The health, fitness and other advantages of youth sports participation are well recognised.
However, there are considerable challenges for all stakeholders involved—especially youth …

Inhaled β 2-agonists are commonly used as bronchodilators in the treatment of asthma.
Their use in athletes, however, is restricted by anti-doping regulations. Controversies remain …

Athletes often experience lower airway dysfunction, such as asthma and exercise‐induced
bronchoconstriction (EIB), which affects more than half the athletes in some sports, not least …

This study aimed to 1) compare electrical and magnetic stimulations for quadriceps muscle
function assessment, and 2) ascertain whether the ratios of the second twitch elicited by …

The kinetics of central and peripheral fatigue development during an intensive constant‐
load cycling exercise was evaluated to better understand the mechanisms of task failure …

Key points From animal models, it is well established that β2‐adrenergic stimulation
increases contractile force, rates of Ca2+ release and uptake from the sarcoplasmic …

Our objective was to investigate effects of acute and 2‐week administration of oral
salbutamol on repeated sprint ability, exercise performance, and muscle strength in elite …

Purpose The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of high-dose inhaled
terbutaline on muscle strength, maximal sprinting, and time-trial performance in trained men …

Objectives We aimed to examine the effect of β2-agonists on anaerobic performance in
healthy non-asthmatic subjects. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Eligibility …

There is a high prevalence of asthma and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) in elite
athletes, which leads to a major use of beta2‐agonists. In a randomized double‐blinded …