European journal of applied physiology

· 3 papers in corpus
rct 2026
Dietary nitrate supplementation does not improve resistance exercise performance in resistance-trained women
doi:10.1007/s00421-026-06206-9 ·PMID:41931137

UNLABELLED: Dietary nitrate supplementation has been purported to enhance explosive exercise performance; however, research examining the efficacy of nitrate to improve resistance exercise performance, such as weightlifting, in women is sca…

other 2026
Running in the heat reduces time to task failure, attenuates biomarkers of muscle microtrauma, and exacerbates low-frequency force depression and cardiac vagal withdrawal over 72-h post-exercise
doi:10.1007/s00421-026-06367-7 ·PMID:42501115

PURPOSE: As exercise in the heat becomes increasingly common, a better understanding of post-exercise responses is essential to guide the appropriate use of fatigability monitoring tools and recovery strategies. Therefore, this study invest…

rct 2025
Effect of oral contraceptive consumption timing on substrate metabolism, cognition, and exercise performance in females: a randomised controlled trial
doi:10.1007/s00421-025-05733-1 ·PMID:40029411

PURPOSE: The pharmacokinetic profile of oral contraceptives (OCs) results in an acute, transient increase in circulating synthetic reproductive hormones. This study aimed to assess the acute effects of OC ingestion on cognitive function, su…