Author Archives: ferranarodriguez

New in PLoS ONE: BIVA in sport and exercise

The paper entitled “Bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) in sport and exercise: Systematic review and future perspectives”, authored by Jorge Castizo-Olier, Alfredo Irurtia, Monèm Jemni, Marta Carrasco-Marginet, Raúl Fernández-García, and Ferran A. Rodríguez, has been published in PLoS ONE (IF 2.806) in Open Access. The paper systematically reviews the sources … Continue reading

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Sailing science with FNOB – Barcelona World Race

The Fundació Navegació Oceànica Barcelona (FNOB) continues to foster scientific research during the Barcelona World Race (BWR) through an initiative provisionally called FNOBLab. Ocean sailing around-the-world regattas, such as the BWR, are unbeatable test platforms for scientific research projects that … Continue reading

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New paper in International Journal of Sport Physiology and Performance

The paper entitled “Dynamics of the metabolic response during a competitive 100-m freestyle in elite male swimmers“, by Philippe Hellard, Robin Pla, Ferran A. Rodríguez, David Simbana and David B. Pyne, has been published in the International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance … Continue reading

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New in Entropy

The paper entitled “Assessment of heart rate variability during an endurance mountain trail race by multi-scale entropy analysis“, authored by Montserrat Vallverdú, Aroa Ruiz-Muñoz, Emma Roca, Pere Caminal, Ferran A. Rodríguez, Alfredo Irurtia and Alexandre Perera has been published in Entropy  … Continue reading

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Lecture at the 6th Beijing Sports University International Altitude/Hypoxia Symposium

The prestigious Beijing Sports University, one of the Worlds largest sports academic institutions with over 10,000 students, successfully organized the 6th edition of their renowned International Altitude/Hypoxia Symposium. Six international experts were invited to lecture in the meeting (from left to right … Continue reading

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New article in Int J Sports Med

The article entitled “Validity of postexercise measurements to estimate peak VO2 in 200-m and 400-m maximal swims“, by Ferran A. Rodríguez, Diego Chaverri, Xavier Iglesias, Thorsten Schuller, and Uwe Hoffmann, has been published in the International Journal of Sports Medicine … Continue reading

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Rafael Tarragó, nou doctor per la UB

El 25 de gener d’enguany va defensar la seva tesi doctoral, obtenint el grau de doctor per la Universitat de Barcelona amb la qualificació d’excel·lent cum laude, en Rafael Tarragó García. La tesi es titula “Estructura temporal, interacción táctica y eficacia … Continue reading

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ECSS 2016 Annual Congress in Vienna

A group of GRCE members have attended the 21st annual Congress of the ECSS in Vienna (6-9 July, 2016), and two oral communications were presented: Rodríguez F.A., Chaverri D., Rodríguez-Zamora L., Carrasco M., Irurtia A., Iglesias X. Oxygen uptake and … Continue reading

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New paper in Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism

The paper entitled “Estimating peak oxygen uptake based on postexercise measurements in swimming“, authored by Diego Chaverri, Thorsten Schuller, Xavier Iglesias, Uwe Hoffmann, and Ferran A. Rodríguez has been published in Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism (JCR IF: 2.339). The article … Continue reading

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Paper accepted at Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

  The paper entitled “Maximal aerobic frequency of ball hitting (MAF): A new training load parameter in tennis”, authored by Ernest Baiget, Xavier Iglesias and Ferran A. Rodríguez has been accepted for publication at SCR (IF 2.075). The paper evaluates a new … Continue reading

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