Efficacy of massage on muscle soreness, perceived recovery, physiological restoration and physical performance in male bodybuilders

M Kargarfard, ETC Lam, A Shariat, I Shaw… - Journal of sports …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
… on the performance of bodybuilders. Thirty experienced male bodybuilders were randomly
… the exercise performance and recovery rate in male bodybuilders after intensive exercise. …

Physiological implications of preparing for a natural male bodybuilding competition

L Mitchell, G Slater, D Hackett, N Johnson… - European journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
… the body composition and physiological changes which take place during the in-season and
recovery periods of a group of natural bodybuilders. Natural male bodybuilders (n = 9) were …

Case study: Unfavorable but transient physiological changes during contest preparation in a drug-free male bodybuilder

A Pardue, ET Trexler, LK Sprod - … journal of sport …, 2017 - journals.humankinetics.com
… of competitive bodybuilding have been associated with unfavorable physiological changes,
… (5 months), on a competitive drug-free male bodybuilder over 13 months (M1-M13). Serum …

Negative consequences of low energy availability in natural male bodybuilding: A review

P Fagerberg - … journal of sport nutrition and exercise …, 2018 - journals.humankinetics.com
… problems even though physiological markers of recovery were restored to baseline. Follow-…
study (see Table 3 for detailed changes) but were restored back to baseline levels within 2–6 …

Physiological changes following competition in male and female physique athletes: a pilot study

ET Trexler, KR Hirsch… - … journal of sport …, 2017 - journals.humankinetics.com
Restoration of male testosterone levels begins within 4–6 weeks following competition, …
Weight loss, psychological, and nutritional patterns in competitive male body builders. …

Alterations in body composition, resting metabolic rate, muscular strength, and eating behavior in response to natural bodybuilding competition preparation: a case …

BJ Schoenfeld, A Alto, J Grgic, G Tinsley… - The Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
… -level amateur natural male bodybuilder throughout preparation for … modifications in postcontest
physiological responses. In particular, … mediated by a restoration of caloric consumption. …

[PDF][PDF] Biopsychosocial effects of competition preparation in natural bodybuilders

AJ Chappell, TN Simper, ET Trexler… - Journal of human …, 2021 - sciendo.com
… This case series tracked four drug-free bodybuilders (3 male) … restoration of normal hormonal
function may be speculative in … prompt recovery of physiological variables. Researchers …

A nutrition and conditioning intervention for natural bodybuilding contest preparation: case study

SL Robinson, A Lambeth-Mansell, G Gillibrand… - Journal of the …, 2015 - Springer
… To enhance muscle glycogen restoration and for purposes of … some of the unfavourable
physiological alterations that accompany … example for other male bodybuilding competitors and …

Peak week recommendations for bodybuilders: An evidence based approach

G Escalante, SW Stevenson, C Barakat… - BMC Sports Science …, 2021 - Springer
… day strategies among 81 natural bodybuilders (Males = 59, … used by seven natural male
bodybuilders during the off-season, … Hence, physiological principles of body fluid regulation must …

Oxidative stress, inflammation, psychological status, and severity of respiratory infections are negatively affected during the pre-contest period in amateur bodybuilders

WMAM de Moraes, FC de Moura… - Applied Physiology …, 2019 - cdnsciencepub.com
… of the Brazilian Confederation of Bodybuilding and Fitness and were granted permission
to advertise to recruit member athletes. Thirty-three male bodybuilders were interviewed, and …