• A 3-year population-based study of exercise-related sudden cardiac arrest among 12- to 50-year-old Norwegians 

      Isern, Cecilie Benedicte; Kramer-Johansen, Jo; Bahr, Roald; Berge, Hilde Moseby; Myrhaugen, Ingvild Beathe Tjelmeland (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Introduction: Regular exercise is associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease. Paradoxically, an increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is documented during or immediately after exercise and in athletes ...
    • A valid and reliable method to measure jump-specific training and competition load in elite volleyball players 

      Skazalski, Christopher; Whiteley, Rod; Hansen, Clint; Bahr, Roald (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Purpose: Use of a commercially available wearable device to monitor jump load with elite volleyball players has become common practice. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of this device, ...
    • Absolute intensity thresholds for tri-axial wrist and waist accelerometer-measured movement behaviors in adults 

      Mielke, Gregore Iven; de Almeida Mendes, Márcio; Ekelund, Ulf; Rowlands, Alex V.; Reichert, Felipe Fossati; Crochemore-Silva, Inacio (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Aim: This study was aimed to: (1) compare raw triaxial acceleration data from GENEActiv (GA) and ActiGraph GT3X+ (AG) placed on the non-dominant wrist; (2) compare AG placed on the non-dominant and dominant wrist, and ...
    • Aerobic fitness thresholds to define poor cardiometabolic health in children and youth 

      Aadland, Eivind; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Andersen, Lars Bo; Resaland, Geir Kåre; Kolle, Elin; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Aerobic fitness is an apparent candidate for screening children and youth for poor cardiometabolic health and future risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Yet, age‐ and sex‐specific cut points for children and youth ...
    • Altered hip control during a standing knee‐lift test is associated with increased risk of knee injuries 

      Leppänen, Mari; Rossi, Marco T.; Parkkari, Jari; Heinonen, Ari; Äyrämö, Sami; Krosshaug, Tron; Vasankari, Tommi; Kannus, Pekka; Pasanen, Kati (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      A few prospective studies have investigated hip and pelvic control as a risk factor for lower extremity (LE) injuries. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether deficits in hip and lumbopelvic control during ...
    • Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (SARS-CoV-2 receptor) expression in human skeletal muscle 

      Perez-Valera, Mario; Martinez-Canton, Miriam; Gallego-Selles, Angel; Gelabert-Rebato, Miriam; Morales-Alamo, David; Santana, Alfredo; Martin-Rodriguez, Saul; Larsen, Steen; Losa-Reyna, Jose; Perez-Suarez, Ismael; Dorado, Cecilia; Curtelin, David; Gonzalez-Henriquez, Juan Jose; Boushel, Robert; Hallén, Jostein; de Pablos-Velasco, Pedro; Freixinet-Gilart, Jorge; Calbet, Jose Antonio Lopez; Galván-Alvarez, Victor; Ponce-Gonzalez, Jesus Gustavo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The study aimed to determine the levels of skeletal muscle angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2, the SARS-CoV-2 receptor) protein expression in men and women and assess whether ACE2 expression in skeletal muscle is ...
    • Associations between biological maturity level, match locomotion, and physical capacities in youth male soccer players 

      Gundersen, Hilde; Riiser, Amund; Algrøy, Erling Andre; Vestbøstad, Mona; Sæterbakken, Atle Hole; Clemm, Hege Synnøve Havstad; Grendstad, Halvard; Hafstad, Arild; Kristoffersen, Morten; Rygh, Cecilie Brekke (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Introduction: Biological maturity level has shown to affect sport performance in youths. However, most previous studies have used noninvasive methods to estimate maturity level. Thus, the main aim of the present study was ...
    • Attitudes, beliefs, and behavior toward shoulder injury prevention in elite handball: Fertile ground for implementation 

      Andersson, Stig Haugsbø; Bahr, Roald; Olsen, Magnus Johnsen; Myklebust, Grethe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      We aimed to examine attitudes, beliefs, and current behavior toward risk factors and prevention of shoulder injuries, and to investigate the application of an exercise program during a cluster‐randomized controlled trial ...
    • Caffeine Increases Strength and Power Performance in Resistance-trained Females During Early Follicular Phase 

      Norum, Martin; Risvang, Linn; Bjørnsen, Thomas; Dimitriou, Lygeri; Rønning, Per Ola; Bjørgen, Morten; Raastad, Truls (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The effects of 4 mg·kg−1caffeine ingestion on strength and power were investigated for the first time, in resistance‐trained females during the early follicular phase utilizing a randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, ...
    • Changes in physical activity and sedentary time during adolescence: Gender differences during weekdays and weekend days 

      Kallio, Jouni; Hakonen, Harto; Syväoja, Heidi; Kulmala, Janne; Kankaanpää, Anna; Ekelund, Ulf; Tammelin, Tuija (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine the gender‐specific and time‐segmented changes in accelerometer measured physical activity (PA) and sedentary time (ST) during adolescence. Methods: The study ...
    • Conundrums in the breathless athlete; exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction or asthma? 

      Halvorsen, Thomas; Vollsæter, Maria; Hilland, Magnus; Heimdal, John-Helge; Røksund, Ola Drange; Clemm, Hege Synnøve Havstad; Hammer, Ida Jansrud (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Purpose: Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) and exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction (EILO) are the two disorders commonly considered when athletes complain of exertional dyspnea. They are highly different but ...
    • Correlates of accelerometer-assessed physical activity in pregnancy?: The 2015 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort Study 

      Da Silva, Shana Ginar; Evenson, Kelly R.; Da Silva, Inacio C. M.; Mendes, Márcio A; Domingues, Marlos Rodrigues; Da Silveira, Mariângela Freitas; Wehrmeister, Fernando César; Ekelund, Ulf; Hallal, Pedro Curi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Objective methods to measure physical activity (PA) have become available and widely used given the high degree of precision to evaluate PA. However, few studies have used accelerometers to measure PA during pregnancy, ...
    • Does exercise intensity matter for fatigue during (neo-)adjuvant cancer treatment?: The phys-can randomized clinical trial 

      Demmelmaier, Ingrid; Brooke, Hannah L.; Henriksson, Anna; Mazzoni, Anne-Sophie; Bjørke, Ann Christin Helgesen; Igelström, Helena; Ax, Anna-Karin; Sjövall, Katarina; Hellbom, Maria; Pingel, Ronnie; Lindman, Henrik; Johansson, Silvia; Velikova, Galina; Raastad, Truls; Buffart, Laurien M.; Åsenlöf, Pernilla; Aaronson, Neil K.; Glimelius, Bengt; Nygren, Peter; Johansson, Birgitta; Börjeson, Sussanne; Berntsen, Sveinung; Nordin, Karin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Exercise during cancer treatment improves cancer-related fatigue (CRF), but the importance of exercise intensity for CRF is unclear. We compared the effects of high- vs low-to-moderate-intensity exercise with or without ...
    • Early life risk factors for childhood obesity - Does physical activity modify the associations?: The MoBa cohort study 

      Bernhardsen, Guro Pauck; Stensrud, Trine; Nystad, Wenche; Dalene, Knut Eirik; Kolle, Elin; Ekelund, Ulf (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Objectives: High maternal pre‐pregnancy body mass index (BMI), high birth weight, and rapid infant weight gain are associated with increased risk of childhood obesity. We examined whether moderate‐to‐vigorous physical ...
    • Effectiveness of individualized training based on force: Velocity profiling on physical function in older men 

      Lindberg, Kolbjørn Andreas; Lohne-Seiler, Hilde; Fosstveit, Sindre Herskedal; Sibayan, Erlend E.; Fjeller, Joachim S.; Løvold, Sondre; Kolnes, Tommy M.; Vårvik, Fredrik Tonstad; Berntsen, Sveinung; Paulsen, Gøran; Seynnes, Olivier R.; Bjørnsen, Thomas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of an individualized power training program based on force–velocity (FV) profiling on physical function, muscle morphology, and neuromuscular adaptations in older men. ...
    • Effects of 2-year dietary and physical activity intervention on cognition in children: A nonrandomized controlled trial 

      Naveed, Sehrish; Sallinen, Taisa; Eloranta, Aino-Maija; Skog, Hannamari; Jalkanen, Henna; Brage, Søren Karl; Ekelund, Ulf; Pentikäinen, Heikki; Savonen, Kai; Lakka, Timo A.; Haapala, Eero A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background and Objective: We investigated the effects of a combined dietary and PA intervention on cognition in children and whether changes in diet quality, PA, sedentary behavior (SB), and sedentary time (ST) are associated ...
    • Effects of specific collagen peptide supplementation combined with resistance training on Achilles tendon properties 

      Jerger, Simon; Centner, Christoph; Lauber, Benedikt; Seynnes, Olivier R.; Sohnius, Tim; Jendricke, Patrick; Oesser, Steffen; Gollhofer, Albert; König, Daniel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of specific collagen peptides (SCP) combined with resistance training (RT) on changes in tendinous and muscular properties. In a randomized, placebo-controlled study, ...
    • Exercise performance increase in smokeless tobacco‐user athletes after overnight nicotine abstinence 

      Zandonai, Thomas; Tam, Enrico; Bruseghini, Paolo; Capelli, Carlo; Baraldo, Massimo; Chiamulera, Cristiano (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      The use of nicotine administered through smokeless tobacco (snus) has increased among athletes. The purpose of this study was to investigate the ergogenic effects of snus on aerobic performance during exercise until ...
    • Field based lower limb strength tests provide insight into sprint and change of direction ability in academy footballers 

      Jones, Steven; Mullen, Rich; Clair, Zoe; Wrigley, Russ; Andersen, Thor Einar; Williams, Morgan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Conducting field-based strength assessments is embedded within football academy development processes. Yet, there is a limited understanding of how hip and groin strength assessments relate to vital game-based tasks such ...
    • Frequent blood flow restricted training not to failure and to failure induces similar gains in myonuclei and muscle mass 

      Bjørnsen, Thomas; Wernbom, Mathias; Paulsen, Gøran; Berntsen, Sveinung; Brankovic, Robert; Stålesen, Håkon; Sundnes, Joakim; Raastad, Truls (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The purpose of the present study was to compare the effects of short-term high-frequency failure vs non-failure blood flow–restricted resistance exercise (BFRRE) on changes in satellite cells (SCs), myonuclei, muscle size, ...