Skeletal muscle strength and mass, major contributors to sprint/power athletic performance, are influenced by genetics. However, to date, only a handful of genetic variants have been associated with sprint/power performance. The ACVR1B A allele (rs rs2854464) has previously been associated with increased muscle-strength in non-athletic cohort. However, no follow-up and/or replications studies h...

introduction: contact sports may lead to dental injures, which may often be prevented by using mouthguards. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of traumatic dental injuries (tdi) in professional contact sport athletes and to determine the awareness regarding use of mouthguards in this group. methods: a questionnaire containing a number of  questions regarding the demographi...

The aim of this study was to investigate whether athletes' opinion of food provision in the main dining hall of the athletes' village at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games varied according to cultural background, sport, stage of competition, and previous experience at similar events. A previously developed questionnaire was distributed over 3 meal periods to 351 athletes dining in the main dinin...

There is little knowledge regarding the force production capacities of tug-of-war athletes, who undergo years of high-load strength training on handgrip muscles. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the force-grading strategies of tug-of-war athletes by examining force fluctuation properties at high exertion levels. Sixteen tug-of-war athletes and sixteen sedentary non-athletes pe...

UNLABELLED The GNB3 gene encodes the beta 3 subunit of heterotrimeric G-proteins that are key components of intracellular signal transduction between G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) and intracellular effectors and might be considered as a potential candidate gene for physical performance. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to compare frequency distribution of the common C to T polymorphi...

The objective of this study was to compare the psychological variable upon health beliefs (Health Locus of Control) among female University level athletes. A total numbers of 100 athletes (50 track athletes and 50 field athletes) were selected from all India University athletics championship completed the Multidimensional health locus of control questionnaire containing measures of study variab...

The purpose of this study was to examine the personality characteristics of traditional and alternative sport athletes. The participants were comprised of 70 male University Division I traditional sport athletes (e.g., tennis and volleyball), 63 male bullriders, and 50 male contemporary alternative sport athletes (moto-cross, wakeboarding, etc.). Athletes provided demographic information and re...

The paper studies competitive aerobics athletes body function, after making comprehensive evaluation on one group of competitive aerobics athletes body functions, obtained result is competitive aerobics athletes body function belongs to good level, by making comprehensive evaluation on competitive aerobics athletes body function, it well verifies fuzzy mathematics adaptability and effectiveness...