Improving Athletes’ Performance and Avoiding Health Issues

• Other Authors: Brito, João (Editor), Oliveira, Rafael (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; football; male; training; youth; RPE; GPS; running; high-speed running; sprint; performance; load monitoring; match load; player load; long-term; talent identification; team sport; multivariate analysis; electromyography; lower trapezius; muscle strength; shoulder kinematics; sports injuries; psychological factors; Bayesian network; sport metabolomics; oxidative stress; hormone signalling; adiponectin; basketball; n/a; correlation; external intensity; inertial device; internal intensity; perceived exertion; SIATE; agility; soccer; flexibility; predictors; outcome; strength; power; reactive strength; players; plyometric training; resistance training; external load; contextual variables; amateur; home match; away match; combat sports; elite athletes; rapid weight loss; extreme weight loss; weight management; female; Hooper Index; internal load; load; match; training load; inflammation; bowel; malnutrition; physical activity; high-intensity interval training; sport; mental load; Stroop; triathlon; sports medicine; sports physiology; female athlete; VO2 max; ultra-endurance; bone mass density; bone remodelling markers; bone formation; bone resorption; athlete; exercise; injury; aquatic training; bicycling training; meniscal allograft transplantation; rehabilitation; dynamic balance; range of motion; external training load; technology; wearable inertial measurement units; heart rate; monitoring; sports technology; load quantification; competition phases; exercise monitoring; athletic performance; reproducibility; coping with stress; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; cross-cultural research; blood flow restriction; body composition; low-intensity aerobic training; recreational runner; physical fitness; vascular responses; isometric; jump; stability; static balance; Clean and Jerk; Olympic exercises; Power Clean; Snatch; Squat; weightlifting derivatives; physical exercise; saliva; metabolomics; proteomics; sex; hearing-impaired; skill; inspiratory muscle training; center of pressure; soccer players; velocity-based training; one-repetition maximum; maximum strength; training efficiency; ports physiology; women; maximal aerobic speed; athletics; sprint/power athletes; endurance athletes; VDR; rs2228570 polymorphism; personality trials; Big Five; resilience; athletes; car drivers; mindfulness; awareness; psychosocial variables; fast day; adaptation; lifestyle; men; mental health; interlimb; symmetry; injury risk
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This reprint presents information to update the state-of-the-art knowledge on young, professional or recreational, male and female athletes. Moreover, it addresses current gaps in the literature on issues that have an impact on athletes (e.g., Crohn's disease, Olympic weightlifting, and velocity speed loss). Importantly, this reprint contributes to knowledge on how to improve load monitoring (of training and competition) and health care for athletes through direct or indirect research.