Purpose: The aim of this review is to (1) retrieve all data validating the Session-rating of
perceived exertion (RPE)-method using various criteria,(2) highlight the rationale of this …

Abstract Slimani, M, Davis, P, Franchini, E, and Moalla, W. Rating of perceived exertion for
quantification of training and combat loads during combat sport-specific activities: a short …

Purpose It has been suggested that napping is the best recovery strategy for athletes.
However, researches on the impacts of napping on athletic performances are scarce. The …

The aim of this study was to define the time-motion (ie, fighting, preparatory and breaking
activity), technical (ie, attack, timed-attack, counterattack, blocking and grasps) and tactical …

Objectives The aim of this critical review was to discuss performance analysis characteristics
and particular physiological demands related to karate kata and kumite. News The …

Abstract Agostinho, MF, Philippe, AG, Marcolino, GS, Pereira, ER, Busso, T, Candau, RB,
and Franchini, E. Perceived training intensity and performance changes quantification in …

Purpose: The mechanisms involved in the coordination of muscle activity are not completely
known: to investigate adaptive changes in human motor cortex Transcranial magnetic …

Background: Kickboxing is a combat sport with various forms of competition. Kickboxing
according to the K1 rules is one of the most interesting and quickly developing forms of …

The present study set to examine the effects of different doses of caffeine on performance,
rating of perceived exertion (RPE), and pain perception in female teenager athletes of …

The aim of this study was to determine heart rates, lactate levels and rates of perceived
exertion responses to kickboxing competitions. A further aim was to evaluate the number of …