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| C P EarnestSummaryAffiliation: Pennington Biomedical Research Center Country: USA Publications
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Effect of astaxanthin on cycling time trial performanceC P Earnest
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Exercise Biology Laboratory, Baton Rouge 70808, USA
Int J Sports Med 32:882-8. 2011..While AST significantly improved TT performance the mechanism of action explaining this effect remains obscure...
Heart rate variability and exercise in aging womenConrad P Earnest
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Preventive Medicine and Exercise Biology, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 21:334-9. 2012..Here, we examine the HRV response to exercise training in postmenopausal women younger and older than 60 years...
ISSN exercise & sport nutrition review: research & recommendationsRichard B Kreider
Exercise and Sports Nutrition Lab, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX, USA
J Int Soc Sports Nutr 7:7. 2010..Our hope is that ISSN members and individuals interested in sports nutrition find this review useful in their daily practice and consultation with their clients...
Effects of ingesting protein with various forms of carbohydrate following resistance-exercise on substrate availability and markers of anabolism, catabolism, and immunityRichard B Kreider
Exercise and Sport Nutrition Lab, Center for Exercise, Nutrition and Preventive Health, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA
J Int Soc Sports Nutr 4:18. 2007..abstract:..
Time trial exertion traits of cycling's Grand ToursC P Earnest
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Exercise Biology Laboratory, Baton Rouge, 70808, USA
Int J Sports Med 30:240-4. 2009..During TT events, contending riders compete at a level of exertion corresponding to a higher metabolic demand during the uphill TT, individual TT and team TT...
Microencapsulated foods as a functional delivery vehicle for omega-3 fatty acids: a pilot studyConrad P Earnest
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
J Int Soc Sports Nutr 6:12. 2009..Our study demonstrates that MicroN3 foods promote the absorption of essential N3, demonstrate bioactivity within 2 weeks of ingestion and are well tolerated in young, active participants who are at low risk for cardiovascular disease...
Exercise interval training: an improved stimulus for improving the physiology of pre-diabetesConrad P Earnest
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, 6400 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, United States
Med Hypotheses 71:752-61. 2008..This theory further proposes that these affects will be due to greater changes in specific metabolic pathways associated with glycolysis, aerobic metabolism, beta-oxidation, and mitochondrial biogenesis...
Examination of encapsulated phytosterol ester supplementation on lipid indices associated with cardiovascular diseaseConrad P Earnest
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Preventive Medicine Laboratory, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Nutrition 23:625-33. 2007..As opposed to traditional food based delivery we examined the efficacy of ingesting encapsulated phytosterol esters on indices of lipid health in hypercholesterolemic adults...
Autonomic function and change in insulin for exercising postmenopausal womenConrad P Earnest
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Preventive Medicine, 6400 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
Maturitas 65:284-91. 2010..Obesity, physical inactivity and altered estrogen metabolism play an integrated role contributing to the disease risk profiles of postmenopausal women. These same risk factors also affect modulation of the autonomic nervous system (ANS)...
Age attenuated response to aerobic conditioning in postmenopausal womenConrad P Earnest
Exercise Biology, Division of Preventive Medicine, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Eur J Appl Physiol 110:75-82. 2010..05 (-0.01, 0.10)]. Our data show that despite similar exercise intensities, age plays a significant role in the maximal cardiorespiratory response to exercise training regardless of training volume in women who have completed menopause...
Heart rate variability characteristics in sedentary postmenopausal women following six months of exercise training: the DREW studyConrad P Earnest
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America
PLoS ONE 3:e2288. 2008..Though cardiorespiratory exercise training increases HRV, little is known regarding the exercise dose necessary to promote this improvement...
Heart rate and exercise intensity during training: observations from the DREW StudyC R Mikus
Preventive Medicine Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, 6400 Perkins Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA
Br J Sports Med 43:750-5. 2009....
Inflammation and exercise (INFLAME): study rationale, design, and methodsAngela M Thompson
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA
Contemp Clin Trials 29:418-27. 2008..The INFLAME study is designed to determine the effect of exercise training on elevated high-sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (CRP) concentrations in initially sedentary women and men...
Volume of exercise and fitness nonresponse in sedentary, postmenopausal womenSusan B Sisson
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 41:539-45. 2009..There is a wide individual heterogeneity in the maximal aerobic fitness (V x O 2max) response to exercise training...
Association of white blood cell subfraction concentration with fitness and fatnessN M Johannsen
Department of Preventative Medicine, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, 6400 Perkins Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA
Br J Sports Med 44:588-93. 2010..To examine the association between fitness, BMI, and neutrophil, lymphocyte, monocyte, basophil, and eosinophil concentrations in apparently healthy, non-smoking men...
Effects of different doses of physical activity on cardiorespiratory fitness among sedentary, overweight or obese postmenopausal women with elevated blood pressure: a randomized controlled trialTimothy S Church
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge 70808 4124, USA
JAMA 297:2081-91. 2007..However, a poor understanding of the physical activity-fitness dose response relation remains...
Exercise dose-response of the V(E)/VCO(2) slope in postmenopausal women in the DREW studyStephanie A Anaya
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 41:971-6. 2009..Although the V(E)/VCO(2) slope is well established in CHF patients, little is known regarding interventions for "at-risk" populations...
Exercise dose and quality of life: a randomized controlled trialCorby K Martin
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, 6400 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA
Arch Intern Med 169:269-78. 2009..Improved quality of life (QOL) is a purported benefit of exercise, but few randomized controlled trials and no dose-response trials have been conducted to examine this assertion...
Changes in weight, waist circumference and compensatory responses with different doses of exercise among sedentary, overweight postmenopausal womenTimothy S Church
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
PLoS ONE 4:e4515. 2009..The goal of this analysis was to examine actual weight loss compared to predicted weight loss (compensation) across different doses of exercise in a controlled trial of sedentary, overweight or obese postmenopausal women (n = 411)...
Metabolic syndrome and diabetes, alone and in combination, as predictors of cardiovascular disease mortality among menTimothy S Church
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Diabetes Care 32:1289-94. 2009..To examine cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality risk in men with diabetes only, metabolic syndrome only, and concurrent metabolic syndrome and diabetes...
FTO genotype and the weight loss benefits of moderate intensity exerciseJonathan A Mitchell
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 18:641-3. 2010....
Exercise without weight loss does not reduce C-reactive protein: the INFLAME studyTimothy S Church
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, LA 70808 4124, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 42:708-16. 2010..The objective of the Inflammation and Exercise (INFLAME) study was to examine whether aerobic exercise training without dietary intervention can reduce CRP in individuals with elevated CRP...
Effects of aerobic and resistance training on hemoglobin A1c levels in patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized controlled trialTimothy S Church
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, 6400 Perkins Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70808 4124, USA
JAMA 304:2253-62. 2010..Exercise guidelines for individuals with diabetes include both aerobic and resistance training although few studies have directly examined this exercise combination...
Cardiorespiratory fitness as a predictor of cancer mortality among men with pre-diabetes and diabetesAngela M Thompson
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, 4600 Perkins Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70808 4124, USA
Diabetes Care 31:764-9. 2008..The purpose of this article was to examine the risk of cancer mortality across levels of fitness and to examine the fitness-mortality relation for site-specific cancers in men with pre-diabetes and diabetes...
Leisure time sedentary behavior, occupational/domestic physical activity, and metabolic syndrome in U.S. men and womenSusan B Sisson
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808, USA
Metab Syndr Relat Disord 7:529-36. 2009....
Maximal fitness testing in sedentary elderly at substantial risk of disability: LIFE-P study experienceTimothy S Church
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
J Aging Phys Act 16:408-15. 2008..The authors sought to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of maximal fitness testing in sedentary older individuals at risk for mobility disability...
Profiles of sedentary behavior in children and adolescents: the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2006Susan B Sisson
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Int J Pediatr Obes 4:353-9. 2009..To describe the prevalence of time spent in sedentary behaviors (e.g., TV/video and computer use) among youth in the US...
Exercise capacity and body composition as predictors of mortality among men with diabetesTimothy S Church
The Cooper Institute, Dallas, Texas Cooper Clinic, Dallas, Texas 75230, USA
Diabetes Care 27:83-8. 2004..To quantify the relation of fitness to mortality among men with diabetes, adjusted for BMI and within levels of BMI...
Dose Response to Exercise in Women aged 45-75 yr (DREW): design and rationaleGina M Morss
Centers for Integrated Health Research, The Cooper Institute, 12330 Preston Road, Dallas, TX 75230, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 36:336-44. 2004....
Effects of a commercial herbal-based formula on exercise performance in cyclistsConrad P Earnest
Center for Human Performance and Nutrition Research, The Cooper Institute Center for Human Performance and Nutrition Research, Dallas, TX 75230, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 36:504-9. 2004..1 (1.8) yr; height: 178.5 (1.8) cm; weight: 77.1 (1.6) kg]...
Eight weeks of moderate-intensity exercise training increases heart rate variability in sedentary postmenopausal womenRadim Jurca
The Cooper Institute, Dallas, Tex 75230, USA
Am Heart J 147:e21. 2004..However, results from studies examining the effect of exercise training on HRV in postmenopausal women are inconclusive. In addition, the effect of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on HRV remains a subject of speculation...
Low vs. high glycemic index carbohydrate gel ingestion during simulated 64-km cycling time trial performanceConrad P Earnest
The Cooper Institute Center for Human Performance and Nutrition Research, Dallas, Texas 75230, USA
J Strength Cond Res 18:466-72. 2004..06), despite no differences in heart rate (HR) or rate of perceived exertion (RPE). Our results show a trend for improvement in time and wattage over the last 16 km of a 64-km simulated TT regardless of glycemic index...
Cholesterol-lowering effects of bovine serum immunoglobulin in participants with mild hypercholesterolemiaConrad P Earnest
Center for Human Performance and Nutrition Research, The Cooper Institute Centers for Integrated Health Research, Dallas, TX, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 81:792-8. 2005..CONCLUSION: Consumption of bIg appears to positively modulate the primary lipid indexes associated with cardiovascular disease...
PPARGC1A genotype (Gly482Ser) predicts exceptional endurance capacity in European menAlejandro Lucia
European University of Madrid, Spain
J Appl Physiol 99:344-8. 2005..This finding has relevance from the perspective of physical performance, but it may also be informative for the targeted prevention of diseases associated with low fitness such as Type 2 diabetes...
Is cardiorespiratory fitness related to quality of life in survivors of breast cancer?Fernando Herrero
European University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
J Strength Cond Res 20:535-40. 2006..The improvement of both submaximal indices can have a beneficial effect on QOL...
Cordyceps sinensis- and Rhodiola rosea-based supplementation in male cyclists and its effect on muscle tissue oxygen saturationSheree N Colson
Department of Health Sciences, McLennan Community College, Waco, Texas 76708, USA
J Strength Cond Res 19:358-63. 2005..05) differences in Sto(2) slope, Sto(2) threshold (Sto(2T)), Vo(2)max, ventilatory threshold (V(T)), or time to exhaustion (T(E)) between or within the treatment or control group. In conclusion, Cs-Rr did not significantly enhance Sto(2)...
Heart rate recovery following maximal exercise testing as a predictor of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in men with diabetesYiling J Cheng
Cooper Institute, Center for Epidemiological Research, Dallas, Texas 75230, USA
Diabetes Care 26:2052-7. 2003..Heart rate recovery (HRR) is an independent prognostic indicator for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality in healthy men. We examined the association of HRR to CVD-related and all-cause mortality in men with diabetes...
Complex multivitamin supplementation improves homocysteine and resistance to LDL-C oxidationConrad P Earnest
The Cooper Institute, Dallas Texas 75230, USA
J Am Coll Nutr 22:400-7. 2003..Our current aim was to more thoroughly examine this same formula in a randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical study...
Reduction of C-reactive protein levels through use of a multivitaminTimothy S Church
The Cooper Institute, Dallas, Texas 75230, USA
Am J Med 115:702-7. 2003..Elevated C-reactive protein levels are associated with the risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. We examined whether multivitamins reduce C-reactive protein levels...
The effects of protein and amino acid supplementation on performance and training adaptations during ten weeks of resistance trainingChad M Kerksick
Center for Exercise, Nutrition and Preventive Health Research, Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA
J Strength Cond Res 20:643-53. 2006..Athletes, coaches, and nutritionists can use these findings to increase fat-free mass and to improve body composition during resistance training...
Reliability of the Lode Excalibur Sport Ergometer and applicability to Computrainer electromagnetically braked cycling training deviceConrad P Earnest
The Cooper Institute Center for Human Performance and Nutrition Research, Dallas, Texas 75230, USA
J Strength Cond Res 19:344-8. 2005..01). We conclude that coaches and cyclists may need to use some caution when directly transferring results obtained from laboratory testing to the Computrainer training device...
Does creatine supplementation improve functional capacity in elderly women?Silvia CaNete
Universisad Europea de Madrid, Spain
J Strength Cond Res 20:22-8. 2006..In elderly women, short-term oral creatine supplementation does not improve endurance capacity but increases the ability to perform lower-body functional living tasks involving rapid movements...
Effects of oral ATP supplementation on anaerobic power and muscular strengthAlexander N Jordan
The Cooper Institute Centers for Integrated Health Research, Center for Human Performance and Nutrition Research, Dallas, TX, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 36:983-90. 2004..5%; P < 0.007) and total lifting volume at post (22%; P < 0.003). CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that enterically coated oral ATP supplementation may provide small ergogenic effects on muscular strength under some treatment conditions...
Associations of muscle strength and fitness with metabolic syndrome in menRadim Jurca
The Cooper Institute, Dallas, TX 75230, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 36:1301-7. 2004..To examine the associations for muscular strength and cardiorespiratory fitness with the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among men...
Does intermittent hypoxia increase erythropoiesis in professional cyclists during a 3-week race?Jose G Villa
Dept of Physical Education, Univ of León, Leon, Spain
Can J Appl Physiol 30:61-73. 2005..Statistical analysis showed that Epo increase tended to be higher (p = 0.052) in the IHE group than in controls (37.4 +/- 5.8% vs. -4.4 +/- 19.5%, respectively). However IHE had no effect on reticulocytes or erythrocyte count (p > 0.05)...
Effects of cardiorespiratory fitness on healthcare utilizationTedd L Mitchell
Cooper Clinic, 12200 Preston Rd, Dallas, TX 75230, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 36:2088-92. 2004..A subset was also evaluated to assess whether improvement in fitness affected incidence of treatments...
Field testing of physiological responses associated with Nordic WalkingTimothy S Church
Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications at The Cooper Institute, Dallas, TX 75230, USA
Res Q Exerc Sport 73:296-300. 2002..7; p < .01) compared to regular walking. Nordic Walking, examined in the field, results in a significant increase in oxygen use and caloric expenditure compared to regular walking, without significantly increasing perceived exertion...
How do endurance runners actually train? Relationship with competition performanceJonathan Esteve-Lanao
Exercise Physiology Laboratory, European University of Madrid, Spain
Med Sci Sports Exerc 37:496-504. 2005..To quantify the relationship between total training load and running performance during the most important competitions of the season (national cross-country championships, 4.175- and 10.130-km races)...
