Aspartic acid naturally occurs as an L- or D-form. Like many other chemical, aspartic acid demonstrates a varied biological activity dependent on which enantiomer it is in a pair. L-Aspartic acid (L-Asp) belongs to endog...
Introduction: Previous studies suggested that the age of peak swim performance in freestyle swimming was ~17 years for women and ~19 years for men. However, no study investigated the age of peak swim performance in other...
Introduction: Rock climbing has become not only one of the sports but also a popular form of recreation. The subject of climbing injuries is often discussed, however, the characteristic posture of the climbers and the as...
More and more people go to high altitude without enough time for proper acclimatization. If there is a lack of time for any reason hypoxic chambers may be used for pre-acclimatization to avoid altitude diseases. Since t...
Objective: To investigate the impact of consuming commercially available beverages on glycemic and insulinemic response during recovery from exercise. Methods: Seven female and seven male adolescent competitive swimmers...
D-ASPARTIC ACID: BIOLOGICAL ROLE AND POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS AS DIETARY SUPPLEMENT IN SPORT
Aspartic acid naturally occurs as an L- or D-form. Like many other chemical, aspartic acid demonstrates a varied biological activity dependent on which enantiomer it is in a pair. L-Aspartic acid (L-Asp) belongs to endog...
WOMEN ACHIEVE PEAK SWIM PERFORMANCE IN INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY AT EARLIER AGES THAN MEN
Introduction: Previous studies suggested that the age of peak swim performance in freestyle swimming was ~17 years for women and ~19 years for men. However, no study investigated the age of peak swim performance in other...
THE CHARACTERISTIC BODY POSTURE OF PEOPLE PRACTICING ROCK CLIMBING
Introduction: Rock climbing has become not only one of the sports but also a popular form of recreation. The subject of climbing injuries is often discussed, however, the characteristic posture of the climbers and the as...
PRE-ACCLIMATIZATION FOR HIGH ALTITUDE SOJOURNS IN HYPOXIC CHAMBERS
More and more people go to high altitude without enough time for proper acclimatization. If there is a lack of time for any reason hypoxic chambers may be used for pre-acclimatization to avoid altitude diseases. Since t...
GLYCEMIC AND INSULINEMIC RESPONSES TO COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE BEVERAGES, CONSUMED DURING RECOVERY FROM SWIM TRAINING
Objective: To investigate the impact of consuming commercially available beverages on glycemic and insulinemic response during recovery from exercise. Methods: Seven female and seven male adolescent competitive swimmers...