ReviewSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2019
Genetic Approaches for Sports Performance: How Far Away Are We?
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Examining the relationship between genetic polymorphisms (BDKRB2, GNB3, HIF1A, MCT1, NOS3) and endurance athlete status.European journal of applied physiology · 2024Pooled it
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- Dietary polyphenols and human health: sources, biological activities, nutritional and immunological aspects, and bioavailability- a comprehensive review.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Polyphenols: Secondary Metabolites with a Biological Impression.Nutrients · 2024Review
- The molecular athlete: exercise physiology from mechanisms to medals.Physiological reviews · 2023Review
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- Genetics and sports performance: the present and future in the identification of talent for sports based on DNA testing.European journal of applied physiology · 2022Review
- Genetic differentiation in East African ethnicities and its relationship with endurance running success.PloS one · 2022Article
- Genetic profiles to identify talents in elite endurance athletes and professional football players.PloS one · 2022Article
- Genetic Profile in Genes Associated with Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Elite Spanish Male Endurance Athletes.Genes · 2021Article
- Sex-based limits to running speed in the human, horse and dog: The role of sexual dimorphisms.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2021Review
- Energy Drinks and Sports Performance, Cardiovascular Risk, and Genetic Associations; Future Prospects.Nutrients · 2021Review
- Causes and Consequences of Interindividual Response Variability: A Call to Apply a More Rigorous Research Design in Acute Exercise-Cognition Studies.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
- Genetic test for the personalization of sport training.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2020Review
- Deciphering the Role of Polyphenols in Sports Performance: From Nutritional Genomics to the Gut Microbiota toward Phytonutritional Epigenomics.Nutrients · 2020Review
- Sports Nutrition for Optimal Athletic Performance and Health: Old, New and Future Perspectives.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2019Article
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Abstract
Humans vary in their 'natural ability' related to sports performance. One facet of natural ability reflects so-called intrinsic ability or the ability to do well with minimal training. A second facet of natural ability is how rapidly an individual adapts to training; this is termed trainability. A third facet is the upper limit achievable after years of prolonged intense training; this represents both intrinsic ability and also trainability. There are other features of natural ability to consider, for example body size, because some events, sports, or positions favor participants of different sizes. In this context, the physiological determinants of elite endurance performance, especially running and cycling, are well known and can be used as a template to discuss these general issues. The key determinants of endurance performance include maximal oxygen uptake [Formula: see text], the lactate threshold, and running economy (efficiency in the case of cycling or other sports). In this article, I use these physiological determinants to explore what is known about the genetics of endurance performance. My main conclusion is that at this time there are very few, if any, obvious relationships between these key physiological determinants of performance and DNA sequence variation. Several potential reasons for this lack of relationship will be discussed.
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