Tag Archives: Bioenergetics

I Jornada de Recerca en Ciències de l’Esport

Amb motiu del 40è aniversari de l’INEFC de Barcelona, s’ha organitzat la I Jornada Catalana de Recerca en Ciències de l’Activitat Física i l’Esport el 15 de juny de 2016 a l’INEFC Barcelona.   Podeu consultar el llibre de resums … Continue reading

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Paper published in the Chinese Journal of Physiology

The paper entitled “Physiological demands of cyclists during an ultra-endurance relay race: a field study report”, authored by Bescós R, Rodríguez FA, Iglesias X, Knechtle B, Benítez A, Marina M, Padullés JM, Vázquez J, and Torrado P. , has been published in the Chinese Journal of Physiology (Chin … Continue reading

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Club Natació Sabadell with the ALTITUDE Project

The largest swimming club in Catalonia and Spain, Club Natació Sabadell, is making a great contribution to the Altitude Project in front of the failure to use the new pool complex in Car Sant Cugat. Initial and final testing, as well … Continue reading

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Article in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

The article “Acute administration of inorganic nitrate reduces VO2peak in endurance athletes”, authored by Raúl Bescós, Ferran A. Rodríguez, Xavier Iglesias, Miguel D. Ferrer, Elena Iborra, and Antoni Pons, has been published in the October 2011 issue of the journal … Continue reading

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Paper published in Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

The paper entitled “VO2 off transient kinetics in extreme intensity swimming”, authored by Sousa A., Figueiredo P., Keskinen K.L., Rodriguez F.A., Machado L., Vilas-Boas J.P., and Fernandes R.J., has been published in the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (Impact Factor: … Continue reading

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TRIATHLON Project: Testing the new Polar RCX5

This weekend we tested the new Polar RCX5 multisport computers with 6 triathletes in the  IRONCAT long distance triathlon (3,8 km swim, 180 km bike, 42,2 km run). The zero-version monitors were provided by the Sport Science Collaboration Department of … Continue reading

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Paper accepted in International Journal of Sports Medicine

The paper entitled “VO2 kinetics in 200-m race-pace front crawl swimming”, authored by Sousa A., Figueiredo P., Oliveira N., Oliveira J., Silva A., Keskinen K.L., Rodríguez F.A., Machado L., Vilas-Boas J.P., and Fernandes R.J., has been accepted for publication in the … Continue reading

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TRIATHLON Project: Extreme Man Salou-Costa Daurada 226 km race

Members of our research group are conducting the first phase of the TRIATHLON Project, which aims at characterizing the bioenergetic requirements of different triathlon events. The first study will be focused on long distance triathlon (3800 m swim, 180 km cycling, … Continue reading

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Article accepted in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

The article entitled “Acute administration of inorganic nitrate reduces VO2peak in endurance athletes”, authored by Raúl Bescós, Ferran A. Rodríguez, Xavier Iglesias, Miguel D. Ferrer, Elena Iborra, and Antoni Pons, has been accepted for publication in the October 2011 issue … Continue reading

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SYNCHRO Project launched / Comença el SYNCHRO Project

The first phase of the SYNCHRO Project, a study on bioenergetics and motion analysis of synchronized swimming, started last 26-27th of February during the Spanish Championships held in Barcelona. A team of 17 researchers collected beat-to-beat heart rates, serial blood … Continue reading

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