The examination of mental toughness, sleep, mood and injury rates in an Arctic ultra-marathon

SM Graham, RJJ Martindale, M McKinley… - European journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
There is scarcity of research examining the physiological and psychological effects of ultra-
endurance racing on athletes in extreme conditions. The purpose of the current study was to …

Exercise and its effects on the central nervous system

EJ Anish - Current sports medicine reports, 2005 - Springer
Exercise can have profound effects on numerous biologic systems within the human body,
including the central nervous system (CNS). The inherent complexity of the CNS, and the …

Cycling in the heat: performance perspectives and cerebral challenges

L Nybo - Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Cycling performances require periods with high power output and consequently large
endogenous heat production. During cycling in temperate or cold climates, heat is mainly …

Spinal opioid receptor‐sensitive muscle afferents contribute to the fatigue‐induced increase in intracortical inhibition in healthy humans

L Hilty, K Lutz, K Maurer, T Rodenkirch… - Experimental …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
We investigated the influence of spinal opioid receptor‐sensitive muscle afferents on cortical
changes following fatiguing unilateral knee‐extensor exercise. On separate days, seven …

Cerebral oxygenation decreases but does not impair performance during self‐paced, strenuous exercise

F Billaut, JM Davis, KJ Smith, FE Marino… - Acta …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Aim: The reduction in cerebral oxygenation (Cox) is associated with the cessation of
exercise during constant work rate and incremental tests to exhaustion. Yet in exercises of …

Blood ketones are directly related to fatigue and perceived effort during exercise in overweight adults adhering to low-carbohydrate diets for weight loss: a pilot study

AM White, CS Johnston, PD Swan, SL Tjonn… - Journal of the American …, 2007 - Elsevier
Ketogenic diets have been associated with reductions in free-living physical activity, a
response that can be counterproductive in individuals trying to lose weight. To explore …

Primary, secondary, and tertiary effects of carbohydrate ingestion during exercise

I Rollo, JT Gonzalez, CJ Fuchs, LJC van Loon… - Sports Medicine, 2020 - Springer
The purpose of this current opinion paper is to describe the journey of ingested
carbohydrate from 'mouth to mitochondria'culminating in energy production in skeletal …

High but not moderate-intensity endurance training increases pain tolerance: a randomised trial

TJ O'leary, J Collett, K Howells, MG Morris - European journal of applied …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose To examine the effect of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) compared to volume-
matched moderate-intensity continuous training (CONT) on muscle pain tolerance and high …

Hyperthermia impairs brain, heart and muscle function in exercising humans

J González-Alonso - Sports Medicine, 2007 - Springer
Marathon running poses a severe challenge to multiple regulatory systems and cellular
homeostasis, especially when performed in hot environments without fluid replacement …

Saving mental effort to maintain physical effort: a shift of activity within the prefrontal cortex in anticipation of prolonged exercise

R Radel, J Brisswalter, S Perrey - Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral …, 2017 - Springer
Executive functioning and attention require mental effort. In line with the resource
conservation principle, we hypothesized that mental effort would be saved when individuals …