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    • Analysis of the variables influencing success in elite handball with polar coordinates 

      Font, Roger; Daza, Gabriel; Irurtia, Alfredo; Tremps, Victor; Cadens, Maria; Mesas, Jose Antonio; Iglesias, Xavier (Sustainability. 2022;14(23):15542, 2022)
      In today’s elite handball, coaching staff seek to know as much as possible about all the details of their sport to gain an advantage by adapting their model of play or by looking for the opponent’s weak ...
    • Bioelectrical impedance vector and creatine phosphokinase changes induced by a high-intensity training session in rink hockey players 

      Cebrián-Ponce, Álex; Garnacho-Castaño, Manuel V.; Castellano-Fàbrega, Mercè; Castizo-Olier, Jorge; Carrasco-Marginet, Marta; Serra-Paya, Noemí; Irurtia, Alfredo (Applied Sciences. 2022;12(2):751, 2022)
      This study aimed to analyze anthropometric and whole-body/muscle-localized bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) adaptations and their relation to creatine kinase (CK) as a biomarker of muscle ...
    • Monitoring external load in elite male handball players depending on playing positions 

      FONT, ROGER; Karcher, Claude; Reche, Xavier; Carmona, Gerard; Tremps, Victor; Irurtia, Alfredo (Biology of Sport. 2021;38(3):475-481, 2021)
      Monitoring workload is critical for elite training and competition, as well as preventing potential sports injuries. The assessment of external load in team sports has been provided with new technologies ...
    • Physical fitness and performance in talented & untalented young Chinese soccer players 

      Irurtia, Alfredo; Torres-Mestre, Víctor M.; Cebrián-Ponce, Álex; Carrasco-Marginet, Marta; Altarriba-Bartes, Albert; Vives-Usón, Marc; Cos, Francesc; Castizo-Olier, Jorge (Healthcare. 2022;10:98, 2022-01-04)
      Sports performance is a complex process that involves many factors, including ethnic and racial differences. China’s youth soccer is in a process of constant development, although information about the ...
    • Segmental body composition estimated by specific BIVA and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry 

      Stagi, Silvia; Irurtia, Alfredo; Rosales Rafel, Quim; Cabras, Stefano; Buffa, Roberto; Carrasco-Marginet, Marta; Castizo-Olier, Jorge (Clinical Nutrition.2021;40(4):1621-1627, 2021-04)
      Aims: The aim of this study was to analyse the association between specific bioelectric impedance vector analysis (BIVA) and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) to assess segmental body composition ...
    • The effects of COVID-19 lockdown on jumping performance and aerobic capacity in elite handball players 

      FONT, ROGER; Irurtia, Alfredo; Gutierrez, Jose Antonio; Salas, Sebastià; Vila, Enric; Carmona, Gerard (Biology of Sport. 2021;38(4):753–759, 2021-10-22)
      The aim of this research was to analyse the capacity of a home-based training programme to preserve aerobic capacity and jumping performance in top-level handball players during the COVID-19 lockdown. ...