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Sports, Volume 10, Issue 5

2022 May - 17 articles

Cover Story: Combat sports are increasingly popular. Women’s participation seems to contrast socially constructed gender norms, which hold females as vulnerable and physically weak individuals that do not engage in combat. Furthermore, considering the mixed-sex training, tight clothing, and having females as a minority in a male-dominated culture, there may be room for inappropriate behavior, such as sexual harassment. This cross-sectional study is the first to study the motivations of women to engage in combat sports in addition to their experiences of sexual harassment, also including information on health behavior and consequences from participating in a sport with weight categories. Our findings point toward a need for increased competence in sports nutrition and weight-regulating behavior, as well as to implement measures against frequent episodes of sexual harassment. View this paper
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Articles (17)

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,117 Views
13 Pages

20 May 2022

Sport dropout rates among children and youth are a concern for researchers and policy makers. The impact of relative age effects (RAEs) on dropout trends has not been adequately examined in female samples. The purpose of this study was to longitudina...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,471 Views
15 Pages

19 May 2022

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic not only impacted the health of school children directly through SARS-CoV-2 infections, but the associated closures of schools and sports facilities also resulted in long-term negative side effects. The aim of this study...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
7,556 Views
10 Pages

The Acute Effects of Heavy Sled Towing on Acceleration Performance and Sprint Mechanical and Kinematic Characteristics

  • Maria Zisi,
  • Ioannis Stavridis,
  • Georgia-Olanemi Agilara,
  • Theodosia Economou and
  • Giorgos Paradisis

16 May 2022

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of heavy sled towing using a load corresponding to a 50% reduction of the individual theoretical maximal velocity (ranged 57–73% body mass) on subsequent 30 m sprint performance, velocity, me...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,245 Views
9 Pages

11 May 2022

Background: In spring 2020, two-thirds of Estonian elite athletes had symptoms of emotional distress. The aim of this study was to evaluate the mental health indicators and training opportunities for elite Estonian athletes a year after the complete...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
7,353 Views
11 Pages

10 May 2022

Exercise modality has been proposed to reduce the interferences between aerobic and resistance sessions during concurrent training. The aim of the study was to examine the acute effects of cycling or running sprint interval exercise on subsequent res...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
6,652 Views
14 Pages

Two methods for challenging the musculoskeletal and nervous systems to better exploit the stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) mechanism during plyometric training are reactive strength exercises and accentuated eccentric loading (AEL). Combining repetitiv...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,018 Views
12 Pages

PGC-1α Methylation, miR-23a, and miR-30e Expression as Biomarkers for Exercise- and Diet-Induced Mitochondrial Biogenesis in Capillary Blood from Healthy Individuals: A Single-Arm Intervention

  • Ulrike D. B. Krammer,
  • Alexandra Sommer,
  • Sylvia Tschida,
  • Anna Mayer,
  • Stephanie V. Lilja,
  • Olivier J. Switzeny,
  • Berit Hippe,
  • Petra Rust and
  • Alexander G. Haslberger

Healthy mitochondria and their epigenetic control are essential to maintaining health, extending life expectancy, and improving cardiovascular performance. Strategies to maintain functional mitochondria during aging include training; cardiovascular e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,868 Views
10 Pages

This study aimed to analyze the performance factors of both Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) players and suggest which performance factors they should improve to play in world-level ga...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,500 Views
13 Pages

Changes in Athletic Performance in Children Attending a Secondary School with a Physical Activity Profile

  • Tomas Peterson,
  • Staffan Ek,
  • Ola Thorsson,
  • Magnus K. Karlsson,
  • Magnus Dencker and
  • Per Wollmer

The longitudinal and multidisciplinary research project Malmö Youth Sport Study measured the sports results achieved by two cohorts of pupils using a variable named ACHIEVE, dividing the pupils into three categories (an elite group competing at...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,905 Views
16 Pages

This study aimed to investigate the effects of eight weeks of barefoot running exercise on sand versus control on measures of walking kinetics and muscle activities in individuals with diagnosed pronated feet. Sixty physically active male adults with...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,225 Views
16 Pages

Heat Acclimation with or without Normobaric Hypoxia Exposure Leads to Similar Improvements in Endurance Performance in the Heat

  • Erik D. Hanson,
  • Matthew B. Cooke,
  • Mitchell J. Anderson,
  • Tracey Gerber,
  • Jessica A. Danaher and
  • Christos G. Stathis

30 April 2022

Background: Combining the key adaptation of plasma volume (PV) expansion with synergistic physiological effects of other acclimation interventions to maximise endurance performance in the heat has potential. The current study investigated the effects...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,339 Views
14 Pages

Empowered, Yet Vulnerable: Motives for Sport Participation, Health Correlates, and Experience of Sexual Harassment in Female Combat-Sport Athletes

  • Therese Fostervold Mathisen,
  • Radhika Singh Kumar,
  • Kethe M. E. Svantorp-Tveiten and
  • Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen

29 April 2022

Background: To explore motives for combat sport participation, weight regulation practices, symptoms of low energy availability (LEA), disordered eating (DE) or eating disorders (ED), and any experiences with sexual harassment (SH) among female comba...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,063 Views
12 Pages

28 April 2022

Whilst increasing mental workload has been shown to have a detrimental effect on cycling performance and more generally to increase the risk of harm, no studies have measured how mental workload changes as a function of ultra-distance cycling, indoor...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,068 Views
11 Pages

Regional Bioelectrical Phase Angle Is More Informative than Whole-Body Phase Angle for Monitoring Neuromuscular Performance: A Pilot Study in Elite Young Soccer Players

  • Tindaro Bongiovanni,
  • Alessio Rossi,
  • Athos Trecroci,
  • Giulia Martera,
  • F. Marcello Iaia,
  • Giampietro Alberti,
  • Giulio Pasta and
  • Mathieu Lacome

22 April 2022

Background: The objective of this study was to investigate the association between regional and total phase angle (PhA) with lower-body neuromuscular performance in young elite soccer players. Methods: Sixteen elite male soccer players (14.3 ±...

  • Review
  • Open Access
51 Citations
11,859 Views
19 Pages

22 April 2022

Regular exercise has been reported as a fundamental piece of the management and treatment puzzle of obesity, playing a vital role in numerous psychological indicators. However, it is unclear whether high-intensity interval training (HIIT) can improve...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,815 Views
15 Pages

Exploring the Effects of Six Weeks of Resistance Training on the Fecal Microbiome of Older Adult Males: Secondary Analysis of a Peanut Protein Supplemented Randomized Controlled Trial

  • Johnathon H. Moore,
  • Kristen S. Smith,
  • Dongquan Chen,
  • Donald A. Lamb,
  • Morgan A. Smith,
  • Shelby C. Osburn,
  • Bradley A. Ruple,
  • Casey D. Morrow,
  • Kevin W. Huggins and
  • Andrew D. Frugé
  • + 4 authors

22 April 2022

The bacteria inhabiting the gastrointestinal tract contribute to numerous host functions and can be altered by lifestyle factors. We aimed to determine whether a 6-week training intervention altered fecal microbiome diversity and/or function in older...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,629 Views
18 Pages

20 April 2022

Monitoring the many aspects that are crucial to an athlete’s performance progress is vital for further training planning and for the development of performance and the sport. We evaluated a four-year change (2018 vs. 2022) in the current nutrit...

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Sports - ISSN 2075-4663