Applied Sports Science Weekly Digest #348

How traditional Norwegian outdoor activities are changing; a 10-year follow up in relation to sociodemographic factors

“A social gradient is apparent as those with higher education do participate more often in traditional outdoor activities.“

Acute anodal transcranial direct current stimulation improves the performance of professional rowers

“According to the results, the current tDCS with the present protocol improved the physical performance at the 2,000-m time trial Test providing ergogenic aid.“

Investigating the stretch-shortening cycle fatigue response to a high-intensity stressful phase of training in collegiate men’s basketball

“These findings emphasize that when monitoring neuromuscular fatigue, variables and assessments may not be looked at individually, but rather as part of a more global monitoring approach.“

Retention in Junior Giants, a sport-based youth development program: what factors are associated with intentions to return?

“The findings from the present study suggest that LSGs and SSGs can be used to overload the average values of the selected external load variables compared with those during the matches.”

Assessing criterion and longitudinal validity of submaximal heart rate indices as measures of cardiorespiratory fitness: a preliminary study in football

“SMFT exercise HR is a valid proxy measure of cardiorespiratory fitness irrespective of test setting, whereas the validity of HRR remains elusive and appears to vary between exercise intensities.“