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 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510048

Controlled Trial on the Effects of Creatine Supplementation on Muscle Mass and Function among Older Women Subjected to Resistance Training

Maria Jose Prieto Kinesiologist, Marcela Catalan Kinesiologist, Gonzalo Ayala Kinesiologist, Nicolas Gajardo Kinesiologist, Gladys Barrera Registered Nurse, Sandra Hirsch, Maria Pia de la Maza and Daniel Bunout

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: December 01, 2016

Older women aged between 60 and 75 years without chronic debilitating diseases, living in the community were invited to participate. All were subjected to supervised resistance training using elastic bands, three times per week during 12 weeks and were randomized to receive, in a double blind fashion, 5 g/day of creatine monohydrate or maltodextrin, during the same period....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510047

Effects of Daily and Flexible Non-Linear Periodization on Maximal and Submaximal Strength, Vertical Jump and Speed Performance of Brazilian Army Skydivers

Fabien Pereira da Silva, Jose Vilaca-Alves, Leonardo Lopes de Souza, Juliano Spineti dos Santos, Tiago Figueiredo, Gabriel Andrade Paz, Jeffrey M Willardson and Humberto Mirand

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: November 28, 2016

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of daily non-linear periodization (DNLP) and flexible (FNLP) models on maximal and submaximal strength, vertical jump and speed performance gains after 12 weeks of Brazilian army skydivers....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510046

Energy Restoration by an Original Fruits & Vegetables Juice Intake in a Cohort of Elderly People Affected by Sarcopenia

Maria Vadala, Beniamino Palmieri and Carmen Laurino

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: November 21, 2016

30 participants (27 women and 3 men) affected by sarcopenia were prescribed to drink a fixed volume of fruits & vegetables juice for 3 months. In this anecdotal and retrospective observational study, we filled questionnaire (0-5 rating) describing subjective well-being feelings, psycho-neurological traits, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, and cardiovascular as well as any untoward effects....

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