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{"title":"Diagnostic performance of exercise testing in master population according to cardiovascular risk: a study of 857 Spanish athletes.","authors":"Óscar Fabregat-Andrés, Francisco-José Ferrer-Sargues, Alvaro Coret-Moya, Victoria Jacas-Osborn, Víctor Vallejo-García, Maria Del Carmen León-Del Pino, Manuel DE Hevia-Benlliure, Mónica Ferrando-Beltrán, Alfonso A Valverde-Navarro, Noemí Gimeno-Valtueña","doi":"10.23736/S0022-4707.25.16461-X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/S0022-4707.25.16461-X","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Although cardiovascular screening including exercise testing (ET) is a recognized tool, especially in high cardiovascular risk individuals, recommendations for master athletes over 35 years are still limited, and its predictive ability for detecting ischemic disease may be poor.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study included 857 asymptomatic master athletes (mean age 46.2±7.4 years), with regular engagement in moderate to high intensity physical exercise and at least a submaximal exercise test result reaching 85% of the predicted maximum heart rate. Only 36 athletes (4% of the total) matched the conditions to be included in the high cardiovascular risk group.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>When analyzing exercise test results, only 35 athletes reached an abnormal result, which represents about 4% of the total: 10 individuals due to suspected ischemia, 18 due to abnormal tension response, and 7 for arrhythmic events. No differences were found according cardiovascular risk.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In this large sample of asymptomatic master athletes from a Mediterranean area, the rate of abnormal ET is very low and is apparently not related with cardiovascular risk.</p>","PeriodicalId":17013,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144275193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Intraindividual correlation and comparison of maximal aerobic capacity and physical performance in hand-crank and treadmill spiroergometry.","authors":"Philipp G Schnadthorst, Martina Grunwald, Christoph Schulze","doi":"10.23736/S0022-4707.25.16779-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/S0022-4707.25.16779-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The aim of this study was to describe and compare the relationship between hand-crank and treadmill spiroergometry in associated parameters.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Thirty-seven healthy volunteers completed two exhausting performance diagnostics on both ergometers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The maximum HR<inf>max</inf>, VO<inf>2</inf>peak and ventilatory thresholds were significant higher on the treadmill ergometer (P<0.001). The metabolic thresholds occurred at higher lactate values on hand-crank ergometer. Equations for calculating VO<inf>2</inf>peak from the maximum power on hand-crank and for the maximum speed on treadmill ergometer could be found via regression analysis. Severe physiological differences between upper and lower muscle groups make it difficult to compare the performance parameters on hand-crank and treadmill ergometer.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The estimated equations can be used to give a first impression of how performance parameters should be evaluated in this case. The results quantify the relationship between two well established ergometry methods in endurance assessment during rehabilitation. Patients with non-persistent limitations of the lower extremities can be advised to start endurance training on the hand-crank ergometer. As soon as possible the training method can be switched to the treadmill and individual results can be assessed and compared. This could lead to an improvement in training concepts for rehabilitation of patients as well as top-athletes.</p>","PeriodicalId":17013,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144234430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Complex network applied to athletes and moderately active subjects' of both sexes in 30-second all-out test.","authors":"Guilherme F Rizatto, Fúlvia B Manchado-Gobatto, Ivan G Dos Reis, Leonardo H Messias, Filipe A B Sousa, Pedro P Scariot, Emanuel E Polisel, Carolina Cirino, Claudio A Gobatto","doi":"10.23736/S0022-4707.24.15972-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23736/S0022-4707.24.15972-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Complex network analysis (CNA) has been widely used to identify the most influential parameters in athletic performance. Therefore, the 30-second all-out running test (AO30) on a non-motorized treadmill (NMT) is the most used protocol in this type of analysis. However, fitness level and subject's sex may influence which parameters are most decisive in the result of this test. Thus, the aim of the study was to analyze the performance parameters most associated with AO30 in subjects of different conditioning levels and sex.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data from 72 participants (36 men and 36 women; age: 21±5 years, body mass: 73.22±12.26 kg; height: 1.79±0.1 m); classified as moderately active and basketball athletes were accessed. Mechanical (force, power, velocity and their respective fatigue indexes), anthropometric (body mass, height and BMI) and physiological parameters (blood lactate concentration and estimation of lactic anaerobic energy contribution) data obtained were analyzed. In sequence, the centrality metrics degree, betweenness, eigenvector and PageRank calculations for scenarios moderately active men (M<inf>MA</inf>), men basketball athletes (M<inf>PA</inf>), moderately active women (W<inf>MA</inf>) and women basketball athletes (W<inf>PA</inf>) were made.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was a great influence of mean power for M<inf>MA</inf> and W<inf>PA</inf>. On the other hand, W<inf>MA</inf> a presented blood lactate relative to body mass as the most influential variable and M<inf>PA</inf> obtained body mass, maximum power and mean force as the most prestigious variables in the CNA.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Sex and conditioning level can influence the most important parameters in the AO30 in NMT.</p>","PeriodicalId":17013,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144216130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Influence of various types of muscle contractions on subsequent bench press volume.","authors":"Mohammad Izadi, Guglielmo Pillitteri, Ewan Thomas, Giuseppe Battaglia, Antonino Bianco, Marianna Bellafiore","doi":"10.23736/S0022-4707.25.16343-3","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S0022-4707.25.16343-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The aim of this study was to examine the effect of different conditioning activities (concentric-only, isometric, eccentric-only, and eccentric-concentric) on the volume of bench press exercises.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Ten male collegiate athletes performed three sets of bench press exercises at 75% of their one-repetition maximum, with a 4-minute rest between sets, until they reached concentric failure. This was done either after one of the four types of contraction activations (concentric-only, isometric, eccentric-only, and eccentric-concentric) or without any conditioning activity, with the order being counterbalanced and randomized across different days. A two-way repeated measures ANOVA was used to assess differences in the number of repetitions, time under tension, and total work across conditions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results showed that concentric-only contractions significantly increased the number of repetitions and time under tension compared to the control. Moreover, concentric-only contractions resulted in more repetitions and total work than eccentric-concentric contractions. Additionally, the time under tension was longer for concentric-only contractions than for isometric contractions.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings indicate that concentric-only conditioning activities may improve the volume of subsequent bench press exercises.</p>","PeriodicalId":17013,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness","volume":" ","pages":"735-739"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143649483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The novelty of Italian Sport Cardiology Guidelines in the international context.","authors":"Giampiero Patrizi","doi":"10.23736/S0022-4707.25.16992-2","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S0022-4707.25.16992-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17013,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness","volume":" ","pages":"727-728"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143408425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A standard operating procedure proposal for the warm-up of sit and reach test in young adults.","authors":"Luca Petrigna, Bruno Trovato, Federico Roggio, Marta Zanghì, Martina Sortino, Alessandra Amato, Giuseppe Musumeci","doi":"10.23736/S0022-4707.25.16057-X","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S0022-4707.25.16057-X","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The sit and reach test (SRT) is an evaluation of muscle extensibility. Most studies adopting the SRT do not provide information about the warm-up. Whole body vibration (WBV) is a training that has positive outcomes also on flexibility performance. It was decided to evaluate how warm-up, also with WBV, influences flexibility and to propose a standard operating procedure that adopts this instrument.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Ninety participants performed the SRT three times: half performed it with WBV to maximize the performance; half underwent a passive rest between the SRT. Data were analyzed with the Friedman Test and the Pairwise Comparisons Durbin-Conover.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Differences between SRT repetitions were reduced after two trials. SRT1 vs. SRT2 presented a difference of 1.1 cm (P=0.063), and SRT2 and SRT3 had a difference of 1 cm (P=0.453). The SRT results with WBV provided a valuable difference between the first and the second trial of 3.1 cm (P<0.001) while between the second and the third was 0.3 cm (P=0.609). No statistical differences were between SRT3 with and without WBV (P=0.384).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>There was an acute positive effect of WBV on flexibility. The findings also suggest that before the SRT, participants had to perform a standardized warm-up.</p>","PeriodicalId":17013,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness","volume":" ","pages":"729-734"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143649467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Training with electrical muscle stimulation: a novel method to improve Body Mass Index, lipid profile, growth hormone, and cortisol in overweight subjects.","authors":"Elnaz Riyahi, Jalil Reisi, Sayyed M Marandi, Milad Abdollahi","doi":"10.23736/S0022-4707.25.16188-4","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S0022-4707.25.16188-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Skeletal muscles constitute approximately 40% of our body mass, performing crucial roles in mobility, metabolism, and heat generation. This study delves into the impact of whole body-electrical muscle stimulation (WB-EMS) training on muscle growth and anabolic factors in individuals grappling with excess weight. A cohort of 30 participants was randomly assigned to an EMS group and a control group.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The EMS group adhered to a training regimen involving a whole-body EMS device engineered to concurrently and independently stimulate various body regions. This innovative apparatus administered a bipolar electric current with a pulse frequency of 85 Hz, a pulse width spanning 350 µs, and a rectangular waveform featuring a 0.4-second ramp. Stimulation patterns oscillated between 6 seconds of activation and 4 seconds of rest. The device precisely targeted the legs, anterior and posterior thighs, arms, buttocks, abdomen, chest, and lower and upper back while covering a substantial area of 2600 cm². The training program included 24 WB-EMS sessions conducted over 8 weeks. There were 3 training sessions per week, each lasting 20 minutes. A dedicated rest day was scheduled between sessions to facilitate recovery and adaptation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results showed that exercise training significantly reduced Body Mass Index (BMI) (P<0.0001) and significantly improved cholesterol levels (P<0.0016), including reductions in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) (P<0.0146) and very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) (P<0.0003). Along with an increase in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) (P<0.0238). In addition, the study showed an increase in growth hormone levels (P<0.0001) along with a decrease in cortisol levels (P<0.0008) and transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) (P<0.0187).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Consequently, EMS training emerges as a time-efficient and effective alternative to conventional exercise routines, enhancing skeletal muscle function.</p>","PeriodicalId":17013,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness","volume":" ","pages":"811-818"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143649538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Acute effects of handheld percussive massage therapy on various posterior shoulder soft tissue areas in healthy young males.","authors":"Takaki Imai, Takashi Nagamatsu, Yushin Yoshizato, Kodai Miyara, Megumi Sumizono, Masatoshi Nakamura","doi":"10.23736/S0022-4707.25.16101-X","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S0022-4707.25.16101-X","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Interventions using vibration stimulation can increase the range of motion (ROM) without compromising muscle strength. Handheld percussive massage directly stimulates the focal area. Therefore, its effectiveness may be affected depending on the areas of stimulation. Thus, this study aimed to compare the effects of handheld percussive massage to different stimulation areas on shoulder internal rotation ROM and shoulder external rotation muscle strength and torque.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This crossover study included 15 healthy male volunteers (20.6±1.5 years). A 5-min percussive massage was applied to three posterior shoulder areas: the muscle belly, proximal muscle-tendon junction, and distal muscle-tendon junction. Internal rotation ROM (vertebral level and abduction position) and external rotation muscle strength (isometric and concentric) were measured before and immediately after the intervention and compared.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Internal rotation ROM (vertebral level and abduction position) showed a time effect (P<0.05). No interaction or between-condition effects were observed. Post hoc testing showed a change in internal rotation ROM (vertebral level and abduction position) after intervention at the three stimulation areas (P<0.05). Muscular strength did not show any interaction, time, or between-condition effects.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Handheld percussive massage therapy to various posterior shoulder soft tissue areas increased the internal rotation ROM without decreasing the external rotation maximum voluntary contraction torque.</p>","PeriodicalId":17013,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness","volume":" ","pages":"778-786"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143649469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Y-Balance Test performance for predicting plantar fasciitis in male recreational marathon runners: a prospective cohort study.","authors":"Daxin Li, Donghui Tang, Yangli Liu, Yangya Feng, Cheng Peng","doi":"10.23736/S0022-4707.25.16562-6","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S0022-4707.25.16562-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Plantar fasciitis (PF) is the third most common type of running-related overuse injury. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the performance of the Y-balance test (YBT) could predict PF development in male recreational marathon runners.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>One hundred and seventy-two male recreational marathon runners underwent the YBT and were then tracked for PF development during a 3-month period. Twelve participants developed PF. Their baseline data were compared to those of runners who remained uninjured.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>During the 3-month follow-up, 7% of the marathon runners sustained PF. The posterolateral interlimb asymmetry observed during the YBT (YBT-PL) was significantly greater in injured runners than in uninjured runners (OR=1.183; 95% CI: 1.050-1.333; P=0.006) and was significantly correlated with PF development. Moreover, the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves of the YBT-PL interlimb asymmetry was 0.779 (95% CI: 0.646-0.913; P=0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>YBT-PL interlimb asymmetry was associated with a greater likelihood of developing PF, and YBT-PL interlimb asymmetry greater than 4.5 cm was a strong risk factor for the development of PF in male recreational marathon runners. For every 1-cm increase in the interlimb asymmetry of YBT-PL, the risk of developing PF increased 1.183-fold. Practitioners should consider improving interlimb asymmetry as an injury prevention and treatment strategy.</p>","PeriodicalId":17013,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness","volume":" ","pages":"804-810"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143625108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Handgrip strength and asymmetry are associated with lower-body muscle power in older women.","authors":"Ty B Palmer","doi":"10.23736/S0022-4707.25.16421-9","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S0022-4707.25.16421-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The difference in strength between hands, as characterized by handgrip asymmetry, has been shown to be significantly associated with several adverse health outcomes. Handgrip strength asymmetry and its relationship with lower-body muscle power in older adults is not well understood. This study aimed to determine if handgrip strength and asymmetry are associated with lower-body muscle power in older women.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Twenty active older women (67±5 years) participated in this study. Handgrip contractions were performed with the dominant and non-dominant hand to assess strength measurements of peak force, peak rate of force development (RFD), and RFD at 0-100 (RFD100) and 0-200 (RFD200) ms. Asymmetry ratios were used to determine the severity of differences in handgrip peak force and RFD measurements between the dominant and non-dominant hand. Lower-body peak muscle power was assessed from a vertical jump test.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>All handgrip peak force and RFD measurements for the dominant and non-dominant hands were significantly associated with vertical jump peak power (r=0.445-0.547, P=0.013-0.049). Significant correlations were observed between vertical jump peak power and handgrip asymmetry ratios for peak RFD (r=-0.460, P=0.041) and RFD100 (r=-0.591, P=0.006). Multiple regression analysis indicated that handgrip RFD100 asymmetry ratio and RFD200 for the dominant hand were significant predictors of vertical jump peak power, and together, explained 53.9% of its variance.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings suggest that handgrip RFD and asymmetry may be effective measurements at predicting lower-body muscle power in older women.</p>","PeriodicalId":17013,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness","volume":" ","pages":"740-748"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143649472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}