The 2011 edition of the Scientific Congress on Martial Arts and Combat Sports (SCMACS) took place on May 13 to 15 in Viseu (Portugal). González de Prado C., Iglesias X. and Anguera M.T. presented the poster communication “Influence of environmental factors in top-level competition in Taekwondo combat”. This study is
This weekend we tested the new Polar RCX5 multisport computers with 6 triathletes in the IRONCAT long distance triathlon (3,8 km swim, 180 km bike, 42,2 km run). The zero-version monitors were provided by the Sport Science Collaboration Department of Polar (Finland) and Polar Ibérica for the TRIATHLON Project. The
The 3rd International Altitude/Hypoxia Training Symposium, organized by the Sport Science Research Center of the Beijing Sports University is being held in Beijing (May 5-11). Six international experts in the field have been invited to give half-day lectures to an audience of Chinese elite coaches and sports scientists and graduate students. The lecturers are
The article entitled “Training methods for specific endurance in competitive tennis: review and proposal “, authored by Ernest Baiget Ph.D., has been published in Revista CULTURA_CIENCIA_DEPORTE. The research was conducted by the INEFC-Barcelona Sport Sciences Research Group (SGR 1054). L’article titulat “Metodología del entrenamiento de la resistencia específica en el
The article entitled “Systematization of Tactical Action in High-Level Competition Taekwondo “, authored by Cristina González De Prado, Xavier Iglesias, Jaume Anton Mirallas and Gabriel Esparza, has been published in Apunts d’Educació Física (http://www.revista-apunts.com). Prof. Xavier Iglesias is a member of the INEFC-Barcelona Sport Sciences Research Group (SGR 1054). L’article
The article entitled “Terminology of Overload Strength Training Exercises (I) “, authored by Francesc Cos, Jordi Porta and David Carreras , has been published in Apunts d’Educació Física (http://www.revista-apunts.com). Prof. Jordi Porta is a member of the INEFC-Barcelona Sport Sciences Research Group (SGR 1054). L’article titulat “Terminologia dels exercicis de
The paper entitled “VO2 kinetics in 200-m race-pace front crawl swimming”, authored by Sousa A., Figueiredo P., Oliveira N., Oliveira J., Silva A., Keskinen K.L., Rodríguez F.A., Machado L., Vilas-Boas J.P., and Fernandes R.J., has been accepted for publication in the International Journal of Sports Medicine (Impact Factor: 1.589; Sport Sciences Q2,
The article entitled “ Competitive interaction and environmental pressure in combat sports: Application of observational methodology“, authored by Xavier Iglesias, Agustí Gasset, Cristina González and M.Teresa Anguera, has been published in Revista Iberoamericana de Psicología del Deporte (http://www.webs.ulpgc.es/riped/). This paper is part of the research project Technological and methodological advances
Members of our research group are conducting the first phase of the TRIATHLON Project, which aims at characterizing the bioenergetic requirements of different triathlon events. The first study will be focused on long distance triathlon (3800 m swim, 180 km cycling, 42.2 km running), where 15 athletes will be monitored throughout
This week we start checking the protocols of the various tests of effort for the study that we will conduct on 5 June in “Extreme Man Salou- Costa Daurada” (3800 m Swim + 180 km Bike + 42 km Run). This work is part of Triathlon Project. We will post
