Castizo Olier, Jorge (Date of defense: 2018-12-04)
Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a non-invasive technique widely used in body composition assessment. Nevertheless, its accuracy is compromised because of its reliance on regression equations ...
Pardo Fernández, Alba (Date of defense: 2014-01-24)
The behaviour of individuals, communities and populations is one of the major determinants of their health outcomes. This thesis presents the findings from three research projects related to the need ...
Nuell Turon, Sergi (Date of defense: 2019-09-25)
Sprint performance is one of the most highly prized faculties in the vast majority of sports, from short accelerations seen in team sports to high maximal speeds reached in track and field events. The ...
Barrero Franquet, Anna (Date of defense: 2014-09-16)
This thesis presents the results of two research studies related to the physiological demands, the energy balance and the muscle damage induced by an ultra-endurance triathlon. The first study of this ...
Bescós García, Raúl (Date of defense: 2011-12-22)
Nitric oxide or nitrogen monoxide (NO) is a tiny free radical gas. The discovery of this intriguing molecule has revolutionized physiology and pharmacology research during the last 20 years. Currently, ...
Rodríguez Zamora, Lara (Date of defense: 2013-12-10)
Synchronized swimming (SS) is a sports discipline combining swimming, dancing and gymnastics. Synchronized Swimmers perform a choreography called routine consisting of elaborate moves in the water ...
Vázquez Justes, Pablo (Date of defense: 2017-01-24)
A high disciplinary specialization and development of context-specific languages in sport science has promoted its current fragmentation and a lack of communication and transfer of knowledge among ...
Slapsinskaite, Agne (Date of defense: 2017-04-25)
This present document includes a doctoral thesis prepared at the University of Barcelona. This thesis was developed as a compendium of publications resulting from the accomplishments of the 3-year ...
Chaverri Jové, Diego (Date of defense: 2016-06-30)
The assessment of oxygen uptake (Vo2) in swimming is a complex and cumbersome procedure and still faces limitations imposed by the environment and the equipment. There are two different approaches to ...