Sophia Jowett, Katelynn Slade, Jyoti Gosai, Louise Davis
{"title":"Women coaches leadership development programme: an evaluation study of programme effectiveness.","authors":"Sophia Jowett, Katelynn Slade, Jyoti Gosai, Louise Davis","doi":"10.3389/fspor.2024.1433787","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2024.1433787","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Women's sport has been experiencing continuous growth, yet the low levels of women coaches in the United Kingdom (UK) suggests that the sport is missing out on potential talent. Guided by empirical research, a women-only leadership development programme was designed and implemented by UK Sport to a cohort of 20 coaches from January to June 2021. The main characteristics of the programme included raising awareness of gender bias while at the same time focusing on women coaches' leadership purpose and skills within a safe environment that supports coaches to build their leader identity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Kirkpatrick's (1998) four-level model was employed to guide the evaluation of programme effectiveness: reactions, learnings, applications and results. Interviews were conducted with 17 participating coaches.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Content analysis of the qualitative data revealed five general categories (a) evaluations were mainly positive highlighting the aspects of the programme they liked, enjoyed and made most impression onto them; (b) learnings that impacted their work directly and immediately emerged as was the importance of on-going development; and (c) the majority of the women desired progression and transitioning to senior coach leadership positions was felt within their grasp; nonetheless, (d) challenges emerged and were described as organisational (e.g., recruitment, remuneration) and personal (e.g., work-life balance, childcare).</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Overall, the effectiveness of the programme was captured in its capacity to raise awareness, develop knowledge, build connections, and inspire so much so that its effects translated to many of these women moving to more senior leadership positions post-programme. Practically, this evaluation highlights that investment in individual coaches is part of the systemic change required to bring about gender balance in the coach workforce.</p>","PeriodicalId":12716,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sports and Active Living","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11456447/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142389821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Peter Huynh, Samuel Guadagnino, Jessica Zendler, Cristine Agresta
{"title":"Physical demands of collegiate basketball practice: a preliminary report on novel methods and metrics.","authors":"Peter Huynh, Samuel Guadagnino, Jessica Zendler, Cristine Agresta","doi":"10.3389/fspor.2024.1324650","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2024.1324650","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Knowing the specific physical demands of basketball players can provide useful information for clinical decision making when rehabilitating athletes following injury. The purpose of this observational study was to describe the physical demands of basketball play at the Division I collegiate level using video-based time-motion analysis and introduce a time-efficient alternative method of quantifying demands. Eleven NCAA Division I basketball players (6M, 5F; 4 guards, 4 centers, 3 forwards) participated in the study. Video footage was collected from four practices (2 men's, 2 women's) and used to quantify the types and frequencies of player movements based on definitions from seminal work. A second and simpler method was also used to classify movement. A two-way ANOVA was used to assess significant differences in movement by team (men's, women's) and position (guard, forward, center). There were significant differences in counts of stand/walk (<i>p</i> < 0.001), jog (<i>p</i> = 0.012), run (<i>p</i> = 0.001), stride/sprint (<i>p</i> = 0.04), and medium-intensity shuffling (<i>p</i> < 0.001) per minute and proportion of practice time spent in bodyweight (<i>p</i> < 0.001) or above-bodyweight (<i>p</i> < 0.001) loading between teams. There were significant differences for jog (<i>p</i> = 0.001) and transition (<i>p</i> = 0.07) rates across positions. Position and team are important considerations for rehabilitation and return-to-sport clearance. Quantification of these demands can be reliably acquired through video analysis using a simplified method (estimated foot load) or using traditional methods of movement classification and counts, particularly when applying descriptors that better capture the current style of play.</p>","PeriodicalId":12716,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sports and Active Living","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11472002/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142463187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Welmo A Barbosa, Alexandre F Machado, Marco Bergamin, Stefano Gobbo, Valentina Bullo, Francisco Luciano Pontes Junior, Alexandre L Evangelista, Fabiana R Scartoni, Roberta L Rica, Danilo S Bocalini
{"title":"Effects of a 12-week training program in outdoor gym equipment in morphological and functional parameters, quality of life, and physical activity levels in older adults.","authors":"Welmo A Barbosa, Alexandre F Machado, Marco Bergamin, Stefano Gobbo, Valentina Bullo, Francisco Luciano Pontes Junior, Alexandre L Evangelista, Fabiana R Scartoni, Roberta L Rica, Danilo S Bocalini","doi":"10.3389/fspor.2024.1444472","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2024.1444472","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a supervised physical training program with controlled cadence on functional fitness parameters, quality of life perception, and physical activity level in older adults.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Sixty physically independent older adults were randomly divided into three groups: Supervised Training (ST, <i>n</i> = 20), Unsupervised Training (UT, <i>n</i> = 20), and a Control Group (C, <i>n</i> = 20). The ST and UT groups participated in a 12-week program, performing exercises three times a week for 30 min. The ST group had structured weekly sessions consisting of a 5-minute warm-up (walking at 60% of max heart rate), 20 sets of 30 s at a moderate pace controlled by a metronome with 30 s of passive recovery, and a 5-minute cool-down on non-consecutive days. The UT group trained spontaneously using senior gym equipment, including elliptical machines, rowing machines, air skiers, and leg press machines. The control group maintained their usual daily routines throughout the study. Parameters evaluated included body mass, body mass index (BMI), muscle thickness (biceps brachii, triceps brachii, and vastus lateralis), and functional capacity tests (walking 10 m [W10 m], rising from a sitting position [RSP], rising from the prone position [RVDP], sitting and rising from a chair and moving around the house [SRCW]). Quality of life was assessed across physical, psychological, environmental, and social domains, and physical activity levels were also measured.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>No significant changes (<i>p</i> > 0.05) in body mass, BMI, or muscle thickness were observed between groups before and after the intervention. However, significant time effects in functional fitness tests were found only in the ST group for W10 m (<i>p</i> = 0.0469), RVDP (<i>p</i> < 0.0004), RSP (<i>p</i> < 0.0001), and SRCW (<i>p</i> < 0.0001). Quality of life improved significantly over time in the ST and UT groups across all domains (<i>p</i> < 0.0001). Both ST and UT groups also showed significant increases in weekly physical activity time (<i>p</i> > 0.0001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>12 weeks of training improved quality of life perception and physical activity levels in older adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":12716,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sports and Active Living","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11459454/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142389816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of physical training combined with transcranial direct current stimulation on maximal strength and lower limb explosive strength in healthy adults.","authors":"Jintong Liu, Chunlei Li, Junhui Fang, Haokai Xu, Xingyue Zhang, Fan Zhao","doi":"10.3389/fspor.2024.1446588","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fspor.2024.1446588","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to investigates whether transcranial direct current stimulation applied during physical training increases muscle strength in comparison with sham tDCS combined with physical training.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Randomized controlled trials of the effects of tDCS combined physical training intervention on muscle strength and cortical excitability were collected by searching Web of Science, Pubmed, EBSCO, CNKI. The retrieval date ends in April 2024. 11 randomized controlled trials are finally included. The total sample size of the study is 338. The experimental group was subjected to tDCS combined with physical training intervention, and the control group was physical training combined with sham tDCS intervention.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There is a significant increase in maximal strength (SMD = 0.38; 95% CI: 0.09, 0.67; <i>p </i>= 0.01) and lower limb explosive strength (MD = 2.90; 95% CI: 1.06, 4.74; <i>p </i>= 0.002) when physical training was performed with tDCS, but not following physical training combined with sham tDCS. Subgroup analysis of the subject population showed an increase in muscle strength in those with training experience following tDCS combined with physical training (SMD = 0.39; 95% CI: 0.08, 0.70; <i>p </i>= 0.01), but not for those without training experience (SMD = 0.29; 95% CI: -0.06, 0.63; <i>p </i>= 0.10). Motor evoked potential (MEP) wave amplitude increased significantly following physical training with tDCS (SMD = 0.71; 95% CI: 0.18, 1.24; <i>p </i>= 0.008), but was not different between groups (SMD = 0.16; 95% CI: -0.33, 0.65; <i>p </i>= 0.52).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>tDCS combined with physical training intervention can improve muscle strength, lower limb explosive strength and cerebral cortex excitability. Compared to tDCS combined with training of small muscle groups, tDCS combined with training of large muscle groups was more effective in improving muscle strength. Muscle strength was more likely to improve after tDCS combined with physical training in people with physical training experience compared with people without physical training experience. The combination of tDCS with physical training intervention and the sham-tDCS with physical training intervention both increased cortical excitability.</p><p><strong>Systematic review registration: </strong>https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/, PROSPERO, identifier (CRD42024550454).</p>","PeriodicalId":12716,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sports and Active Living","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11449775/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142380607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ida Cariati, Roberto Bonanni, Manuel Onorati, Virginia Tancredi
{"title":"Preliminary results of student survey at the University of Rome \"Tor Vergata\" practicing sports: a focus on the effects of Dual Career regulation.","authors":"Ida Cariati, Roberto Bonanni, Manuel Onorati, Virginia Tancredi","doi":"10.3389/fspor.2024.1465562","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fspor.2024.1465562","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The importance of sports and the approval of the Dual Career regulation at the University of Rome \"Tor Vergata\" are highly significant topics for the well-being and personal development of students. In line with European and international policies, this initiative recognizes the specific needs of student-athletes by offering them tools and flexibility to excel in both sports and academics. However, monitoring student-athletes by Universities requires thorough investigations and the development of initiatives to promote students' adherence to sports practice. Therefore, our study aims to analyze the results of a survey administered to students enrolled at the University of Rome \"Tor Vergata\" during the academic years 2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023, and 2023/2024, investigating the effects of the introduction of the Dual Career regulation on the student population. Our preliminary results showed that the introduction of the Dual Career program was associated with a significant increase in the number of students practising sports over the academic years, with greater participation in the academic years 2022/2023 and 2023/2024. Noteworthy, the number of student-athletes who applied to the Dual Career program markedly increased in the last year, with the highest number of enrollments in the macroareas of Medicine and Surgery, Economy, and Engineering. Overall, the Dual Career regulation offers the possibility to plan the study path in a personalized way, dedicated academic support, and flexibility in deadlines, making the University of Rome \"Tor Vergata\" a model of integration between education and sportiness.</p>","PeriodicalId":12716,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sports and Active Living","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11449705/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142380608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Steep uphill cycling using repeated transitions between seated and standing positions results in a lower blood-lactate concentration than continuous use of either seated or standing position.","authors":"Magnus Carlsson, Oliver Lindblom, Tomas Carlsson","doi":"10.3389/fspor.2024.1395415","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fspor.2024.1395415","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigated whether repeated transitions between seated and standing positions has a different physiological response compared to continuous use of either seated position or standing position during steep uphill cycling among elite cyclists. Ten elite male cyclists completed three 5-min treadmill cycling tests at an inclination of 6.8° with constant individual-based speed resulting in a work intensity close to the aerobic threshold. During the first and third test, the participants used standing position (ST test) and seated position (SE test) or vice versa, whereas in the second test, they made repeated transitions between standing and seated positions every 10 s (RT test). The last 2 min of each test was used to measure the mean values of oxygen uptake (V̇O<sub>2</sub>) and respiratory exchange ratio, which were used to calculate the metabolic rate (MR) and gross efficiency (GE). Additionally, the blood-lactate concentration before and after (La<sub>post</sub>) each test was determined. One-way repeated measures ANOVA was used to determine the effect of cycling position on the physiological response. No significant differences between tests were observed for the variables related to aerobic energy expenditure (i.e., V̇O<sub>2</sub>, MR and GE), whereas the RT test was associated with a significantly lower La<sub>post</sub> compared to the ST and SE tests. Steep uphill cycling, at an intensity close to the aerobic threshold, with repeated transitions between standing and seated positions, did not have a higher oxygen consumption; instead, the blood-lactate concentration was lower during the RT test compared to that under continuous use of either seated or standing position.</p>","PeriodicalId":12716,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sports and Active Living","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11449760/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142380609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vincent Menard, Anna Barrero, Thibault Lachard, Lucien Robinault, Lingxia Li, Frederic Schnell, François Carré, Solène Le Douairon Lahaye
{"title":"Corrigendum: Cardiac function and autonomic cardiac function during a multi-stage cycling event: a brief report.","authors":"Vincent Menard, Anna Barrero, Thibault Lachard, Lucien Robinault, Lingxia Li, Frederic Schnell, François Carré, Solène Le Douairon Lahaye","doi":"10.3389/fspor.2024.1494555","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2024.1494555","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fspor.2024.1356577.].</p>","PeriodicalId":12716,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sports and Active Living","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11449840/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142380596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jessica Almeida Oliveira, Francesco Loria, Céline Schobinger, Tiia Kuuranne, Claudia Mumenthaler, Nicolas Leuenberger
{"title":"Comparison between standard hematological parameters and blood doping biomarkers in dried blood spots within the athlete population of Swiss Sport Integrity.","authors":"Jessica Almeida Oliveira, Francesco Loria, Céline Schobinger, Tiia Kuuranne, Claudia Mumenthaler, Nicolas Leuenberger","doi":"10.3389/fspor.2024.1452079","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fspor.2024.1452079","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The study demonstrated the feasibility of incorporating RNA biomarkers, specifically 5-aminolevulinic acid synthase (ALAS2) and carbonic anhydrase 1 (CA1), to improve the hematological module of the Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) in routine antidoping context.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim was to investigate the implementation of reticulocyte (RET) related biomarkers, specifically ALAS2 and CA1, using quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) on dried blood spots (DBS) from elite athletes. Hemoglobin changes over time in DBS samples was measured as well. Combining hemoglobin and messenger RNA (mRNA) analyses allowed to monitor alterations of the established marker, \"DBS OFF-score\".</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>Ten athletes were selected for sampling by the Swiss national antidoping organization, Swiss Sports Integrity (SSI). Samples were collected, transported and analyzed for ABP following the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) procedures and spotted onto Protein Saver DBS cards.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Most athletes exhibited stable biomarker levels, except for one individual involved in ski mountaineering, who demonstrated a sustained increase in ALAS2 compared to the individual baseline. This elevation could be due to blood withdrawal or other factors, such as doping with substances outside the targeted test menu.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In this study, RNA-biomarkers were successfully analyzed in routine blood samples, and the project demonstrated promising results for the implementation of ALAS2 and CA1 in routine analysis to complement the ABP.</p>","PeriodicalId":12716,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sports and Active Living","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11446872/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142371596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dual career policy at federal universities in Brazil: analysis of academic and sporting support.","authors":"Junior Vagner Pereira da Silva","doi":"10.3389/fspor.2024.1453749","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fspor.2024.1453749","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Internationally, the implementation of holistic programs aimed at academic, financial and retirement preparation support for student-athletes who find themselves in dual careers, such as university students, has been widespread and intensified. However, little is known about the subject in the Brazilian national context, because although there are related studies, they are punctual and related to specific universities. In view of the above, this study aimed to investigate public policy aimed at student-athletes at Brazilian federal universities. This is an exploratory, qualitative, cross-sectional and documentary study, using the websites, internal regulations and public notices of 69 Brazilian federal universities for the year 2023, using the content analysis technique. The results indicate that 72.05% offer some kind of support to DC based on the holistic model, 66.17% of which is academic and 60.29% sports. Among the academic support, the flexibility of assessments (57.35%) and the differentiated treatment of absences (51.47%) were close. The sporting support is centered on partial payment of competition costs (60.29%) and athlete grants are restricted to 20.58% of universities. It can be concluded that Brazil's federal universities have policies that include support actions that integrate the holistic model (academic), with incipient coverage of scholarships (sports), but do not effectively follow the holistic model.</p>","PeriodicalId":12716,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sports and Active Living","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11448346/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142371597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nicholas M Kuhlman, Margaret T Jones, Andrew R Jagim, Meghan K Magee, Luke Wilcox, Jennifer B Fields
{"title":"Dietary intake, energy availability, and power in men collegiate gymnasts.","authors":"Nicholas M Kuhlman, Margaret T Jones, Andrew R Jagim, Meghan K Magee, Luke Wilcox, Jennifer B Fields","doi":"10.3389/fspor.2024.1448197","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fspor.2024.1448197","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The purpose was to examine the prevalence of low energy availability (LEA), explore dietary behaviors in men collegiate gymnasts (<i>n</i> = 14), and investigate the relationships between energy availability (EA), body composition, and plyometric performance.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Body composition was measured using air displacement plethysmography. Lower- and upper-body peak power (PWRpeak) and modified reactive strength index (RSI<sub>mod</sub>) were calculated from countermovement jump (CMJ) and plyometric push-up (PP) assessments. Energy expenditure was tracked over 3 days, while daily energy and macronutrient intake were recorded. EA was calculated and used to categorize athletes into LEA and non-LEA groups. Pearson correlation coefficients were used to examine relationships between EA, body composition, and performance metrics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>85.7% of athletes (<i>n</i> = 12) exhibited LEA (20.98 ± 5.2 kcals/kg FFM), with non-LEA athletes (<i>n</i> = 2) marginally surpassing the <30 kcal/kg of fat-free mass (FFM) threshold (30.58 ± 0.2 kcals/kg FFM). The cohort (<i>n</i> = 14) consumed insufficient energy (30.5 ± 4.5 kcal/kg/day) and carbohydrates (3.7 ± 1.1 g/kg/day), resulting in LEA (22.36 ± 5.9 kcal/kg/FFM). EA was not correlated with body composition or performance metrics.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>A high prevalence of LEA may exist in men gymnasts, largely due to a low relative energy and carbohydrate intake.</p>","PeriodicalId":12716,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sports and Active Living","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11445031/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142365040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}