R C So's research while affiliated with Hong Kong Institute of Technology and other places

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There is a scarcity of descriptive data on the performance capacity of elite badminton players, whose fitness requirements are quite specific. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the physiological response of elite badminton players in a sport-specific fitness test. Twelve Hong Kong national badminton team players performed a field test on...
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There is a scarcity of descriptive data on the physiological characteristics of elite Asian squash players. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the physiological profile and sports specific fitness of Hong Kong elite squash players. It was conducted before the selection of the Hong Kong national squash team for the 1992 Asian Squash Champions...
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There is a scarcity of descriptive data on the physiological characteristics of elite Asian junior soccer players. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cardiorespiratory fitness and isokinetic muscle strength of elite junior soccer players in Hong Kong. It was conducted in conjunction with the selection of the Hong Kong team to the 1989 Go...
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There is a scarcity of descriptive data on the physiological characteristics of elite Asian lightweight rowers. This study evaluated the maximal aerobic power of 9 Hong Kong elite lightweight rowers. A 6-min all-out test with a rowing ergometer was used to evaluate physiological performance. Measurements of heart rate (HR), minute ventilation ([lat...

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... Three hundred and seventy (370) participants were initially recruited from North-West Germany (Oldenburg, Germany) between September 2021 and April 2022 from a sports study program and local sports club. To answer the research question, MSt values of the plantar flexors were screened for imbalances of at least 10% between legs, as Chin et al. [32] refer to enhanced risk of injury due to a 10% bilateral leg strength difference and Lantto et al. [16] and Stevens et al. [12] demonstrated muscular imbalances after finishing rehabilitation. Participants that demonstrated an MSt difference of at least 10% between their right and left plantar flexors in the extended knee MVC testing in the pre-test were included for further evaluation. ...
... Estos resultados pueden ser consecuencia de una especialización derivada de las demandas propias de este lado de juego, lo que indica la existencia de características físicas diferentes para cada lado de juego. Estos datos concuerdan con estudios previos que sugieren que el exceso de grasa corporal en jugadores de alto nivel puede aumentar el gasto de energía durante una competición, generando un impacto negativo en el rendimiento físico (Chin et al., 1995), por lo que la exigencia física sería superior en aquellas jugadoras que desarrollan su juego en el lado izquierdo de la pista de pádel. ...
... For example, Madsen et al. (2016) reported that the results of the on-court endurance test developed by the authors correlated with players' national singles rankings in Denmark, whereas those of the Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test (i.e., conventional running test) did not. Chin et al. (1995) measured BLa, heart rate (HR), and maximum performance (number of levels achieved) in their original on-court endurance test with incremental loads. Their original index of three measurements correlated with the competitive level of badminton. ...