommended a combination of specific and semispecific exercises in hypertrophy and maximum strength or endurance training.
JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Eduard Isenmann, Dominik Kaluza, Tim Havers, Ana Elbeshausen, Stephan Geisler, Katharina Hofmann, Ulrich Flenker, Patrick Diel, Simon Gavanda
Summary: Resistance training with free weights is safe and effective for middle-aged women to increase 1-RM strength. Hypertrophy effects were seen mainly in pre-menopausal women, while post-menopausal women may require larger training volumes for similar effects.
Article
Rehabilitation
Josefina Bertoli, Ewertton de Souza Bezerra, Kerri M. Winters-Stone, Luis Alberto Gobbo, Ismael Forte Freitas Junior
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of 24 weeks of Mat Pilates on lower and upper body muscle strength and flexibility in breast cancer survivors. The results showed that Mat Pilates intervention led to improvements in both lower and upper body strength and flexibility.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Lucas Melo Neves, Raphael Ritti-Dias, Valeria Juday, Raquel Marquesini, Aline Mendes Gerage, Gilberto Candido Laurentino, Renato Hoffmann Nunes, Brendon Stubbs, Carlos Ugrinowitsch
Summary: Brain atrophy, a decrease in brain volume, is associated with cognitive health in older adults. Insufficient moderate and vigorous physical activity (MVPA) has been linked to lower brain volume. This study found that meeting weekly MVPA recommendations helps preserve the volume of over 30 brain areas and structures in older adults. Additionally, cardiorespiratory fitness is an important predictor of brain volume preservation.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Physiology
Jose Claudio Jambassi Filho, Lucas Melo Neves, Isabela Regina de Lima, Marilia Picossi Villa, Guilherme Estruzani, Larissa Cedro, Ricardo Alarcon, Vitor Buvulenta, Rafael Bonfim do Nascimento, Luis Ferreira Monteiro Neto, Igor Augusto Braz
Summary: Load reduction using the repetition maximum (RM) method leads to increased repetitions, total volume, and time under tension. Lower loads may result in greater long-term muscular adaptations.
REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE MEDICINA DO ESPORTE
(2023)
Article
Physiology
Daniel Carneiro de Carvalho, Francisco Antonio Helfenstein Fonseca, Maria Cristina de Oliveira Izar, Ana Luiza Pereira Assuncao Silveira, Izabela Dorota Tuleta, Jonatas Bussador do Amaral, Lucas Melo Neves, Andre Luis Lacerda Bachi, Carolina Nunes Franca
Summary: This study found that regardless of the treatment received, there was an increase in the number of classical monocytes and a decrease in the number of non-classical monocytes in patients after 6 months of acute myocardial infarction. The percentage of intermediate monocytes was consistently higher. The treatment had no significant effect on the expression of CCR2, CCR5, and CX3CR1 on monocytes. In conclusion, after 6 months of treatment, the inflammatory phenotype of monocytes persisted in the patients.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Rayssa Sousa-Silva, Jason M. Cholewa, Kassiana de Araujo Pessoa, Zhi Xia, Jakob D. Lauver, Fabricio E. Rossi, Nelo Eidy Zanchi
Summary: This study compared the effects of an 8-week creatine (CR) or placebo (PL) supplementation on muscle strength, thickness, endurance, and body composition with blood flow restriction (BFR) vs. traditional resistance training (TRAD). The results showed that creatine supplementation increased muscle thickness in both TRAD and BFR groups compared to the placebo, without a significant difference between treatments. Additionally, TRAD training improved maximum strength compared with BFR, and repetitions to failure were higher in the BFR-CR group at 30% 1RM. Overall, the study suggests that creatine supplementation can enhance muscle adaptation following BFR training.
APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY NUTRITION AND METABOLISM
(2023)
Article
Sport Sciences
Luiz H. Palucci Vieira, Christopher Carling, Carlos A. Kalva-Filho, Felipe B. Santinelli, Lorenzo A. G. Velluto, Joao Pedro da Silva, Filipe M. Clemente, Eleftherios Kellis, Fabio A. Barbieri
Summary: This study investigated the effects of a cooling strategy on soccer kicking performance in youth players after repeated high-intensity running in a hot environment. The results showed that intense running in the heat had negative effects on kicking performance, but a short cooling period was able to counteract these effects.
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Beny Lafer, Cicera Claudinea Duarte, Julia Maria D'Andrea Greve, Paulo Roberto dos Santos Silva, Karla Mathias de Almeida, Gabriel Okawa Belizario, Lucas Melo Neves
Summary: This study provides valid pilot data showing that structured physical exercise intervention has a positive therapeutic effect on depressive symptoms in patients with bipolar disorder, and also has a positive impact on muscle strength and body composition.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIPOLAR DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Andrea Dias Reis, Paula Tamara Vieira Teixeira Pereira, Jurema Goncalves Lopes Castro Filha, Evelyn Feitosa Rodrigues, Isadora Pinheiro Laranjeira, Bianca Trovello Ramallo, Marcela Rodrigues de Castro, Fabricio Eduardo Rossi, Ismael Forte Freitas, Joao Batista Santos Garcia
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of combined training on body image, body composition, and functional capacity in patients with breast cancer, and explored the relationship between body image and body composition as well as functional capacity. The results showed that combined training significantly improved body image and functional capacity in patients with breast cancer.
REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE GINECOLOGIA E OBSTETRICIA
(2023)
Article
Parasitology
Gabriela Martinez Moura Tavares, Hannar Angelica de Melo Alverga, Estela Moraes Felix, Giovana de Oliveira Dichman, Gabriel Monteiro Pinheiro, Yara Juliano, Priscila Paruci, Dennis Minoru Fujita, Lucas Melo Neves, Marina Tiemi Shio, Luiz Henrique da Silva Nali
Summary: This study investigated the frequency of N. gonorrhoeae infection in women in a poor area of São Paulo and found that most of the strains detected showed resistance to one or more antimicrobials.
Article
Immunology
Bruna Spolador de Alencar Silva, Telmo Pereira, Luciele Guerra Minuzzi, Camila Souza Padilha, Caique Figueiredo, Tiago Olean-Oliveira, Ivete Vera Medeiros dos Santos, Ana Elisa von Ah Morano, Osmar Marchioto, Jose Procopio Jabur Ribeiro, Vanessa Ribeiro Dos Santos, Marilia Seelaender, Alexandre Abilio Teixeira, Ronaldo Vagner T. Dos Santos, Valdir de Aquino Lemos, Ana Paula Coelho Figueira Freire, Gilson Pires Dorneles, Bruna Marmett, Andre Olean-Oliveira, Marcos F. S. Teixeira, Patricia M. Seraphim, Armando Caseiro, Ricardo Aurino Pinho, Hashim Islam, Jonathan Peter Little, Karsten Krueger, Jose Cesar Rosa-Neto, Manuel-Joao Coelho-E-Silva, Fabio Santos Lira
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the association between physical activity and immunometabolic responses in young adults after mild-to-moderate COVID-19 infection. The results showed that COVID-19 patients had lower physical activity levels and exhibited impacts on lung function, immune cell phenotype, and cytokine production.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Bruno Viana Rosa, Alberto Jimenez Maldonado, Ayrton Oliveira de Araujo, Lucas Melo Neves, Fabricio Eduardo Rossi
Summary: Sporting events and training were cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to decreased physical activity levels and impaired mental health among elite and sub-elite athletes. The impact on body composition and physical performance is not clear, but data from 24 studies suggest that muscle power, cardiorespiratory capacity, sprint, and fat mass remained relatively unaffected. However, total body weight showed a significant increase, with variations based on follow-up time, training level, and athlete age.
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Ana Claudia Fortaleza Marques, Fabricio Eduardo Rossi, Lucas Melo Neves, Tiego Aparecido Diniz, Iracimara de Anchieta Messias, Jose A. Barela, Fay B. Horak, Ismael Forte Freitas Junior
Summary: Combined aerobic plus strength training has a positive effect on gait and balance control in postmenopausal women. The intervention resulted in improvements in walking speed, stride length, and overall balance in the postmenopausal women.
REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE GINECOLOGIA E OBSTETRICIA
(2023)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Matheus Santos de Sousa Fernandes, Tiago Ramos Lacerda, Debora Eduarda da Silva Fidelis, Gabriela Carvalho Jurema Santos, Tayrine Ordonio Filgueira, Raphael Fabricio de Souza, Claudia Jacques Lagranha, Fabio S. Lira, Angela Castoldi, Fabricio Oliveira Souto
Summary: This systematic review evaluates the impact of environmental enrichment (EE) on oncological factors in experimental studies on various cancer models. The findings demonstrate that different EE protocols effectively reduce tumor growth and development in terms of angiogenesis, volume, weight, and the number of mice with tumors. Additionally, EE enhances the rate of tumor inhibition. These findings emphasize the importance of EE as a valuable tool in cancer management.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Jhefferson Miranda Alves, Danielle Borges Germano, Yeon Jung Kim, Francisco Antonio Helfenstein Fonseca, Maria Cristina Izar, Izabela Dorota Tuleta, Rogerio Nagai, Neil Ferreira Novo, Yara Juliano, Lucas Melo Neves, Debora Pallos, Carolina Nunes Franca
Summary: Non-surgical periodontal treatment can modulate the phenotype of monocytes to a less inflammatory state, particularly in individuals with diabetes.
CLINICAL ORAL INVESTIGATIONS
(2023)