The impact of genetics on physiology and sports performance is one of the most debated
research aspects in sports sciences. Nearly 200 genetic polymorphisms have been found to …

Specificity is a core principle of exercise training to promote the desired adaptations for
maximising athletic performance. The principle of specificity of adaptation is underpinned by …

The aim of this review is to investigate methodological concerns associated with sprint
performance monitoring, more specifically the influence and magnitude of varying external …

Human skeletal muscle demonstrates remarkable plasticity, adapting to numerous external
stimuli including the habitual level of contractile loading. Accordingly, muscle function and …

A favorable genetic profile, when combined with an optimal training environment, is
important for elite athletic performance; however, few genes are consistently associated with …

Background While there is agreement that exercise is a powerful stimulus to increase both
mitochondrial function and content, we do not know the optimal training stimulus to …

The response to exercise training (trainability) has been shown to have a strong heritable
component. There is growing evidence suggesting that traits such as trainability do not only …

Prolonged unaccustomed exercise involving muscle lengthening (eccentric) actions can
result in ultrastructural muscle disruption, impaired excitation–contraction coupling …

The general consensus among sport and exercise genetics researchers is that genetic tests
have no role to play in talent identification or the individualised prescription of training to …

Background To date, studies investigating the association between ACTN3 R577X and ACE
I/D gene variants and elite sprint/power performance have been limited by small cohorts …