OBJECTIVE This study aimed to establish gender and age reference values of static back extensor muscle endurance in healthy Nigerian adults. SUBJECTS AND METHODS This study involved 373 consecutive participants aged between 21 and 60 years who were grouped into four age strata. A modification of the Sørensen test of Static Muscular Endurance (BSME) was used to quantify static endurance. The m...

Aminimumweekly frequency of concurrent training (1 session per week of strength training and 1 session per week of cycle endurance training) may be an efficient stimulus in elderly in early phases of training; For concurrent-training protocols in which both strength and endurance training are performed on the same day, the strength gains may be optimized with strength training before endurance ...

BACKGROUND Respiratory muscle endurance training (hyperpnea training) has been shown to have beneficial effects in patients with COPD. STUDY OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine whether hyperpnea training, when added to an endurance exercise training program, would lead to additional benefits compared with endurance training alone in patients with COPD. SETTING AND PARTICIP...

AbstractObjectives Mental fatigue impairs endurance exercise. Brain training (BET) – engaging in cognitively fatiguing tasks during exercise - can develop resilience to mental and improve physical performance over alone. The mechanism for this effect is unknown. This experiment examines if BET enhances investigates potential underlying physiological mechanisms. Design...

The condition of the respiratory system is more important for endurance exercise performance of healthy subjects than hitherto assumed. Not only do respiratory muscles fatigue during intensive endurance exercise, but prefatigued respiratory muscles can also impair performance. In turn, respiratory endurance training can improve endurance exercise performance.

Background No literature reviews have systematically identified and evaluated research on the psychological determinants of endurance performance, and sport psychology performance enhancement guidelines for endurance sports are not founded on a systematic appraisal of endurance-specific research. Objective A systematic literature review was conducted to identify practical psychological interven...

BACKGROUND No literature reviews have systematically identified and evaluated research on the psychological determinants of endurance performance, and sport psychology performance enhancement guidelines for endurance sports are not founded on a systematic appraisal of endurance-specific research. OBJECTIVE A systematic literature review was conducted to identify practical psychological interv...