AEROBIC CAPACITY

This study tested whether a supplement called HMB can improve muscle mass, strength, and fitness in two groups: well-trained athletes and people showing signs of malnutrition. For 21 days, 130 participants took either HMB or a placebo while following different exercise routines. …

This study aimed to find out which of two popular, time-efficient training methods works better to improve athletic performance in teenage female volleyball players. Thirty-two athletes were split into groups doing either High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), High-Intensity Fu…

This study compared three different soccer training methods for teenage players to see which works best. Researchers tested traditional running drills, drills while dribbling a ball, and small-sided games. They measured how these methods affected players' fitness, speed, power, a…

This study looked at how intense training affects both fitness and specific blood markers in elite kickboxers. Forty athletes were split into two groups: one followed a special conditioning program for eight weeks, while the other kept their normal routine. Researchers measured f…

This study tested if a technique called ischemic preconditioning (IPC)—briefly applying pressure to an arm—could improve how elite taekwondo athletes use oxygen and perform during a kicking test. Sixteen national-level male athletes tried both the real pressure and a fake, low-pr…