Journal of Human Kinetics

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SECTION I – KINESIOLOGY

1. Changes in impact signals and muscle activity in response to different shoe and landing conditions
Xi Wang, Shen Zhang, Weijie Fu

2. Isokinetic dynamometry and 1RM tests produce conflicting results for assessing alterations in muscle strength
Paulo Gentil, Fabricio Boscolo Del Vecchio, Antonio Paoli, Brad J Schoenfeld, Martim Bottaro

3. Biomechanical differences in the sprint start between faster and slower high-level sprinters
Milan Čoh, Stanislav Peharec, Petar Bačić, Krzyszfof Mackala

4. Muscle force-velocity relationships observed in four different functional tests
Milena Z. Zivkovic, Sasa Djuric, Ivan Cuk, Dejan Suzovic, Slobodan Jaric

5. Technique selection ‘the coaches challenge’ influencing injury risk during the first contact hand of the round off skill in female gymnastics
Roman Farana, Daniel Jandacka, Jaroslav Uchytil, David Zahradnik, Gareth Irwin

6. Core muscle activation in suspension training exercises
Giovanni Cugliari, Gennaro Boccia

SECTION II – EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY & SPORTS MEDICINE

7. Adequacy of the ultra-short-term HRV to assess adaptive processes in youth female basketball players
Fabio Y Nakamura, Lucas A Pereira, Cesar C Cal Abad, Igor F Cruz, Andrew A Flatt, Michael R Esco, Irineu Loturco

8. Low-carbohydrate-high-fat diet: can it help exercise performance?
Chen-Kang Chang, Katarina Borer, Po-Ju Lin

9. Effects of karate fights on Achilles tendon stiffness measured by myotonometry
Beata Pożarowszczyk, Weronika Pawlaczyk, Małgorzata Smoter, Andrzej Zarzycki, Dariusz Mroczek, Martyna Kumorek, Kazimierz Witkowski, Kawczyński Adam

10. Plasma actin, gelsolin and orosomucoid levels after eccentric exercise
Éva Tékus, Márk Váczi, Zoltán Horváth-Szalai, Andrea Ludány, Tamás Kőszegi, Márta Wilhelm

11. Determination of aerobic performance in youth soccer players: effect of direct and indirect methods
Wonder Passoni Higino, Alex de Souza Sorroche, Pedro Guilherme de Mattos Falqueiro, Yuri Cristina Suzuki Lima, Camila Lie Higa

12. The effect of previous Wingate performance using one body region on subsequent Wingate performance using a different body region
Leonie Harvey, Matthew Bousson, Chris McLellan, Dale Lovell

13. Physiological acute response to high-intensity intermittent and moderate-intensity continuous 5 km running performance: implications for training prescription
Carolina Cabra-Santos, José Gerosa-Neto, Daniela S. Inoue, Fabrício E. Rossi, Jason M. Cholewa, Eduardo Z. Campos, Valéria L. G. Panissa, Fábio S. Lira

14. IL-6, antioxidant capacity and muscle damage markers following high-intensity interval training protocols
Lukas Cipryan

SECTION III – SPORTS TRAINING

15. The effect of acute and chronic exposure to hypobaric hypoxia on loaded squat jump performance
Amador García-Ramos, Paulino Padial, Blanca De la Fuente, Javier Argüelles-Cienfuegos, Juan Bonitch-Góngora and Belén Feriche

16. Effects of the off-season period on field and assistant soccer referees` physical performance
Daniel Castillo, Jesús Cámara, Carlo Castagna, Javier Yanci

17. Can different complex training improve the individual phenomenon of post-activation potentiation?
Zong-Rong Chen, Shin-Liang Lo, Min-Hsien Wang, Ching-Fang Yu, Hsine-Te Peng

18. Effect of core training on male handball players' throwing velocity
Carmen Manchado, José García-Ruiz, Juan Manuel Cortell-Tormo, Juan Tortosa-Martínez

19. Analysis of motor activities of professional soccer players during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil
Paweł Chmura, Marcin Andrzejewski, Marek Konefał, Dariusz Mroczek, Andrzej Rokita, Jan Chmura

20. Frequent immediate knowledge of results enhances the increase of throwing velocity in overarm handball performance
Igor Štirn, Jamie Carruthers, Marko Šibila, Primož Pori

21. Factors determining success in youth judokas
Goran Kuvačić, Saša Krstulović, Petra Đapić Caput

22. Reliability and validity of a new test of agility and skill for female amateur soccer players
Mehmet Kutlu, Hakan Yapýcý, Abdullah Yýlmaz

23. Lower leg length is associated with running economy in high level Caucasian distance runners
Rauno Laumets, Karel Viigipuu, Kerli Mooses, Jarek Mäestu, Priit Purge, Ando Pehme, Priit Kaasik, Martin Mooses

Erratum

24. Reduced Plantar Sole Sensitivity Facilitates Early Adaptation to a Visual Rotation Pointing Task when Standing Upright
Billot Maxime, Teasdale Normand, Gagné Lemieux Léandre, Germain Robitaille Mathieu, Simoneau Martin