• Acute impact of exercise order on repetition performance, perceived fatigue, and grip endurance in grapplers 

      Belo, Wesley Rodrigues; Øvretveit, Karsten; De Salles, Belmiro F; dos Santos, Luiz Gustavo Dias; Laginestra, Fabio Giuseppe; Dias, Ingrid B; Miarka, Bianca; Simão, Roberto (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Background. Grip performance is a fundamental attribute in grappling sports. Problem and aim. Concurrent training may impact physical function and thus sport-specific training performance. We investigated whether resistance ...
    • Post-Exercise Hypotension in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 

      Belo, Wesley Rodrigues; de Castro, Lucas Fenta; Palmieri, Diego Cesar; dos Santos, Luiz Gustavo Dias; Herrera-Valenzuela, Tomás; dos Santos, Marco Antonio Ferreira; Øvretveit, Karsten; Simão, Roberto (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Hypertension is a leading preventable cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Exercise is a widely recommended treatment strategy that has been shown to cause both acute and chronic reductions in blood pressure. This ...