A new snorkel for collecting respiratory gases during swimming and other water activities has been deviced by members the INEFC-Barcelona Sports Research Group in collaboration with the Physiology Department of the German Sports University of Cologne. The new snorkel improves a previous snorkel designed and validated in conjuction with the University
The article “Acute administration of inorganic nitrate reduces VO2peak in endurance athletes”, authored by Raúl Bescós, Ferran A. Rodríguez, Xavier Iglesias, Miguel D. Ferrer, Elena Iborra, and Antoni Pons, has been published in the October 2011 issue of the journal Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise (IF 3.707, Sports
The paper entitled “VO2 off transient kinetics in extreme intensity swimming”, authored by Sousa A., Figueiredo P., Keskinen K.L., Rodriguez F.A., Machado L., Vilas-Boas J.P., and Fernandes R.J., has been published in the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (Impact Factor: 0.676; Sport Sciences Q4, 58/79). The research was conducted in
The paper entitled “Isometric knee extensor fatigue following a Wingate test: peripheral and central mechanisms”, authored by Fernandez-del-Olmo M, Rodriguez FA, Marquez G, Iglesias X, Marina M, Benitez A, Vallejo L, and Acero RM, has been published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports (DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2011.01355.x; Impact Factor: 2.335;
The 2011 edition of the Congress of Methodology of Social Sciences and Health took place on July 19 to 22, 2011 in Donostia (Spain). Iglesias X, González C, Esparza G. presented the oral communication “Interacción en la competición de combate de taekwondo de alto nivel: aplicación de la metodología observacional”.
The article “Monitoring hand flexor fatigue in a 24-h motorcycle endurance race” by M. Marina, J. Porta, L. Vallejo and R. Angulo, all members of our group, appeared in the April issue of Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology (FI 1.995). Congratulations! L’article “Monitoring hand flexor fatigue in a 24-h motorcycle endurance race” de M.
The paper entitled “New indices for quantification of the power spectrum of heart rate variability time series without the need of any frequency band definition“, authored by M.A. García-González, M. Fernández-Chimeno, J. Ferrer, R.M. Escorihuela, E. Parrado, L. Capdevila, A. Benítez, R. Angulo, F.A. Rodríguez, X. Iglesias, R. Bescós, M.
On June 10 and 11 will take place in Salt (Girona) the 2nd Catalan Journal of Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation, where members of our group will be present. The aim of this seminar is to exchange and improve the knowledge about rehabilitation in treatment of heart and lung diseases, and
The article entitled “Effect of Equated Continuous and Interval Running Programs on Endurance Performance and Jump Capacity”, authored by J.L. Tuimil, D.A. Boullosa, M.A. Fernández-del-Olmo, and F.A. Rodríguez has been published ahead-of-print in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (Impact Factor: 1.457; Sport Sciences Q2, 34/72). The research was conducted at the Faculty of Sport
The 2011 edition of the Scientific Congress on Martial Arts and Combat Sports (SCMACS) took place on May 13 to 15, 2011 in Viseu (Portugal). González de Prado C., Iglesias X., and Anguera M.T. presented the oral communication “Tactical moves in top-level competition taekwondo combat: A descriptive study”. The study
