Purpose: Despite the increasing body of literature on badminton, no data exist concerning the energy cost of badminton movement, known as “footwork.” This study introduces a novel experimental...

"German Exercise Science and Training Conference (GEST25), February 19–21, 2025" published on 01 Jul 2025 by Human Kinetics.

Purpose: Preseason in football is crucial for optimizing physical fitness, team cohesion, and tactical readiness. This study investigated the effects of 2 distinct preseason training environments—m...

Purpose: Mental fatigue (MF) is increasingly implicated in elite sports, yet its characteristics and impact in real-world fencing, a highly perceptual-cognitive demanding domain, are underexplored....

Purpose: To study the possible sex differences in muscle activity after a maximal intermittent fatiguing protocol (IFPmax) performed with a flywheel device. Methods: Fifteen males and 17 females...

Purpose: This study investigated the periodization, testing, and monitoring practices of strength and conditioning practitioners across different levels of coaching experience and sports. Methods: An...

Purpose: This exploratory study aimed to determine and compare the external and internal training and racing load characteristics of female professional cyclists during “highly successful” and “less...

Purpose: To examine the effects of sprint and change-of-direction (CoD) training, with and without the racket, on performance-related qualities of young tennis players. Methods: Thirty-one young male...

Background: Recent research findings suggest that a daily diet containing low carbohydrate (LCHO) consumption coupled with low energy availability (LEA, specifically what is termed problematic LEA...

Purpose: To compare the effect of linear sprint training combined with plyometric training involving unilateral compared with bilateral exercises on youth male elite futsal players’ physical perfor...

Purpose: Acceleration–speed (AS) profiling provides a novel way to quantify soccer players’ maximum running ability without requiring dedicated sprint tests. This study explored how normalizing...

Purpose: This study investigated lower-limb asymmetry in speed climbers and its relationship with climbing time while exploring the underlying mechanisms through muscle-thickness and activation....

Aims: We described and compared performances and pacing strategy (PS) across sculling age groups and boat classes. Methods: Over 10 years of Rowing World Championships data for the men’s A and B...

Purpose: The mucosal immune system serves as the first line of defense against pathogens; meanwhile, poor-quality sleep may potentially have detrimental effects on physical recovery and immunity in...

Purpose: During very short (≤15 s) high-intensity (∼100% maximum rate of oxygen uptake [VO2]) intervals, defined here as microintervals, VO2 and lactate concentrations can remain near the first...

Purpose: This study assessed the validity and agreement of the low-cost Coospo H808S chest-strap heart-rate (HR) monitor compared with the Polar H10 during varied conditions. Methods: Fifteen...