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Specificity of Acceleration, Maximum Speed, and Agility in Professional Soccer Players by Little, Thomas, Williams, Alun G

“…High-speed actions are known to impact soccer performance and can be categorized into actions requiring maximal speed, acceleration, or agility. Contradictory…”
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Similarity of polygenic profiles limits the potential for elite human physical performance by Williams, Alun G., Folland, Jonathan P.

“…Human physical capability is influenced by many environmental and genetic factors, and it is generally accepted that physical capability phenotypes are highly…”
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Polygenic Profile of Elite Strength Athletes by Moreland, Ethan, Borisov, Oleg V., Semenova, Ekaterina A., Larin, Andrey K., Andryushchenko, Oleg N., Andryushchenko, Liliya B., Generozov, Edward V., Williams, Alun G., Ahmetov, Ildus I.

“…ABSTRACTMoreland, E, Borisov, OV, Semenova, EA, Larin, AK, Andryushchenko, ON, Andryushchenko, LB, Generozov, EV, Williams, AG, and Ahmetov, II. Polygenic…”
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EFFECTS OF DIFFERENTIAL STRETCHING PROTOCOLS DURING WARM-UPS ON HIGH-SPEED MOTOR CAPACITIES IN PROFESSIONAL SOCCER PLAYERS by LITTLE, THOMAS, WILLIAMS, ALUN G

“…The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of different modes of stretching within a pre-exercise warm-up on high-speed motor capacities important to…”
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The PPARGC1A Gly482Ser polymorphism is associated with elite long-distance running performance by Hall, Elliott C.R., Lockey, Sarah J., Heffernan, Shane M., Herbert, Adam J., Stebbings, Georgina K., Day, Stephen H., Collins, Malcolm, Pitsiladis, Yannis P., Erskine, Robert M., Williams, Alun G.

“…Success in long-distance running relies on multiple factors including oxygen utilisation and lactate metabolism, and genetic associations with athlete status…”
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Genes and Weightlifting Performance by Kikuchi, Naoki, Moreland, Ethan, Homma, Hiroki, Semenova, Ekaterina A, Saito, Mika, Larin, Andrey K, Kobatake, Naoyuki, Yusupov, Rinat A, Okamoto, Takanobu, Nakazato, Koichi, Williams, Alun G, Generozov, Edward V, Ahmetov, Ildus I

“…A recent case-control study identified 28 DNA polymorphisms associated with strength athlete status. However, studies of genotype-phenotype design are required…”
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Dietary Protein Requirement Threshold and Micronutrients Profile in Healthy Older Women Based on Relative Skeletal Muscle Mass by Khanal, Praval, He, Lingxiao, Degens, Hans, Stebbings, Georgina K., Onambele-Pearson, Gladys L., Williams, Alun G., Thomis, Martine, Morse, Christopher I.

“…Although multiple nutrients have shown protective effects with regard to preserving muscle function, the recommended amount of dietary protein and other…”
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COL5A1 gene variants previously associated with reduced soft tissue injury risk are associated with elite athlete status in rugby by Heffernan, Shane M, Kilduff, Liam P, Erskine, Robert M, Day, Stephen H, Stebbings, Georgina K, Cook, Christian J, Raleigh, Stuart M, Bennett, Mark A, Wang, Guan, Collins, Malcolm, Pitsiladis, Yannis P, Williams, Alun G

“…Two common single nucleotide polymorphisms within the COL5A1 gene (SNPs; rs12722 C/T and rs3196378 C/A) have previously been associated with tendon and…”
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Gene polymorphisms and fiber-type composition of human skeletal muscle by Ahmetov, Ildus I, Vinogradova, Olga L, Williams, Alun G

“…The ability to perform aerobic or anaerobic exercise varies widely among individuals, partially depending on their muscle-fiber composition. Variability in the…”
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Inter-individual variability in the adaptation of human muscle specific tension to progressive resistance training by Erskine, Robert M., Jones, David A., Williams, Alun G., Stewart, Claire E., Degens, Hans

“…Considerable variation exists between people in the muscle response to resistance training, but there are numerous ways muscle might adapt to overload that…”
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Genetics of muscle strength and power: Polygenic profile similarity limits skeletal muscle performance by Hughes, David C., Day, Stephen H., Ahmetov, Ildus I., Williams, Alun G.

“…Environmental and genetic factors influence muscle function, resulting in large variations in phenotype between individuals. Multiple genetic variants…”
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combined impact of metabolic gene polymorphisms on elite endurance athlete status and related phenotypes by Ahmetov, Ildus I, Williams, Alun G, Popov, Daniil V, Lyubaeva, Ekaterina V, Hakimullina, Albina M, Fedotovskaya, Olga N, Mozhayskaya, Irina A, Vinogradova, Olga L, Astratenkova, Irina V, Montgomery, Hugh E, Rogozkin, Viktor A

“…Endurance performance is a complex phenotype subject to the influence of both environmental and genetic factors. Although the last decade has seen a variety of…”
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The current use, and opinions of elite athletes and support staff in relation to genetic testing in elite sport within the UK by Varley, Ian, Patel, Seema, Williams, Alun G, Hennis, Philip J

“…The purpose of the study was to investigate the current use of genetic testing in UK elite sport and assess how genetic testing might be received by those…”
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The FTO A/T polymorphism and elite athletic performance: a study involving three groups of European athletes by Eynon, Nir, Nasibulina, Emiliya S, Banting, Lauren K, Cieszczyk, Pawel, Maciejewska-Karlowska, Agnieszka, Sawczuk, Marek, Bondareva, Elvira A, Shagimardanova, Roza R, Raz, Maytal, Sharon, Yael, Williams, Alun G, Ahmetov, Ildus I, Lucia, Alejandro, Birk, Ruth

“…The FTO A/T polymorphism (rs9939609) is a strong candidate to influence obesity-related traits. Elite athletes from many different sporting disciplines are…”
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Human COL5A1 rs12722 gene polymorphism and tendon properties in vivo in an asymptomatic population by Foster, Brandon Paul, Morse, Christopher I., Onambele, Gladys L., Williams, Alun G.

“…Purpose Gene variants encoding for proteins involved in homeostatic processes within tendons may influence its material and mechanical properties in humans…”
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Genetic Factors That Could Affect Concussion Risk in Elite Rugby by Antrobus, Mark R, Brazier, Jon, Stebbings, Georgina K, Day, Stephen H, Heffernan, Shane M, Kilduff, Liam P, Erskine, Robert M, Williams, Alun G

“…Elite rugby league and union have some of the highest reported rates of concussion (mild traumatic brain injury) in professional sport due in part to their…”
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Tendon and Ligament Injuries in Elite Rugby: The Potential Genetic Influence by Brazier, Jon, Antrobus, Mark, Stebbings, Georgina K, Day, Stephen H, Heffernan, Shane M, Cross, Matthew J, Williams, Alun G

“…This article reviews tendon and ligament injury incidence and severity within elite rugby union and rugby league. Furthermore, it discusses the biological…”
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Variants within the MMP3 gene and patellar tendon properties in vivo in an asymptomatic population by Foster, Brandon Paul, Morse, Christopher I., Onambele, Gladys L., Williams, Alun G.

“…Background/aim Gene variants encoding for proteins involved in homeostatic processes within tendons may influence its material and mechanical properties in…”
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The HIF1A Gene Pro582Ser Polymorphism in Russian Strength Athletes by Gabbasov, Rashid T, Arkhipova, Alina A, Borisova, Alyona V, Hakimullina, Albina M, Kuznetsova, Alexandra V, Williams, Alun G, Day, Stephen H, Ahmetov, Ildus I

“…ABSTRACTGabbasov, RT, Arkhipova, AA, Borisova, AV, Hakimullina, AM, Kuznetsova, AV, Williams, AG, Day, SH, and Ahmetov, II. The HIF1A gene Pro582Ser…”
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Genomics in rugby union: A review and future prospects by Heffernan, Shane M., Kilduff, Liam P., Day, Stephen H., Pitsiladis, Yannis P., Williams, Alun G.

“…This article introduces some aspects of sports genomics in a rugby union context, considers the rugby-specific genetic data in the published literature and…”
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