Julio Tous, member of our group, just published one of the studies conducted during his post-doc stays at Karolinska Institutet (Stockholm) during 2004, 2005 and 2006. A preliminary report of this study was first included in Lena Norrbran’s licentiate thesis at KI http://publications.ki.se/jspui/handle/10616/40201, and in her doctoral thesis at Mid
A new book on science applied to swimming, World Book of Swimming: From Science to Performance, has been released by Nova Science Publishers (New York, USA). The editors are Ludovic Seifert and Didier Chollet (University of Rouen), and Iñigo Mujika (University of the Basque Country), member of our group. The
Professor Josep Maria Padullés, coach, teacher, researcher, and mentor of many young athletes and students, has granted a “summa cum laude” doctoral degree by the University of Barcelona. In Spain, doctors (from the latin word “docteo”, “I teach”), have the right to cover their heads and to sit in the presence
Two research grants were awarded to members of our group and their coworkers in the 2011 call for scientific research projects of the Spanish Higher Sports Council: “Effects of different strategies in altitude training on performance, technique and health status in elite athletes: the ALTITUDE Project” (005/UPB10/11), and “Bioenergetics and
Anna Barrero Franquet, triathlete of CN Reus Ploms and junior researcher of our group, was proclaimed champion of the Spanish Winter Triathlon in the 25-29 age group, and classified second in the team race and 10th in the women’s general. The championship took place the 29th of January in Reinosa
16th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Liverpool, 6th-9th July 2011 http://www.ecss-congress.eu/2011/ Abstract submission deadline: 15th February 2011, 24:00 CET
Anna Barrero Franquet, PhD candidate and member of our research group has been awarded a three-year grant for young investigators (FI-DGR 2011) by the Catalan Funding Agency for Research and Universities (AGAUR). Congratulations Anna! La doctoranda del nostre grup de recerca Anna Barrero Franquet ha obtingut una beca AGAUR
La imatge d’un tirador en posició gairebé de “sortida dels 100 m llisos” és una cosa poc habitual, però que en alguna ocasió hem pogut observar. Aquesta imatge ens serveix per preguntar, per què ha modificat la seva forma d’afrontar el combat? És evident: va perdent i el temps s’acaba,
Phase Portraits as a Tool for Analysis of Motor Behaviour Angulo-Barroso, R.M., Busquets, A., & Mauerberg-de Castro E. Apunts d’educació física i esports, 2010; 102, 49-61. Summary A significant amount of research has been done that focuses on the acquisition and improvement of motor skills. This research attempts to explain
Physiological demands of cyclists during an ultra-endurance relay race: a field study report. Bescós R, Rodríguez FA, Iglesias X, Knechtle B, Benítez A, Marina M, Padullès JM, Vázquez J, Torrado P. Paper accepted / Article acceptat (Nov 2010) Chin J Physiol Abstract Purpose: To describe and compare the physiological demands
