Research

General Training Principles

Wackerhage, H., Schoenfeld, B.J. Personalized, Evidence-Informed Training Plans and Exercise Prescriptions for Performance, Fitness and Health. Sports Med (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-021-01495-w

Barakat, Christopher MS, ATC, CISSN1; Pearson, Jeremy MS1; Escalante, Guillermo DSc, MBA, ATC, CSCS, CISSN2; Campbell, Bill PhD, CSCS, FISSN3; De Souza, Eduardo O. PhD1 Body Recomposition: Can Trained Individuals Build Muscle and Lose Fat at the Same Time?, Strength and Conditioning Journal: October 2020 - Volume 42 - Issue 5 - p 7-21 doi: 10.1519/SSC.0000000000000584

Wulf G, Lewthwaite R. Optimizing performance through intrinsic motivation and attention for learning: The OPTIMAL theory of motor learning. Psychon Bull Rev. 2016 Oct;23(5):1382-1414. doi: 10.3758/s13423-015-0999-9. PMID: 26833314.

Herold F, Müller P, Gronwald T, Müller, NG. Dose–Response Matters! – A Perspective on the Exercise Prescription in Exer- cise–Cognition Research. 2019. Frontiers in Psychology 10: 2338. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02338

Hindle BR, Lorimer A, Winwood P, Keogh JWL. The Biomechanics and Applications of Strongman Exercises: a Systematic Review. Sports Med Open. 2019 Dec 9;5(1):49. doi: 10.1186/s40798-019-0222-z. Erratum in: Sports Med Open. 2020 Feb 5;6(1):8. PMID: 31820223; PMCID: PMC6901656.

McGill SM, McDermott A, Fenwick CM. Comparison of different strongman events: trunk muscle activation and lumbar spine motion, load, and stiffness. J Strength Cond Res. 2009 Jul;23(4):1148-61. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318198f8f7. PMID: 19528856.

Hubal M, Gordish-Dressman H, Thompson PD, Price TB. Vari- ability in muscle size and strength gain after unilateral resis- tance training. 2005. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 37(6):964-72 DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000170469.90461.5f

Bühlmayer L, Birrer D, Röthlin P, Faude O, Donath L. Effects of Mindfulness Practice on Performance-Relevant Parameters and Performance Outcomes in Sports: A Meta-Analytical Review. Sports Med. 2017 Nov;47(11):2309-2321. doi: 10.1007/s40279-017-0752-9. PMID: 28664327.

Coimbra DR, Bevilacqua GG, Pereira FS, Andrade A. Effect of Mindfulness Training on Fatigue and Recovery in Elite Volleyball Athletes: A Randomized Controlled Follow-Up Study. J Sports Sci Med. 2021 Mar 1;20(1):1-8. doi: 10.52082/jssm.2021.1. PMID: 33707980; PMCID: PMC7919357.

Liang D, Chen S, Zhang W, Xu K, Li Y, Li D, Cheng H, Xiao J, Wan L, Liu C. Investigation of a Progressive Relaxation Training Intervention on Precompetition Anxiety and Sports Performance Among Collegiate Student Athletes. Front Psychol. 2021 Mar 17;11:617541. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.617541. PMID: 33815182; PMCID: PMC8009973.

Running / Endurance

Grosicki GJ, Gries KJ, Minchev K, Raue U, Chambers TL, Begue G, Finch H, Graham B, Trappe TA, Trappe S. Single muscle fibre contractile characteristics with lifelong endurance exercise. J Physiol. 2021 May 25. doi: 10.1113/JP281666. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34036579.

Belavý DL, Quittner MJ, Ridgers N, Ling Y, Connell D, Rantalainen T. Running exercise strengthens the intervertebral disc. Sci Rep. 2017 Apr 19;7:45975. doi: 10.1038/srep45975. PMID: 28422125; PMCID: PMC5396190.

Nervous System / Pain / Stress

Yang Z, Li J, Gui X, Shi X, Bao Z, Han H, Li MD. Updated review of research on the gut microbiota and their relation to depression in animals and human beings. Mol Psychiatry. 2020 Nov;25(11):2759-2772. doi: 10.1038/s41380-020-0729-1. Epub 2020 Apr 24. PMID: 32332994.

Guidi J, Lucente M, Sonino N, Fava GA. Allostatic Load and Its Impact on Health: A Systematic Review. Psychother Psychosom. 2021;90(1):11-27. doi: 10.1159/000510696. Epub 2020 Aug 14. PMID: 32799204.

Cohen M, Quintner J, Buchanan D, Nielsen M, Guy L. Stigmatization of patients with chronic pain: the extinction of empathy. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.). 2011;12(11):1637-43.

Durnez W, Van Damme S. Let it be? Pain control attempts critically amplify attention to somatosensory input. Psychological research. 2017; 81(1):309-320.

Eccleston C, Crombez G. Pain demands attention: a cognitive-affective model of the interruptive function of pain. Psychological bulletin. 1999; 125(3):356-66.

Greville-Harris, M. and Dieppe, P. (2015). Bad Is More Powerful than Good: The Nocebo Response in Medical Consultations.The American Journal of Medicine, 128(2), pp.126-129.

Hauck M, Domnick C, Lorenz J, Gerloff C, Engel AK. Top-down and bottom-upmodulation of pain-induced oscillations. Frontiers in human neuroscience. 2015; 9:375.

Law LF, Sluka KA. How does physical activity modulate pain? PAIN. 2017;158(3):369-370.

Martin DJ, Garske JP, Davis MK. Relation of the therapeutic alliance with outcome andother variables: a meta-analytic review. Journal of consulting and clinical psychology.2000; 68(3):438-50.

Naugle KM, Ohlman T, Naugle KE, Riley ZA, Keith NR. Physical activity behaviorpredicts endogenous pain modulation in older adults PAIN. 2017; 158(3):383-390.

Nicolardi V, Valentini E. Commentary: Top-down and bottom-up modulation ofpain-induced oscillations. Frontiers in human neuroscience. 2016; 10:152.

Ongaro, G., Kaptchuk T. Symptomperception, placebo effects and the Bayesian brain. Pain. 2018;1-9PCS -User Manual:http://sullivan-painresearch.mcgill.ca/pdf/pcs/PCSManual_English.pdf

Peerdeman KJ, van Laarhoven AI, Keij SM. Relieving patients' pain with expectationinterventions: a meta-analysis. Pain. 2016; 157(6):1179-91.

Roditi, D., Robinson, M.E. The role of psychological interventions in the management of patients with chronic pain. Psychology Research and Behaviour Management. 2011; 4:41-9.

Sullivan MJ. Toward a biopsychomotor conceptualization of pain: implications forresearch and intervention. The Clinical journal of pain. 2008; 24(4):281-90.

Sullivan MJ, Thibault P, Savard A, Catchlove R, Kozey J, Stanish WD. The influence of communication goals and physical demands on different dimensions of pain behavior.Pain. 2006; 125(3):270-7.

Sullivan MJ, Thorn B, Haythornthwaite JA. Theoretical perspectives on the relationbetween catastrophizing and pain. The Clinical journal of pain. 2001; 17(1):52-64.

Testa M, Rossettini G. Enhance placebo, avoid nocebo:How contextual factors affectphysiotherapy outcomes. Manual therapy. 2016; 24:65-74.

Van den Bergh, O., Witthoft, M., Petersen, S.,Brown, R.J.Symptoms and the body: Taking the inferential leap.Neuroscienceand Biobehavioral Reviews http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.01.015Vlaeyen JW, Crombez G, Linton SJ. The fear-avoidance model of pain PAIN. 2016;157(8):1588-1589.

Waddell G, Newton M, Henderson I, Somerville D, Main CJ. A Fear-Avoidance BeliefsQuestionnaire (FABQ) and the role of fear-avoidance beliefs in chronic low back painand disability. Pain. 1993; 52(2):157-68.

Whitney CW, Von Korff M. Regression to the mean in treated versus untreated chronicpain. Pain. 1992; 50(3):281-5.

Weich, K. Deconstructing the sensation of pain: The influence of cognitive processes on pain perception. Science. 2016. Doi:101126/science.aaf8934

Williams AC. Facial expression of pain: an evolutionary account. The Behavioral andbrain sciences. 2002; 25(4):439-55; discussion 455-88.

Williams AC, Craig KD. Updating the definition of pain. Pain. 2016; 157(11):2420-2423.

Connective Tissue / Fascia

What is Evidence-Based About Myofascial Chains: A Systematic Review

Wilke J, Krause F, Vogt L, Banzer W. What Is Evidence-Based About Myofascial Chains: A Systematic Review. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2016 Mar;97(3):454-61. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2015.07.023. Epub 2015 Aug 14. PMID: 26281953.

Isometric Training and Long-term Adaptations: Effects of muscle length, intensity and intent: a systematic review

Oranchuk DJ, Storey AG, Nelson AR, Cronin JB. Isometric training and long-term adaptations: Effects of muscle length, intensity, and intent: A systematic review. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2019 Apr;29(4):484-503. doi: 10.1111/sms.13375. Epub 2019 Jan 13. PMID: 30580468.

Women Specific

Martin, D., Timmins, K., Cowie, C., Alty, J., Mehta, R., Tang, A., Varley, I. Injury Incidence Across the Menstrual Cycle in International Footballers. 3, (2021).

La Fountaine, M., Hill-Lombardi, V., Hohn, A., Leahy, C., Testa, A. Preliminary Evidence for a Window of Increased Vulnerability to Sustain a Concussion in Females: A Brief Report. 10, (2019).

Wunderle, K., Hoeger, K., Wasserman, E., Bazarian, J. Menstrual phase as predictor of outcome after mild traumatic brain injury in women. 29, E1-8 (2014).

Epperson, C., Amin, Z., Ruparel, K., Gur, R., Loughead, J. Interactive Effects of Estrogen and Serotonin On Brain Activation During Working Memory and Affective Processing in Menopausal Women. 37, 372-382 (2012).

Matsumoto, T., Ushiroyama, T., Kimura, T., Hayashi, T., Moritani, T. Altered autonomic nervous system activity as a potential etiological factor of premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder. 1, 24 (2007).

Barth, C., Villringer, A., Sacher, J. Sex hormones affect neurotransmitters and shape the adult female brain during hormonal transition periods. 9, (2015).

Wurtman, J., Brzezinski, A., Wurtman, R., Laferrere, B. Effect of nutrient intake on premenstrual depression. 161, 1228-1234 (1989).

Sayegh, R., Schiff, I., Wurtman, J., Spiers, P., McDermott, J., Wurtman, R. The effect of a carbohydrate-rich beverage on mood, appetite, and cognitive function in women with premenstrual syndrome. 86, 520-528 (1995).

Yan, H., Yang, W., Zhou, F., Li, X., Pan, Q., Shen, Z., Han, G., Newell-Fugate, A., Tian, Y., Majeti, R., Liu, W., Xu, Y., Wu, C., Allred, K., Allred, C., Sun, Y., Guo, S. Estrogen Improves Insulin Sensitivity and Suppresses Gluconeogenesis via the Transcription Factor Foxo1. 68, 291-304 (2019).

Churchward-Venne, T., Holwerda, A., Phillips, S., Loon, L. What is the Optimal Amount of Protein to Support Post-Exercise Skeletal Muscle Reconditioning in the Older Adult?. 46, 1205-1212 (2016).

Neureuter, Z. Effects of a higher acute protein intake post muscle-damaging exercise on muscle recovery in older female endurance runners. , (2019).