Purpose Sleep deprivation (SD) seems to impair endurance performance. However, little research is available on the effects of SD in the context of repeated bouts of endurance exercise. The effect of recovery sleep on endurance performance is also poorly understood. Methods Twenty-six male amateur cyclists/triathletes (mean ± SD: age 30.5 ± 8.8 yr, $$\dot{\text{V}}{\mathrm{O}}$$ V ˙ O 2peak 55.3 ± 4.9 mL/kg/min) were randomly a...

Purpose This study investigated the effect of ischemic preconditioning (IP) on metaboreflex activation following dynamic leg extension exercise in a group of healthy participants. Method Seventeen healthy participants were recruited. IP and SHAM treatments (3 × 5 min cuff occlusion at 220 mmHg or 20 mmHg, respectively) were administered in a randomized order to the upper part of exercising leg’s thigh only. Muscle pain intensi...