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  1. Effects of blood flow restriction on mechanical properties of the rectus femoris muscle at rest

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, August 2023, Frontiers

    Athanasios Tsoukos

  2. Lower Fatigue in the Eccentric than the Concentric Phase of a Bench Press Set Executed with Maximum Velocity to Failure Against Both Heavy and Light Loads

    Article • Journal of Human Kinetics, July 2023, Termedia Sp. z.o.o.

    Athanasios Tsoukos

  3. Physiological Responses and Fatigue during a Repeated Shuttle-Sprint Running Test in Adolescent Schoolchildren: A Comparison between Sexes and Fatigue Calculation Methods

    Article • Children, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Athanasios Tsoukos

  4. Acute Effects of Varied Back Squat Activation Protocols on Muscle-Tendon Stiffness and Jumping Performance

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, January 2023, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Athanasios Tsoukos

  5. Effectiveness of either short-duration ischemic pre-conditioning, single-set high-resistance exercise, or their combination in potentiating bench press exercise performance

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, December 2022, Frontiers

    Athanasios Tsoukos

  6. Effects of Unilateral Conditioning Activity on Acute Performance Enhancement: A Systematic Review

    Article • Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, December 2022, Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

    Athanasios Tsoukos

  7. Changes in Body Composition and Strength after 12 Weeks of High-Intensity Functional Training with Two Different Loads in Physically Active Men and Women: A Randomized Controlled Study

    Article • Sports, January 2022, MDPI AG

    Athanasios Tsoukos

  8. Comparison of movement velocity and force-velocity parameters using a free video analysis software and a linear position transducer during unilateral and bilateral ballistic leg press

    Article • Biomedical Human Kinetics, December 2021, De Gruyter

    Athanasios Tsoukos

  9. The Effects of a Five-Month Lockdown Due to COVID-19 on Physical Fitness Parameters in Adolescent Students: A Comparison between Cohorts

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Athanasios Tsoukos

  10. The Effects of Ischemia During Rest Intervals on Bar Velocity in the Bench Press Exercise With Different External Loads

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, August 2021, Frontiers

    Athanasios Tsoukos

  11. Changes in EMG and movement velocity during a set to failure against different loads in the bench press exercise

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, August 2021, Wiley

    Michal Wilk, Athanasios Tsoukos

  12. The acute effects of different high-intensity conditioning activities on sprint performance differ between sprinters of different strength and power characteristics

    Article • Kinesiology, January 2021, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb

    Athanasios Tsoukos

  13. Potentiation of Bench Press Throw Performance Using a Heavy Load and Velocity-Based Repetition Control

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, May 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Athanasios Tsoukos

  14. Postactivation Potentiation of Bench Press Throw Performance Using Velocity-Based Conditioning Protocols with Low and Moderate Loads

    Article • Journal of Human Kinetics, August 2019, De Gruyter

    A. Prof Gregory C Bogdanis, Athanasios Tsoukos

  15. Anthropometric and Motor Performance Variables are Decisive Factors for the Selection of Junior National Female Volleyball Players

    Article • Journal of Human Kinetics, July 2019, De Gruyter

    A. Prof Gregory C Bogdanis, Athanasios Tsoukos

  16. Effects of low volume isometric leg press complex training at two knee angles on force-angle relationship and rate of force development

    Article • European Journal of Sport Science, August 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Athanasios Tsoukos, Spyridon Methenitis

  17. Data benchmarking through a longitudinal study in high-level men’s volleyball

    Article • International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, May 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Athanasios Tsoukos

  18. Muscle Fiber and Performance Changes after Fast Eccentric Complex Training

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, April 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Athanasios Tsoukos

  19. Upper and Lower Body Power are Strong Predictors for Selection of Male Junior National Volleyball Team Players

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, January 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Athanasios Tsoukos

  20. Comparison between Unilateral and Bilateral Plyometric Training on Single and Double Leg Jumping Performance and Strength

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, April 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Athanasios Tsoukos

  21. Improvement of Long-Jump Performance During Competition Using a Plyometric Exercise

    Article • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, February 2017, Human Kinetics

    Athanasios Tsoukos

  22. Delayed effects of a low volume, power-type resistance exercise session on explosive performance

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, January 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Athanasios Tsoukos

  23. Acute Improvement of Vertical Jump Performance After Isometric Squats Depends on Knee Angle and Vertical Jumping Ability

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, August 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Athanasios Tsoukos

  24. Effects of Muscle Action Type With Equal Impulse of Conditioning Activity on Postactivation Potentiation

    Article • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, September 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    A. Prof Gregory C Bogdanis, Athanasios Tsoukos