Publications by authors named "E Vamvakoudis"
Background: Beach volleyball is frequently used as a conditioning activity for indoor volleyball players, but little information exists regarding any performance benefits when transitioning from sand to hard court. The present study examined the effect of 12 weeks beach volleyball training on muscle performance of indoor volleyball players.
Methods: Eleven athletes who completed an indoor volleyball season and were willing to train and compete at beach volleyball, participated in the study.
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates the relationship between muscle fiber types, satellite cells, and performance metrics in young male soccer players across three age groups: 11.2, 13.1, and 15.2 years old.
- - Notably, older players (Group C) showed a 21.3% decrease in type I muscle fibers and an 18.1% increase in type IIA fibers compared to younger groups, indicating that training influences muscle composition.
- - Results reveal that age and training impact muscle strength and cardiorespiratory fitness, highlighting the significant role of tailored exercise programs in developing young athletes’ muscular and metabolic profiles.
Acute partial passive stretching increases range of motion and muscle strength.
J Sports Med Phys Fitness
June 2014
Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of partial passive stretching (PPS) on peak torque (PT) and joint range of motion (ROM) in healthy subjects.
Methods: Twenty-two males (mean age 20.4±1.
The objective of this study was to investigate the potential variations in cardiorespiratory and metabolic parameters and running performance among 3 modes of exercise of the same duration, namely, intermittent running with active recovery (AR) or passive recovery (PR) and continuous running (CR) and whether these variations could affect passive recovery time (PRT). Fifteen male physical education students with a subspecialty in soccer were studied (mean age 22.3 ± 2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe effect of different exercise-testing protocols on atrial natriuretic peptide.
Clin Physiol Funct Imaging
January 2011
The aim of this study was to examine and to compare alterations in the secretion of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) during different exercise-testing protocols in moderately trained men. Fifteen healthy male physical education students were studied (mean age 22·3 ± 2·5 years, training experience 12·3 ± 2·5 years, height 1·80 ± 0·06 m, weight 77·4 ± 8·2 kg). Participants performed an initial graded maximal exercise testing on a treadmill for the determination of VO(2max) (duration 7·45-9·3 min and VO(2max) 55·05 ± 3·13 ml kg(-1) min(-1) ) and were examined with active recovery (AR), passive recovery (PR) and continuous running (CR) in random order.
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