Impact of healthy lifestyle factors on life expectancy
Some chronic diseases such as cardiovascular and metabolic diseases continue to spread across the globe. Yet it is now clear that our lifestyle has a direct impact on our health. However, how does this impact translate into life expectancy ?
Squat kinematics: What are weightlifting shoes changing ?
For the squat and its variants, the weightlifting shoes are systematically worn by the competitors. But non-competitors lifters wear all types of shoes. But what is the impact of the shoe on the squat ?
The metabolic cost of battling rope training in children
In recent years, Battling Rope has become a popular training tool for the metabolic work of the upper body. Despite its popularity among adult athletes, what is its metabolic impact on children ?
The impact of barbell bouncing during a deadlift set
Very useful for multiple purposes, the deadlift is an excellent exercise for strengthening the muscular posterior chain. The loads being relatively heavy, the sequence of repetitions during sets is sometimes done with a bounce of the barbell on the ground. What differences does this create ?
Predicting the maximum pull-ups repetitions using velocity-based training
Velocity-based training has become very popular. It makes possible to determine accurately the 1RM of different loaded exercices. But for exercises at body weight, is it possible to determine the number of pull-ups during a set to failure ?
HIIT and Hypertension : Improvement of cardiovascular functions
L’hypertension artérielle serait responsable de plus de 7 millions de morts par an. En effet, l’augmentation de la pression sanguine est un important facteur de risque pour les maladies cardiovasculaires. Quel est l’impact du HIIT ?
Comparison of different exercises for hamstrings and gluteus maximus activation
Il n’est pas toujours facile de savoir quelle variante d’exercice est à privilégier pour mieux recruter un groupe musculaire. Dans le cas des ischio-jambiers et du grand fessier, entre variantes du soulevé de terre et hip thrust, quel exercice choisir ?
Progressive push-up training : What is the impact on muscle mass and strength ?
Depuis plus de 10 ans, la callisthénie connait une popularité croissante, mais peu d’études scientifiques s’y sont intéressées. Quels sont les effets d’une variation progressive de la difficulté d’un exercice au poids de corps ?