scholarly journals Raising the bar in sports performance research

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Grant Abt ◽  
Simon Jobson ◽  
Jean-Benoit Morin ◽  
Louis Passfield ◽  
Jaime Sampaio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sports Performance ◽  
Performance Research

scholarly journals A novel approach to assessing validity in sports performance research: integrating expert practitioner opinion into the statistical analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 333-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Efthymios Kyprianou ◽  
Lorenzo Lolli ◽  
Hani Al Haddad ◽  
Valter Di Salvo ◽  
Matthew C Varley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Sports Performance ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Performance Research

scholarly journals Assessment of a Novel Bioflavonoids and Phytonutrient Formulation in Enhancing Cellular Aerobic Glycolysis, Immunity, Sports Performance, and Mitigating Inflammation

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Bernard W Downs ◽  
Samudra P. Banik ◽  
Manashi Bagchi ◽  
Bruce S. Morrison ◽  
Matt Piacentino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Athletic Performance ◽  
Clinical Studies ◽  
Aerobic Glycolysis ◽  
Sports Performance ◽  
Pilot Studies ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Athletic Competence ◽  
Degenerative Disorders ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Performance Research

Metabolic competence in conjunction with well-balanced nutritional support is extremely important for normal biochemical and physiological functions, as well as for enhanced athletic performance. Research-affirmed nutraceuticals enriched in structurally diverse phytonutrients including bioflavonoids may help to boost athletic, functional, and biophysiological competence. Occurrence of chronic degenerative disorders is associated with an increase in anaerobic events, namely, the inability to effectively use oxygen and water, and inability to use nutrients for cellular energy production and management, metabolic homeostasis, and waste removal. Earlier clinical studies in our laboratories using the WADA compliant bioflavonoid-enriched Prodosomed VMP35 Multinutrient Complex (“Prodovite®”) demonstrated that it boosted aerobic metabolic competence and provided protection against diverse chronic degenerative anaerobic disorders. We hypothesized that Prodosomed VMP35 may serve as a novel supplement to boost athletic performance. The objective of the study was to conduct selected focused pilot studies to demonstrate the efficacy of a WADA compliant Prodosomed VMP35 to improve athletic competence and performance in a variety of sports activities. The efficacy of VMP35 was assessed in different models of sports performance/athletic competence including power lifting, resistance training, cycling, and selected case studies. VMP35 supplementation restored aerobic metabolic events, minimized oxidative stress, and improved athletic performance, recovery, and immune competence. These pilot clinical studies demonstrate that iron-free VMP35 restores aerobic metabolism by restoring iron-dependent hemoglobin to red blood cells, bolstering neutrophils in the blood (immune support), and significantly improving performance output in a diverse range of athletic activities.

Forty years of sports performance research and little insight gained

BMJ ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 345 (jul18 3) ◽  
pp. e4797-e4797 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Heneghan ◽  
R. Perera ◽  
D. Nunan ◽  
K. Mahtani ◽  
P. Gill
Keyword(s):  
Sports Performance ◽  
Performance Research

scholarly journals Sports Performance Research under the Spotlight·

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (12) ◽  
pp. 949-949 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Atkinson ◽  
A. Batterham ◽  
W. Hopkins
Keyword(s):  
Sports Performance ◽  
Performance Research

scholarly journals REVIEW OF SPORTS PERFORMANCE RESEARCH WITH YOUTH, COLLEGIATE, AND ELITE ATHLETES

2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 999-1002 ◽  
Author(s):  
James K. Luiselli ◽  
Kathryn E. Woods ◽  
Derek D. Reed
Keyword(s):  
Elite Athletes ◽  
Sports Performance ◽  
Performance Research

The biochemistry of drugs and doping methods used to enhance aerobic sport performance

2008 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 63-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris E. Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Uptake ◽  
Oxygen Content ◽  
Oxygen Delivery ◽  
Sport Performance ◽  
Blood Substitutes ◽  
Altitude Training ◽  
Blood Oxygen ◽  
Oxygen Carriers ◽  
Sports Performance ◽  
Blood Doping

Optimum performance in aerobic sports performance requires an efficient delivery to, and consumption of, oxygen by the exercising muscle. It is probable that maximal oxygen uptake in the athlete is multifactorial, being shared between cardiac output, blood oxygen content, muscle blood flow, oxygen diffusion from the blood to the cell and mitochondrial content. Of these, raising the blood oxygen content by raising the haematocrit is the simplest acute method to increase oxygen delivery and improve sport performance. Legal means of raising haematocrit include altitude training and hypoxic tents. Illegal means include blood doping and the administration of EPO (erythropoietin). The ability to make EPO by genetic means has resulted in an increase in its availability and use, although it is probable that recent testing methods may have had some impact. Less widely used illegal methods include the use of artificial blood oxygen carriers (the so-called ‘blood substitutes’). In principle these molecules could enhance aerobic sports performance; however, they would be readily detectable in urine and blood tests. An alternative to increasing the blood oxygen content is to increase the amount of oxygen that haemoglobin can deliver. It is possible to do this by using compounds that right-shift the haemoglobin dissociation curve (e.g. RSR13). There is a compromise between improving oxygen delivery at the muscle and losing oxygen uptake at the lung and it is unclear whether these reagents would enhance the performance of elite athletes. However, given the proven success of blood doping and EPO, attempts to manipulate these pathways are likely to lead to an ongoing battle between the athlete and the drug testers.

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