Publications by authors named "Marko Durovic"
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- The study compared the effects of passive rest (SWU) and dynamic activities (RWU) on performance in swimmers during a 20-25 minute transition, focusing on jump height and swimming starts while considering maturity stages and sex.
- Results indicated that RWU significantly improved performance over SWU, particularly for younger swimmers (pre-PHV and mid-PHV), with mixed effect analyses showing notable benefits in jump height and reactive strength index.
- Additionally, there were gender differences, with males showing greater enhancements from RWU, though both sexes can benefit from this warm-up method, suggesting its effectiveness across various age groups.
COVID-19 infection and its consequences (long-term COVID-19 syndrome) have implications for weight loss, body composition, and diet quality. In the context of the "PostCovSwim" project, which is part of a broader international study, the impact of an eight-week swimming program on post-COVID-19 patients' nutritional status (i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe normal ligamentum flavum (LF) is a well-defined elastic structure with specific innervation. Several studies investigated LF in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) and used lumbar discus hernia (LDH) patients as control group, only on the presumed thesis that LF in this patients have normal morphology. In patients with LSS thickening of the LF is the main cause of stenosis, which is most often presented with neurogenic claudication, whose pathophysiological mechanism is not completely understood.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study aimed to examine the effects of post-activation performance enhancement (PAPE) on swim start performance and lower body power performance after different warm-up protocols. Ten male national-level swimmers performed three different warm-ups: (i) a swim-specific warm-up (SW, control protocol); (ii) PAPE (an experimental protocol); and (iii) SW followed by PAPE (SW + PAPE, an experimental protocol). PAPE consisted of performing three series of 5 drop jumps.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of the present study was twofold. The first aim was to examine the influence of absolute and relative lower body muscle force on kinematic component which determine the start performance. The second aim was to create multiregressional model which could use as a tool for swimming coaches with the purpose to start performance control and improvement.
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