Applied Sports Science Weekly Digest #349

Assessing sleep quality in elite and junior cyclists

“This study provides valuable insights into athlete sleep quality, encompassing various categories, genders, and cycling disciplines.“

Electrocardiographic manifestations in female team handball players: analyzing ECG changes in athletes

“The present study adds knowledge to the field of sports cardiology regarding how the heart in female team handball players adapts to this type of sport.“

The phenomenon of anticipation in fencing. An applicability approach

“The anticipatory activation of the EMG signal in relation to the vertical force waveforms generated by the ground forces response platform in the 15–30 ms interval was demonstrated.“

Is there a beneficial effect of a high-protein diet on body composition and strength capacity in physical active middle-aged individuals?—An eight-week randomized controlled trial

“Trivial effects could be seen for an increase in muscle strength after this eight-week intervention.“

Characterization of the vastus lateralis torque-length, and knee extensors torque-velocity and power-velocity relationships in people with Parkinson’s disease

“The observed results cannot be explained by differences in muscle geometry at rest (similar in the three cohorts), but rather by the muscle capacity to change in shape during contraction, that is impaired in PD patients.“