Relationship between infrared thermography and muscle damage markers in physically active men after plyometric exercise.

Plyometric training has been used in several sports and fitness programs to improve jumping ability and explosive strength, both in individual and team sports. Eccentric muscle actions, such as those performed during plyometric jumps, induce muscle damage and consequently a rise in skin temperature (Tsk). Thus, the purpose of this study is to assess the response of infrared thermography measurement as an indirect marker of muscle damage after a protocol of plyometric jumps in physically active subjects.

Distance and Intensity Profiles in Division I Women's Soccer Matches across a Competitive Season.

Women's participation in soccer has increased rapidly. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the physiological demands imposed on women's NCAA Division I soccer players across a season according to speed, total distance traveled, and numbers of sprints measured via GPS (Polar Team Pro). Eighteen athletes (19.

Thermoregulatory and metabolic responses to a half-marathon run in hot, humid conditions.

This study describes the thermoregulatory and metabolic responses during a simulated half-marathon (21 km) run performed outdoors in a hot, humid environment. Ten male runners were recruited for the study, The run was carried out individually under solar radiation on a predetermined path in the following environmental conditions (ambient temperature: 27.96 ± 1.