Objectives: This paper discusses the use of saliva analysis as a tool for monitoring steroid,
peptide, and immune markers of sports training. Design: Salivary gland physiology …

The planning and organization of athletic training have historically been much discussed
and debated in the coaching and sports science literature. Various influential periodization …

This investigation compared the effect of high‐volume (VOL) versus high‐intensity (INT)
resistance training on stimulating changes in muscle size and strength in resistance‐trained …

Monitoring Training and Performance in Athletes provides practitioners with the information
needed in order to oversee an athlete monitoring system and to collect, analyze, and …

Purpose: To investigate differences between rating of perceived exertion (RPE) and
percentage one-repetition maximum (1RM) load assignment in resistance-trained males (19 …

Saliva contains cells and compounds, of local and non‐local oral origin, namely inorganic,
organic non‐protein, protein/polypeptide, and lipid molecules. Moreover, some hormones …

The purpose of this study was to investigate associations between acute exercise-induced
hormone responses and adaptations to high intensity resistance training in a large cohort …

The aim of this review is to highlight two emerging concepts for the elite athlete using the
resistance-training model:(i) the short-term effects of testosterone (T) and cortisol (C) on the …

Diurnal variation of sports performance usually peaks in the late afternoon, coinciding with
increased body temperature. This circadian pattern of performance may be explained by the …

Sleep is considered vital to human health and well-being, and is critical to physiological and
cognitive functioning. Elite athletes experience high training and competition demands, and …