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Endurance Training Protocol and Longitudinal Performance Assays for Drosophila melanogaster
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2012
We describe the first endurance training protocol for an important genetic model species, Drosophila melanogaster, and outline several assays to chart improvements in mobility following training.
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Muscle Function Obtained with Motion Mode Ultrasound and Surface Electromyography during Core Endurance Exercise
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2022
This protocol uses motion mode ultrasound and surface electromyography simultaneously to measure muscle function of the core. Muscle thickness and activation of the local stabilizers (e.g., transverse abdominis, internal oblique) and global movers (e.g., external oblique) is achievable during specific time points of the side plank and dead bug exercises.
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A Neuroscientific Approach to the Examination of Concussions in Student-Athletes
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2014
There is great variability in an individual’s risk for concussion and their corresponding recovery. A multifaceted approach to concussion evaluation is warranted; including baseline testing of athletes before participation in sport and timely evaluation post injury. The goal of this protocol is to provide an appropriate multifaceted approach to examine concussions.
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Assessment of Swim Endurance and Swim Behavior in Adult Zebrafish
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2021
Capable of functional recovery after spinal cord injury, adult zebrafish is a premier model system to elucidate innate mechanisms of neural regeneration. Here, we describe swim endurance and swim behavior assays as functional readouts of spinal cord regeneration.
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A Multi-Modal Approach to Assessing Recovery in Youth Athletes Following Concussion
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2014
This article provides an overview of a multi-modal approach to assessing recovery following concussion in youth athletes. The described protocol uses pre- and post-concussion assessment of performance across a wide variety of domains and can inform the development of improved concussion rehabilitation protocols specific to the youth sport community.
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During prolonged exercise, oxygen delivery links respiratory and cardiovascular function to muscle energy production. Oxygen supports mitochondrial ATP production, supplying usable energy for continued contraction. This connection makes endurance performance dependent on more than muscle activity alone: changes in oxygen transport or mitochondrial energy generation can alter how effectively the body sustains physical demand.
Repeated training can produce several coordinated adaptations rather than a single change. Increased stroke volume can support cardiovascular delivery, while greater mitochondrial density and capillarization can improve the muscle’s capacity to receive and use oxygen. Together, these changes help explain increased resistance to fatigue and provide biological markers for studying adaptation to sustained exercise.
Fuel selection and internal regulation shape how long effort can be maintained. Working muscles regulate glycogen use and fat oxidation, while the body also manages fluid balance and heat dissipation. Studying these processes together helps distinguish energy supply from environmental and physiological strain, clarifying why sustained performance depends on both metabolism and temperature control.
Because they repeatedly expose integrated systems to sustained physical demand, endurance athletes allow researchers to examine exercise adaptation across cardiovascular function, muscle metabolism, and fatigue resistance. Their physiology also helps connect cellular processes, such as mitochondrial energy production, with whole-body outcomes, including performance limits and cardiovascular health.
Such studies can illuminate how training changes energy metabolism, cardiovascular function, and resistance to fatigue. They can also clarify the limits of human performance by relating oxygen delivery, mitochondrial ATP production, fuel use, fluid balance, and heat dissipation to sustained demand. These outcomes make the topic relevant to both basic biology and exercise-focused research.
Findings can inform training strategies by identifying adaptations associated with sustained effort, including changes in stroke volume, mitochondrial density, and capillarization. The same framework supports research on cardiovascular health and on conditions that disrupt oxygen delivery, energy metabolism, fluid regulation, or heat control. Endurance research therefore connects performance science with broader questions about human physiology.