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Physiological responses to a 6-d taper in middle-distance runners: influence of training intensity and volumeI Mujika
Departamento de Investigación y Desarrollo, Servicios Médicos, Athletic Club de Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Med Sci Sports Exerc 32:511-7. 2000..This study examined some physiological and performance responses to a 6-d taper, and the influence of training intensity and volume on these responses...
Physiological changes associated with the pre-event taper in athletesInigo Mujika
Department of Research and Development, Medical Services, Athletic Club of Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Sports Med 34:891-927. 2004....
Scientific bases for precompetition tapering strategiesInigo Mujika
Department of Research and Development, Medical Services, Athletic Club of Bilboa, Basque Country, Spain
Med Sci Sports Exerc 35:1182-7. 2003..Performance usually improves by about 3% (usual range 0.5-6.0%), due to positive changes in the cardiorespiratory, metabolic, hematological, hormonal, neuromuscular, and psychological status of the athletes...
Swimming performance changes during the final 3 weeks of training leading to the Sydney 2000 Olympic GamesI Mujika
Departamento de Investigación y Desarrollo, Servicios Médicos, Athletic Club de Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Int J Sports Med 23:582-7. 2002..These data provide a quantitative framework for coaches and swimmers to set realistic performance goals based on individual performance levels before the final training phase leading to important competitions...
Physiological and performance responses to a 6-day taper in middle-distance runners: influence of training frequencyI Mujika
Departamento de Investigación y Desarrollo, Servicios Médicos, Athletic Club de Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Int J Sports Med 23:367-73. 2002..High [La] peak and a hormonal milieu propitious to anabolic processes seemed to be necessary for optimum performance...
Muscular characteristics of detraining in humansI Mujika
Departamento de Investigación y Desarrollo, Servicios Médicos, Athletic Club de Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Med Sci Sports Exerc 33:1297-303. 2001..Strength performance in general is readily maintained for up to 4 wk of inactivity, but highly trained athletes' eccentric force and sport-specific power, and recently acquired isokinetic strength, may decline significantly...
Physiological and performance characteristics of male professional road cyclistsI Mujika
Department of Research and Development, Medical Services, Athletic Club of Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Sports Med 31:479-87. 2001....
Creatine supplementation and sprint performance in soccer playersI Mujika
Departamento de Investigación y Desarrollo, Servicios Médicos, Athletic Club de Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Med Sci Sports Exerc 32:518-25. 2000..This investigation examined the effects of creatine (Cr) supplementation on intermittent high-intensity exercise activities specific to competitive soccer...
Cardiorespiratory and metabolic characteristics of detraining in humansI Mujika
Departamento de Investigación y Desarrollo, Servicios Médicos, Athletic Club de Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Med Sci Sports Exerc 33:413-21. 2001..Resting muscle glycogen concentration returns to baseline within a few weeks without training, and trained athletes' lactate threshold is also lowered, but still remains above untrained values...
Detraining: loss of training-induced physiological and performance adaptations. Part II: Long term insufficient training stimulusI Mujika
Department of Research and Development, Medical Services, Athletic Club of Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Sports Med 30:145-54. 2000..Finally, the existence of a cross-transfer effect between ipsilateral and contralateral limbs should be considered in order to limit detraining during periods of unilateral immobilisation...
Detraining: loss of training-induced physiological and performance adaptations. Part I: short term insufficient training stimulusI Mujika
Department of Research and Development, Medical Services, Athletic Club of Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Sports Med 30:79-87. 2000....
In-season effect of short-term sprint and power training programs on elite junior soccer playersInigo Mujika
USP Araba Sport Clinic, Vitoria Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain
J Strength Cond Res 23:2581-7. 2009..In light of these findings CONTRAST training should be preferred to line sprint training in the short term in young elite soccer players when the aim is to improve soccer-specific sprint performance (15 m) during the competitive season...
Plasma rich in growth factors to treat an articular cartilage avulsion: a case reportMikel Sanchez
Arthroscopic Surgery Unit, USP La Esperanza Clinic, Vitoria Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain
Med Sci Sports Exerc 35:1648-52. 2003..This is attributed to the slow delivery of growth factors from harvested platelets that have been activated by endogenous thrombin promoted by the addition of calcium chloride...
Fitness determinants of success in men's and women's footballInigo Mujika
USP Araba Sport Clinic, Vitoria Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain
J Sports Sci 27:107-14. 2009..It is suggested that training and talent identification should focus on football-specific endurance and agility as fitness traits in post-adolescent players of both sexes...
Exercise intensity and load during uphill cycling in professional 3-week racesSabino Padilla
Departamento de Investigación y Desarrollo, Servicios Médicos, Athletic Club de Bilbao, Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Eur J Appl Physiol 102:431-8. 2008..The knowledge of these demands could be useful for planning pre-competition training strategies...
Age-related differences in repeated-sprint ability in highly trained youth football playersInigo Mujika
USP Araba Sport Clinic, Vitoria Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain
J Sports Sci 27:1581-90. 2009..In contrast to expectations based on previous suggestions, percent sprint decrement during repeated sprints did not deteriorate with age...
Physiological variables to use in the gender comparison in highly trained runnersS Maldonado-Martin
Department of Research and Development, Medical Services, Athletic Club of Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
J Sports Med Phys Fitness 44:8-14. 2004....
Precompetition taper and nutritional strategies: special reference to training during Ramadan intermittent fastInigo Mujika
USP Araba Sport Clinic, Paseo de la Biosfera s n, 01013 Vitoria Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain
Br J Sports Med 44:495-501. 2010..However, experienced elite Muslim athletes are able to maintain their usual training load during this month of intermittent fasting without decrements in measures of fitness and with only minor adverse effects...
Influence of body mass and height on the energy cost of running in highly trained middle- and long-distance runnersS Maldonado
, , Athletic Club de Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Int J Sports Med 23:268-72. 2002....
The relative age effect in a professional football club settingInigo Mujika
USP Araba Sport Clinic, Vitoria Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain
J Sports Sci 27:1153-8. 2009..001). Between-group comparison revealed that the relative age effect incidence progressively increased with a higher level of involvement in youth football. This bias represents a significant loss of potential youth football talent...
Exercise intensity and load during mass-start stage races in professional road cyclingS Padilla
, , Athletic Club de Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Med Sci Sports Exerc 33:796-802. 2001..The knowledge of these demands could be useful for planning precompetition training strategies...
Comparison of surgically repaired Achilles tendon tears using platelet-rich fibrin matricesMikel Sanchez
Arthroscopic Surgery Unit, USP La Esperanza Clinic, Basque Country, Spain
Am J Sports Med 35:245-51. 2007..Platelet-rich fibrin matrices release a natural mixture of growth factors that play central roles in the complex processes of tendon healing...
