The Society of Altitude and Hypoxic Training of Japan, to our knowledge the World’s oldest society focused on altitude training, successfully organized the 20th International Symposium on Altitude Training in Tomi City, Nagano. National and international keynotye speakers experts were invited to lecture in the meeting, including: Robert Chapman (Indiana University,

The China Institute of Sport Science (CISS), one of the World’s largest sports science public institutions, successfully organized the “Forum on Science in Swimming: Preparing for the Olympic Games” in preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Five international experts were invited to lecture in the meeting: Xiaoping Chen (CISS), Jason Dierking (University

The article entitled “Bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) for measuring the hydration status in young elite synchronized swimmers”, by Marta Carrasco-Marginet, Jorge Castizo-Olier, Lara Rodríguez-Zamora, Xavier Iglesias, Ferran A. Rodríguez, Diego Chaverri, Daniel Brotons and Alfredo Irurtia, has been published in PLoS One (IF: 2.806, Q1 Sport Science). The study

Researchers from our group, in collaboration with others, have contributed to the 22nd Annual Congress of the ECSS successfully held in Essen, Germany, with the following communications (click over to access abstracts): Oral: Rodríguez F.A., Susín A. (UPC), Calle M.L. (UVic-UCC), Chaverri D., Iglesias, X. Mixed linear modelling of training-performance

The prestigious Beijing Sports University, one of the Worlds largest sports academic institutions with over 10,000 students, successfully organized the 6th edition of their renowned International Altitude/Hypoxia Symposium. Six international experts were invited to lecture in the meeting (from left to right in the picture: Ferran A. Rodríguez (INEFC, UB, Catalonia, Spain),

The article entitled “Validity of postexercise measurements to estimate peak VO2 in 200-m and 400-m maximal swims“, by Ferran A. Rodríguez, Diego Chaverri, Xavier Iglesias, Thorsten Schuller, and Uwe Hoffmann, has been published in the International Journal of Sports Medicine (IF: 2.528, Q1 Sport Science). The study derives from data

El 25 de gener d’enguany va defensar la seva tesi doctoral, obtenint el grau de doctor per la Universitat de Barcelona amb la qualificació d’excel·lent cum laude, en Rafael Tarragó García. La tesi es titula “Estructura temporal, interacción táctica y eficacia en asaltos de esgrima de alto nivel” i va ser

En el període 2013-2017 els investigadors del Grup de Recerca en Ciències de l’Esport de l’INEFC Barcelona han aconseguit 10 nous doctors i doctores en el programa de doctorat INEFC-UB. D’esquerra a dreta, els Drs./Dres. Xavier Iglesias, Daniel Brotons, Alfredo Joven, Marta Carrasco, Eulàlia Vidal, Daniel Brotons, Ramon Balius i Ferran