Is recovery driven by central or peripheral factors? A role for the brain in recovery following intermittent-sprint exercise.

Prolonged intermittent-sprint exercise (i.e. team sports) induce disturbances in skeletal muscle structure and function that are associated with reduced contractile function, a cascade of inflammatory responses, perceptual soreness and a delayed return to optimal physical performance. In this contex...

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Main Authors: Geoffrey M Minett, Rob eDuffield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2014.00024/full