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The purpose of this study was to compare the prefrontal cortex (PFC) blood flow variation and time on in males and females while performing a motor task and imagery perspectives. Eighteen right handed subjects (11 males and 7 females) were volunteers to this study. All subjects went through three randomly conditions, a motor task condition (MT) in which they had to do a simple finger tap. The other conditions included practicing imagery in first and third views. During all the conditions, the fNIRS device was attached to the subject forehead to obtain the blood flow; the total time in each task which was measured with a chronometer. No difference had been found in any condition for both sexes in the PFC and time, nor for all subjects integrated in the PFC. Therefore, we conclu-de that both imageries can be used to mentally train a motor task, and probably both sexes can be benefited.

A maioria dos esportes coletivos (ex.: futebol, basquete, handebol) tem como característica a intermitência, flutuando entre breves períodos de esforços máximos ou próximos ao máximo seguidos de períodos e formas de recuperação. Alguns autores têm proposto diversos testes que tem por finalidade mensurar a capacidade desses atletas em realizar esforços repetidos máximos (RSA), a qual estaria diretamente relacionada aos momentos decisivos durante partida. Dessa forma, o presente estudo teve como objetivo descrever os diferentes protocolos de testes para avaliar a RSA em jogadores de futebol, com base em artigos originais e algumas revisões levantadas na base de dados Medline. Diante dos achados, sugerimos a utilização de quatro protocolos, dois envolvendo sprints lineares (AZIZ et al., 2008; REILLY, 2001) e dois utilizando sprints com mudanças de direção (BANGSBO, 2008; IMPELLIZZERI et al., 2008) para avaliação da RSA em jogadores de futebol, gerando importantes parâmetros de desempenho, que permitem ainda a elaboração de programas de treinamento para a melhora dessa capacidade. Recomendamos ainda, a utilização do tempo médio e/ou total como uma medida geral da capacidade de realizar sprints repetidos e as parciais de tempo de cada sprint para identificar possíveis pontos fortes e fraco de cada atleta.The most of team sports (soccer, basketball, handball) is characterized by intermittency, fluctuating between brief periods of maximum effort or near the maximum followed by periods and forms of recovery. Some authors have proposed several tests to measure the ability of these athletes to perform repeated sprints (repeated sprint ability - RSA), which would be directly related to the decisive moments during match. Then, this study aimed to describe the different test protocols to assess RSA in soccer players, based on original articles and reviews selected in some databases (Medline). Therefore, we suggest four protocols, two involving sprints linear (Aziz et al. 2008; Reilly, 2001) and two involving sprints with changes of direction (Bangsbo, 2008; Impellizzeri et al., 2008) to evaluate the RSA in soccer players, generating important performance parameters, which allow to develop training programs to improve that capacity. We also recommend the use of average and/or total time as a general measure of ability to perform repeated sprints and the partial duration of each sprint to identify strengths and weakness of each athlete.

O objetivo do presente estudo foi investigar os efeitos ergogênicos da ingestão de cafeína, sobre o desempenho motor de atletas de judô feminino. Participaram do estudo 13 atletas do sexo feminino (17,6 ± 1,6 anos, 58,3 ± 11,4 kg, 162 ± 4,1 cm, 22,5 ± 4 kg/m²), vinculadas à Federação Paranaense de Judô, por pelo menos dois anos. O desempenho motor foi avaliado mediante a utilização do Special Judô Fitness Test (SJFT), a partir do qual foi analisado o número de arremessos em cada bloco, número total de arremessos, frequência cardíaca (FC) final e de recuperação e o índice no SJFT. Os sujeitos foram testados em duas condições, após ingestão de cafeína (6 mg.kg-1) ou placebo (dextrose) 60 minutos antes dos testes, em um delineamento duplo-cego, cruzado. O número de arremessos em cada bloco não diferiu entre as condições cafeína (CAF) e placebo (PL) (Bloco A: 4,53 ± 0,51 CAF e 4,46 ± 0,51 PL; Bloco B: 8,3 ± 0,63 CAF e 8,23 ± 0,72 PL; Bloco C: 7,23 ± 0,59 CAF e 7,46 ± 0,77 PL), bem como o número total de arremessos (20,07 ± 1,18 CAF e 20,15 ± 1,67 PL), FC (Final: 190,3 ± 9,63 bpm CAF e 190,69 ± 9,19 bpm PL; Recuperação: 162,07 ± 13,78 bpm CAF e 164,3 ± 9,64 bpm PL) e índice no SJFT (17,59 ± 1,4 CAF e 17,75 ± 1,98 PL). A ingestão de cafeína não melhorou o desempenho durante atividade de alta intensidade e curta duração em lutadores de judô.The objective of this study was to investigate the ergogenic effects of caffeine on motor performance of judo female athletes. Thirteen female athletes (17.6 ± 1.6 years, 58.3 ± 11.4 kg, 162 ± 4.1 cm, 22.5 ± 4 kg/m²), registered in the State Federation of Judo for at least two years, participated in this study. The motor performance was assessed using the Special Judo Fitness Test (SJFT), from which was considered the number of throws in each block, the total number of throws, recovery and final heart rate (HR) and final score in SJFT. The subjects were tested in two different conditions, after ingestion of gelatin capsules of caffeine (6 mg.kg-1) or placebo (dextrose) 60 minutes before testing in a randomized double-blind, crossover study. The number of throws in each block did not differs between the caffeine (CAF) and placebo (PL) conditions (Block A: 4.53 ± 0.51 CAF and 4.46 ± 0.51 PL; Block B: 8.3 ± 0.63 CAF and 8.23 ± 0.72 PL; Block C: 7.23 ± 0.59 CAF and 7.46 ± 0.77 PL), as well as the total number of throws (20.07 ± 1.18 CAF and 20.15 ± 1.67 PL), HR (Final: 190.3 ± 9.63 bpm CAF and 190.69 ± 9.19 bpm PL; Recovery 162.07 ± 13.78 bpm CAF and 164.3 ± 9.64 bpm PL) and final score in SJFT (17.59 ± 1.4 CAF and 17.75 ± 1.98 PL). Ingestion of caffeine did not improve performance during high intensity and short duration exercise in judo fighters

Abstract Aim: To investigate the effects of low-intensity walk training with and without blood flow restriction (BRF) on resting heart rate variability (HRV) and blood pressure (BP) in middle-aged men. Methods: Twenty-one men were randomly assigned into the walk training group with (BRF-W; n = 11) and without (NOR-W; n = 10) BFR. The resting HRV and blood pressure were assessed pre- and post-6 weeks of the intervention [3 times/week, 5 sets of 3-min walking (6 km.h-1) with 1-min of rest, totalizing 18 sessions of training]. The BFR-W group received the occlusive stimulus before of training sessions though of a standard sphygmomanometer and performed the training sessions with the vascular occlusion (80-100 mmHg) in both the legs. Results: Only BRF-W group improved HRV on time domain indices (SDNN and RMSSD; p < 0.05) after training but it was not found differences on frequency domain indices. In addition, systolic blood pressure (SBP) improved after training (PRE: 128.5 ± 5.9 vs POST: 119.1 ± 8.6 mmHg; Cohen’s d = -1.30; p < 0.01) only in BFR-W group. There was not a significant difference on diastolic blood pressure (DBP) after training, however, effect size was moderate for BFR-W (Cohen’s d = -0.56; p > 0.05). Conclusion: Our results showed that walking training with blood flow restriction can improve health cardiovascular parameters in middle-aged men.