Biology of Sport
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Original paper

N-Lactoyl amino acids as metabolic biomarkers differentiating low and high exercise response

Maha Sellami, Khaled Naja, Shamma Almuraikhy, Najeha Anwardeen, Rinat I. Sultanov, Eduard V. Generozov, Ildus I. Ahmetov, Mohamed A. Elrayess
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):331–344
Online publish date: 2024-12-19
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.145912
Original paper

Reproducibility and quality of hypertrophy-related training plans generated by GPT-4 and Google Gemini as evaluated by coaching experts

Tim Havers, Lukas Masur, Eduard Isenmann, Stephan Geisler, Christoph Zinner, Billy Sperlich, Peter Düking
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):289–329
Online publish date: 2024-12-18
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.145911
Original paper

The effect of match-play on acute post-match neuromuscular fatigue following Australian Football League Women’s (AFLW) competition

Emma Wilkinson, Tannath Scott, Matthew Green, Adam Hewitt, Mitchell Naughton
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):257–264
Online publish date: 2024-12-13
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.144412
Original paper

Load distribution across weekly microcycles according to match schedule in a team competing in the Australian national A-League Women’s soccer competition

Aaron T. Scanlan, Dean Miller, Mia Lundquist, Nathan Elsworthy, Michele Lastella
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):265–275
Online publish date: 2024-12-13
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.144413
Original paper

Effects of a 12-week training programme on selected hormonal and psychological parameters and their interrelationships in highly-trained male and female swimmers

Olga Surała, Jadwiga Malczewska-Lenczowska, Dariusz Turowski, Paweł Słomiński, Maciej Certa, Blair T Crewther
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):279–287
Online publish date: 2024-12-13
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.145910
Original paper

Dietary nitrate supplementation very slightly mitigates the oxidative stress induced by high-intensity training performed in normobaric hypoxia

Ana Sousa, Marie Chambion-Diaz, Vincent Pialoux, Romain Carin, João Luís Viana, Jaime Milheiro, Víctor Machado Reis, Grégoire Millet
Biol Sport. 2025;42(1):243–251
Online publish date: 2024-11-18
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.139851
Original paper

Biological maturity but not relative age biases exist in female international youth soccer players relative to the general population

Liam Sweeney, Tommy R Lundberg, Cian Sweeney, Jack Hickey, Áine MacNamara
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):249–256
Online publish date: 2024-11-05
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.144411
Original paper

The effects of different ischemic conditioning on strength training recovery

Fan Zihan, Fu Yanqing, Wu Ying
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):237–248
Online publish date: 2024-11-05
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.144410
Original paper

Evaluating external load responses to cumulative playing time and position in the European Handball Federation Women’s Euro 2022 through an IoT and Big Data architecture approach

Claude Karcher, Roger Font, Diego Marcos-Jorquera, Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias, Carmen Manchado
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):225–235
Online publish date: 2024-10-25
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.144409
Original paper

Does microcycle length influence the external and internal load in professional female soccer players?

Manuel Posse-Álvarez, David Solleiro-Duran, Miguel Lorenzo-Martínez, Eliseo Iglesias-Soler, José M. Oliva-Lozano, Alexis Padrón-Cabo
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):215–223
Online publish date: 2024-10-25
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.144408
Original paper

Reference levels of mean and peak anaerobic power for male and female long-track speed skaters

Dariusz Sitkowski, Michał Starczewski, Andrzej Klusiewicz
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):207–213
Online publish date: 2024-10-25
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.144407
Original paper

Normative cardiorespiratory values in Italian first-division male soccer players: effects of age, playing position and season phase

Adriano Di Paco, Pierantonio Laveneziana, Paolo Onorati, Luca Trotta, Gennaro Boccia
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):199–206
Online publish date: 2024-10-25
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.144406
Original paper

Return-to-play criteria based on infrared thermography during anterior cruciate ligament rehabilitation in football players

Victor-Luis Escamilla-Galindo, José Luis Felipe, Antonio Alonso-Callejo, Ralph Van-der-Horst, Ana de la Torre-Combarros, Paolo Minafra, Daniel Fernández-Muñoz, Ismael Fernández-Cuevas
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):161–167
Online publish date: 2024-10-23
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.144295
Original paper

Estimated annual increments in stature and weight among soccer players 11–18 years

Robert M. Malina, Diogo V. Martinho, Tomas Oliveira, Jorge M. Celis-Moreno, António J. Figueiredo, Andre Seabra, Jan M. Konarski, Sean P. Cumming, Manuel J. Coelho-e-Silva
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):151–160
Online publish date: 2024-10-23
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.144294
Original paper

Fixed pitch size small-sided games in young soccer players: effects of different age categories and competitive levels on the physical and physiological responses

Bilel Cherni, Hamza Marzouki, Okba Selmi, Bruno Gonçalves, Karim Chamari, Yung-Sheng Chen, Anissa Bouassida
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):187–197
Online publish date: 2024-10-23
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.144298
Original paper

Different sizes of position games and official matches in youth professional soccer player

Jose A. Asian-Clemente, Jose Vicente Beltran-Garrido, Bernardo Requena
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):177–185
Online publish date: 2024-10-23
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.144297
Original paper

Can different scores in first and second halves influence running and explosive-based measures?

Ryland Morgans, John Radnor, Jon Oliver, Jule Scholten, Piotr Zmijewski, Ronan Kavanagh, Ben Ryan, Chris Haslam, Matthew King, Rafael Oliveira
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):169–175
Online publish date: 2024-10-23
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.144296
Original paper

How different training sessions affect the sleep of professional soccer players

Eider Barba, David Casamichana, Julen Castellano
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):125–133
Online publish date: 2024-10-15
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.142644
Original paper

Late-stage rehabilitation effects do not differ between quadriceps and hamstring tendon autograft after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a multicentre propensity score-matched case-control intervention trial

Daniel Niederer, Matthias Keller, Wolf Petersen, Natalie Mengis, Christian Eberle, Daniel Guenther, Georg Brandl, Björn H. Drews, Tobias Engeroff, Lutz Vogt, David A. Groneberg, Thomas Stein
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):135–149
Online publish date: 2024-10-15
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.142647
Original paper

Unlocking dynamics of goal-scoring: the showdown between direct and indirect transition goals across football leagues

Pedro Eusebio, Pablo Prieto-González, Rui Marcelino
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):113–123
Online publish date: 2024-09-25
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.142640
Original paper

The relationship between the 1200 m shuttle test and 40 m sprint test performance and distances covered in English Premier League matches: A retrospective two season study

Ronan Kavanagh, Matteo Matteotti, Rafael Oliveira, Kevin McDaid, Jill Alexander, Damian Harper, Piotr Zmijewski, David Rhodes, Ryland Morgans
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):105–111
Online publish date: 2024-09-25
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.142641
Original paper

Physical and technical performance in and after the worst-case scenario in matches of the Chinese Super League of soccer

Zuoming Fang, Zhaoyang Wang, Xueliang Li, Miguel-Angel Gómez, Hongyou Liu
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):95–103
Online publish date: 2024-09-06
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.142642
Original paper

Effects of light-load vs. heavy-load jump squats as priming activities in Olympic female rugby sevens players

Irineu Loturco, Piotr Zmijewski, Valter P. Mercer, Maurício S. Ramos, Marina T. Betelli, Ismael Arenhart, Túlio B. M. A. Moura, Lucas A. Pereira
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):85–94
Online publish date: 2024-09-06
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.142645
Original paper

Analysis of FIFA 2023 Women’s World Cup match performance according to match outcome and phase of the tournament

José M. Oliva-Lozano, Farzad Yousefian, Paweł Chmura, Tim J. Gabbett, Rick Cost
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):71–84
Online publish date: 2024-09-06
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.142643
Original paper

Association analysis of the dopaminergic receptor 2 gene Tag1B rs1079597 and personality traits among a cohort of professional athletes

Monika Michałowska-Sawczyn, Kinga Humińska-Lisowska, Krzysztof Chmielowiec, Jolanta Chmielowiec, Aleksandra Strońska-Pluta, Aleksandra Suchanecka, Łukasz Zadroga, Myosotis Massidda, Carla Maria Calò, Remigiusz Recław, Anna Grzywacz
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):35–43
Online publish date: 2024-08-30
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.139470
Original paper

Do small samples bias the correlation between strength and jump performance? Multivariate insights into age and sex amidst strength saturation: an analysis of 1,544 participants from different sports

Michael Keiner, Konstantin Warneke, Andre Sander, Hagen Hartmann, Carl Maximilian Wagner, Björn Kadlubowski, Andreas Wittke, Torsten Brauner, Andreas Konrad, David G. Behm, Klaus Wirth
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):3–11
Online publish date: 2024-08-30
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.139858
Original paper

Recreational soccer and basketball improve anthropometric, body composition and health-related outcomes in overweight and obese young adults: A randomized multi-arm study

Qi Xu, Rui Miguel Silva, Piotr Zmijewski, Tingyu Li, Dong Ma, LiuXi Yang, GuiYang Liu, Filipe Manuel Clemente
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):21–33
Online publish date: 2024-08-30
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.139859
Original paper

Analysis of goal scoring patterns in the UEFA Women’s EURO 2022

Jorge Sanmiguel Codina, Rafael Ballester Lengua, Claudio A. Casal, Florentino Huertas Olmedo
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):45–56
Online publish date: 2024-08-30
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.142646
Original paper

Effects of 6 weeks of complex training on athletic performance and post-activation performance enhancement effect magnitude in soccer players: a cross-sectional randomized study

Michał Krzysztofik, Jakub Jarosz, Robert Urbański, Piotr Aschenbrenner, Petr Stastny
Biol Sport. 2025;42(1):211–221
Online publish date: 2024-08-08
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.139849
Original paper

Evolution of injury burden in Qatari professional football — 8 season data from the Aspetar Injury and Illness Surveillance Programme

Karim Chamari, Raouf Nader Rekik, Mokhtar Chaabane, Souhail Chebbi, Ramadan Daoud, Cristiano Eirale, Yorck Olaf Schumacher, Montassar Tabben, Roald Bahr
Biol Sport. 2025;42(1): 201–209
Online publish date: 2024-08-08
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.139089
Original paper

Effects of low-volume court-based sprint interval training on aerobic capacity and sport-specific endurance performance in competitive tennis players

Wenpu Yang, Langlang Yin, Eric Tsz-Chun Poon, Indy Man Kit Ho, Haochong Liu, Bing Qi, Qian Li, Yanchun Li
Biol Sport. 2025;42(1):223–232
Online publish date: 2024-08-08
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.139088
Original paper

Peak match sprinting speed during soccer matches: analysing the pre- and post-peak speed dynamics

Hugo Silva, Fábio Yuzo Nakamura, Ghazi Racil, Antonio Gómez-Diaz, Pedro Menezes, Karim Chamari, Rui Marcelino
Biol Sport. 2025;42(1):193–200
Online publish date: 2024-08-08
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2024.136089
Original paper

Movement patterns and player load: insights from professional padel

Ricardo Miralles, Rafael Martínez-Gallego, José Guzmán, Jesús Ramón-Llin
Biol Sport. 2025;42(1):163–169
Online publish date: 2024-07-31
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.139856
Original paper

Factors determining sports results in elite national volleyball teams between 2004 and 2016

Kazimierz Mikołajec, Barbara Nowak, Damian Banyś, Michał Krzysztofik, Dariusz Tadeusz Skalski, Alicja Markiel, Adam Maszczyk
Biol Sport. 2025;42(1):145–150
Online publish date: 2024-07-31
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.139085
Original paper

Acute effects of motor learning models on technical efficiency in strength-coordination exercises: a comparative analysis of Olympic snatch biomechanics in beginners

Achraf Ammar, Atef Salem, Marvin Leonard Simak, Fabian Horst, Wolfgang I. Schöllhorn
Biol Sport. 2025;42(1):151–161
Online publish date: 2024-07-31
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.141662
Original paper

Higher physical activity levels are related to faecal microbiota diversity and composition in young adults

Lourdes Ortiz-Alvarez, Huiwen Xu, Samuel Ruiz-Campos, Francisco M. Acosta, Jairo H. Migueles, Ramiro Vilchez-Vargas, Alexander Link, Julio Plaza-Díaz, Angel Gil, Idoia Labayen, Jonatan R. Ruiz, Borja Martinez-Tellez
Biol Sport. 2025;42(1):123–135
Online publish date: 2024-06-04
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.139850
Original paper

Are fluctuations in physical performance affected by contextual factors in women’s handball matches? An analysis using five-minute fixed phases

Carlos García-Sánchez, Rafael Manuel Navarro, Raúl Nieto-Acevedo, Alfonso de la Rubia
Biol Sport. 2025;42(1):113–121
Online publish date: 2024-06-04
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.139086
Original paper

Effects of linear versus curvilinear sprint training on multidirectional speed in young soccer players: a randomized parallel-group trial

David Solleiro-Duran, Pablo Cidre-Fuentes, Ezequiel Rey, Andrés Baena-Raya, Alberto Filter, Alexis Padrón-Cabo
Biol Sport. 2025; 42(1):89–97
Online publish date: 2024-05-24
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.139084
Original paper

The positional demands of explosive actions in elite soccer: Comparison of English Premier League and French Ligue 1

Ryland Morgans, Wonwoo Ju, John Radnor, Piotr Zmijewski, Ben Ryan, Chris Haslam, Matthew King, Ronan Kavanagh, Rafael Oliveira
Biol Sport. 2025;42(1):81–87
Online publish date: 2024-05-24
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.139083
Original paper

Effects of a priming session with heavy sled pushes on neuromuscular performance and perceived recovery in soccer players: a crossover design study during competitive microcycles

Víctor Pino-Mulero, Marcos A Soriano, Francisco Giuliano, Jaime González-García
Biol Sport. 2025;42(1):59–66
Online publish date: 2024-05-24
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.139082
Original paper

Enhancing physical fitness using recreational soccer and basketball: A parallel-controlled 8-week study involving overweight and obese individuals, with consideration of sex-related interactions

Qi Xu, Rui Miguel Silva, Piotr Zmijewski, Tingyu Li, JianYong Li, LiuXi Yang, Filipe Manuel Clemente
Biol Sport. 2025;42(1):47–58
Online publish date: 2024-05-24
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.139081
Original paper

Comparison of running and accelerometry variables based on match outcome, match location and quality of opponent in elite professional soccer players. A five-season study

Ryland Morgans, John Radnor, Jose Fonseca, Dave Rhodes, Ben Ryan, Matthew King, Piotr Zmijewski, Rafael Oliveira
Biol Sport. 2025;42(1):67–79
Online publish date: 2024-05-24
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2024.136092
Original paper

Dose-response and time-lagged effect of daily training load on athlete well-being during an international rugby series

Blair T. Crewther, Benjamin Serpell, Neill Potts, Liam P. Kilduff, Christian J. Cook
Biol Sport. 2025;42(1):39–45
Online publish date: 2024-05-07
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.139080
Original paper

Physical match performance of elite soccer players from the English Championship League and the English Premier League: The effects of opponent ranking and positional differences

Ryland Morgans, Rocco Di Michele, Ibrahim H. Ceylan, Ben Ryan, Chris Haslam, Matthew King, Piotr Zmijewski, Rafael Oliveira
Biol Sport. 2025;42(1):29–38
Online publish date: 2024-05-07
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.139079
Original paper

Positional training demands in the English Premier League and English Championship. A longitudinal study across consecutive seasons

Ryland Morgans, Ibrahim H. Ceylan, John Radnor, Ben Ryan, Matthew King, Piotr Zmijewski, Rafael Oliveira
Biol Sport. 2025;42(1):21–28
Online publish date: 2024-05-07
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.139078
Original paper

Physical performance discriminating winning and losing in UEFA Champions League: a full-season study

Toni Modric, Sime Versic, Igor Jukic, Damir Sekulic
Biol Sport. 2025;42(1):3–9
Online publish date: 2024-05-07
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.139076
 
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