A systematic review of the literature was undertaken to assess the efficacy of static stretching
as part of the warm-up for the prevention of exercise-related injuries. Computer-aided …

Stretching, either prior to exercise or at the end, or both, is typically carried out by all
individuals undertaking sporting activity whether they be elite or recreational athletes. The …

The aim of an optimal pacing strategy during exercise is to enhance performance whilst
ensuring physiological limits are not surpassed, which has been shown to result in a …

Objectives Whilst the presence of a competitor has been found to improve performance, the
mechanisms influencing the change in selected work rates during direct competition have …

Six trained male athletes who competed regularly in 400 metre races, were studied under
control, alkalotic (NaHCO 3) and placebo (CaCO 3) conditions to study the effect of induced …

Abstract Mosher, SL, Sparks, SA, Williams, EL, Bentley, DJ, and Mc Naughton, LR. Ingestion
of a nitric oxide enhancing supplement improves resistance exercise performance. J …

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to compare and contrast the effects of acute
versus chronic sodium bicarbonate ingestion. METHODS: PARTICIPANTS: Eight …

Abstract Tian, Y, He, ZH, Zhao, JX, Tao, DL, Xu, KY, Earnest, CP, and Mc Naughton, LR.
Heart rate variability threshold values for early-warning nonfunctional overreaching in elite …

This experiment investigated the effects of intensity of exercise on excess postexercise
oxygen consumption (EPOC) in eight trained men and eight women. Three exercise …

The aim of this study was to quantify response to a soccer-specific intermittent (INT) treadmill
protocol based on notational analysis of match-play. Ten male semiprofessional football …