Repeated, episodic bouts of skeletal muscle contraction undertaken frequently as structured
exercise training are a potent stimulus for physiological adaptation in many organs …

Preservation of aerobic fitness and skeletal muscle strength through exercise training can
ameliorate metabolic dysfunction and prevent chronic disease. These benefits are mediated …

Background Many successful ultra-endurance athletes have switched from a high-
carbohydrate to a low-carbohydrate diet, but they have not previously been studied to …

In elite soccer, players are frequently required to play consecutive matches interspersed by
3 days and complete physical performance recovery may not be achieved. Incomplete …

Page 1 Periodization Theory and Methodology of Training Sixth Edition Tudor O. Bompa, PhD
Carlo A. Buzzichelli Page 2 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names …

Muscle glycogen is the main substrate during high-intensity exercise and large reductions
can occur after relatively short durations. Moreover, muscle glycogen is stored …

Since the pioneering studies conducted in the 1960s in which glycogen status was
investigated using the muscle biopsy technique, sports scientists have developed a …

Concurrent training is defined as simultaneously incorporating both resistance and
endurance exercise within a periodized training regime. Despite the potential additive …

Background Sports nutrition is a constantly evolving field with hundreds of research papers
published annually. In the year 2017 alone, 2082 articles were published under the key …

Postprandial glucose, together with related hyperinsulinemia and lipidaemia, has been
implicated in the development of chronic metabolic diseases like obesity, type 2 diabetes …