Endurance athletes seek for the optimal balance in stress and recovery so that they can perform at their best. However, it is still largely unknown how psychosocial stress and recovery influence performance indicators of endurance athletes. Therefore, the aim of the study was to investigate how psychosocial …

Inleiding Voor duursporters is een goede balans van belasting en herstel van groot belang voor hun prestaties. Hierbij gaat het niet alleen om fysieke belasting en herstel, zoals training en rust, maar ook om psychosociale belasting en herstel. Omdat er nog weinig bekend is over het psychosociale deel …

© Georg Thieme Verlag KG. The purpose was to investigate how a negative life event (NLE) affects perceived psychosocial stress, recovery and running economy (RE). Competitive runners were monitored in a prospective non-experimental cohort study over one full training season in which they experienced …

The purpose was to investigate perceived stress and recovery related to cycling performance of female athletes over one full year. 20 female athletes (age, 27±8 years; E2max, 50.3±4.6 mL·kg-1·min-1) were measured 8 times in one year to determine perceived stress and recovery (RESTQ-Sport) in relation …

The purpose of this study was to assess predictive value of a new submaximal rowing test (SmRT) on 2,000-m ergometer rowing time-trial performance in competitive rowers. In addition, the reliability of the SmRT was investigated. Twenty-four competitive male rowers participated in this study. After determining …

Constructed wetlands are one type of Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SUDS) that have been used for decades in The Netherlands. They provide stormwater conveyance and improve stormwater quality. European regulations for water quality dictate lower and lower concentrations for an array of dissolved …

Background A variety of options and techniques for causing implicit and explicit motor learning have been described in the literature. The aim of the current paper was to provide clearer guidance for practitioners on how to apply motor learning in practice by exploring experts’ opinions and experiences, …

Physical and psychosocial stress and recovery are important performance determinants. A holistic approach that monitors these performance determinants over a longer period of time is lacking. Therefore this study aims to investigate the effect of a player’s physical and psychosocial stress and recovery …

Sporen uit het verleden zijn het waard bewaard te worden voor volgende generaties! In het onderzoeksproject Energieke Restauratie (2011-2013) van het kenniscentrum NoorderRuimte is twee jaar onderzoek gedaan naar restauratie, energieconcepten en herontwikkeling van historische gebouwen. Dit project, …

INTRO: Tijdens voetbaltrainingen worden vaak kleine partijspelen gebruikt omdat verondersteld wordt dat ze de fysieke belasting van wedstrijden goed nabootsen. Fysieke belasting kan worden opgedeeld in interne belasting, oftewel de daadwerkelijke fysiologische belasting en in externe belasting, zoals …