Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (JSSM)

18/01/2026

🎙️ JSSM Research Spotlight — Podcast Episode
Can artificial intelligence provide exercise training advice that matches—or even exceeds—that of personal trainers? 🤖🏋️‍♂️

Our new study, published in the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (JSSM), compares ChatGPT’s responses with those of personal trainers when answering common exercise training questions.

🔎 Episode Highlights:

Evaluated the accuracy, clarity, and completeness of answers to typical exercise training questions

Compared responses from ChatGPT and certified personal trainers

Found that ChatGPT provided more comprehensive and consistent answers across multiple domains

Discusses implications for exercise education, coach support tools, and public access to training information

💡 Why it matters:

AI tools are increasingly used by athletes and the general public for training guidance. Understanding their strengths and limitations, relative to human professionals, is essential for responsible integration into exercise science and coaching practice.

As an open-access journal indexed in PubMed and Scopus, JSSM ensures this timely and methodologically grounded research is freely available to researchers, practitioners, and educators worldwide.

🎙️Listen to the podcast here 👉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn7LVFYPvSY

📖 Read the full article here 👉 https://jssm.org/jssm-25-235.xml-Fulltext

ChatGPT Outperforms Personal Trainers in Answering Common Exercise Training Questions

17/01/2026

🎙️ JSSM Research Spotlight — Podcast Episode

Do different small-sided game (SSG) formats place unique physical stresses on basketball players? 🏀💥
Our new study, published in the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (JSSM), examines how scoring-based vs. possession-based small-sided games elicit distinct muscle damage and neuromuscular responses over a 48-hour recovery period in basketball athletes.

🔎 Episode Highlights:

Compared scoring SSGs and possession SSGs under controlled conditions

Tracked muscle damage markers and neuromuscular performance for 48 hours post-training

Revealed clear differences in fatigue profiles and recovery timelines between game formats

Provides applied insight for training load management and session design in basketball

💡 Why it matters:

Small-sided games are widely used for conditioning and tactical development, but not all formats stress the body in the same way. Understanding their short- and medium-term physiological impact helps coaches optimize performance while reducing excessive fatigue and injury risk.

As an open-access journal indexed in PubMed and Scopus, JSSM ensures this applied research is freely accessible to coaches, sport scientists, and performance staff worldwide.

🎙️Listen to the podcast here 👉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrz_xp2f9Ss

📖 Read the full article here 👉 https://jssm.org/jssm-25-221.xml-Fulltext

Scoring and Possession Small-Sided Games Elicit Distinct 48-Hour Muscle Damage and Neuromuscular Responses in Basketball Athletes

15/01/2026

🎙️ JSSM Research Spotlight — Podcast Episode

How does a double Paralympic triathlon champion manage stroke rate and arm coordination to optimize swimming performance? 🏊‍♂️♿⚡

This unique case study, published in the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (JSSM), provides an in-depth analysis of stroke mechanics regulation in an elite Paralympic triathlete, offering rare insight into high-performance adaptive swimming.

🔎 Episode Highlights:

Examined how stroke rate adjustments interact with arm coordination patterns

Showed how technical regulation supports pacing and efficiency

Highlighted individualized adaptations linked to elite Para-sport performance

Offers valuable lessons for coaches, biomechanists, and Paralympic sport scientists

💡 Why it matters:

Elite Para-athlete performance is shaped by highly individualized technical solutions. Understanding how stroke coordination is regulated at the highest level can inform inclusive coaching practices, talent development, and evidence-based training design in swimming and triathlon.

As an open-access journal indexed in PubMed and Scopus, JSSM ensures that this high-impact case research is freely available to the global sports science and Paralympic community.

🎙️Listen to the podcast here 👉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5sYNsT9RLk

📖 Read the full article here 👉 https://jssm.org/jssm-25-211.xml-Fulltext

13/01/2026

🎙️ JSSM Research Spotlight — Podcast Episode

Can individualized circuit training with low to moderate loads drive meaningful adaptations in already resistance-trained men? 🏋️‍♂️⚡

Our new study, published in the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (JSSM), examines how tailored circuit training protocols influence physical performance, hormonal responses, and hematological markers in trained individuals.

🔎 Episode Highlights:

Compared individualized low-load vs. moderate-load circuit training

Assessed changes in strength, power, and performance capacity

Examined acute and chronic hormonal responses linked to training stress

Evaluated hematological adaptations relevant to recovery and performance readiness

Provides applied insight for strength & conditioning professionals working with trained athletes

💡 Why it matters:
For resistance-trained individuals, continued adaptation can be challenging. This study shows how load selection and individualization within circuit training can stimulate performance and physiological responses without relying solely on heavy loads.

As an open-access journal indexed in PubMed and Scopus, JSSM ensures this applied strength-training research is freely available to coaches, sport scientists, and practitioners worldwide.

🎙️Listen to the podcast here 👉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRDRpa4LN-k
📖 Read the full article here 👉 https://jssm.org/jssm-25-195.xml-Fulltext

The Effects of Individualized Low- and Moderate-Load Circuit Training on Physical Performance, Hormonal Responses, And Hematological Adaptations in Resistance-Trained Men

11/01/2026

🎙️ JSSM Research Spotlight — Podcast Episode
Can machine learning help predict non-contact lower limb injuries before they happen? 🤖🦵
Our new systematic review, published in the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (JSSM), explores how machine learning models are being applied to sports injury prediction, with a specific focus on non-contact lower limb injuries.
🔎 Episode Highlights:
Reviews current machine learning techniques used to predict injuries (e.g., decision trees, neural networks, ensemble models)
Examines the types of input data used, including training load, biomechanics, and athlete monitoring variables
Identifies strengths and limitations of existing models, such as accuracy, generalizability, and interpretability
Highlights key evidence gaps and methodological challenges limiting real-world implementation
💡 Why it matters:
Non-contact lower limb injuries are common and costly in sport. While machine learning shows promise, this review emphasizes the need for better data quality, transparent models, and prospective validation before these tools can reliably support injury prevention decisions.
As an open-access journal indexed in PubMed and Scopus, JSSM ensures this important synthesis is freely available to sport scientists, clinicians, and performance analysts worldwide.
🎙️ Listen to the podcast here 👉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36sHVYTH2yo
📖 Read the full systematic review here 👉 https://jssm.org/jssm-25-172.xml-Fulltext

Machine Learning Applications in Non-Contact Lower Limb Sports Injury Prediction: A Systematic Review

10/01/2026

🎙️ JSSM Research Spotlight — Podcast Episode

Which training method best enhances aerobic and anaerobic performance in tennis players: singles high-intensity on-court training, doubles on-court training, or traditional high-intensity interval training (HIIT)? 🎾🔥

Our new randomized, parallel-controlled study, published in the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (JSSM), directly compares these three approaches to uncover how training specificity influences physiological adaptations in tennis athletes.

🔎 Episode Highlights:

Compared singles vs. doubles high-intensity tennis training with regular HIIT

Evaluated adaptations in aerobic capacity and anaerobic performance

Highlighted differences between sport-specific and generic conditioning methods

Provides practical insights for tennis coaches, conditioners, and sport scientists

💡 Why it matters:

Tennis performance depends on repeated high-intensity efforts with short recoveries. Understanding whether on-court, game-based training can match or exceed traditional HIIT helps coaches design programs that maximize fitness while maintaining technical and tactical relevance.

As an open-access journal indexed in PubMed and Scopus, JSSM ensures this applied performance research is freely available to the global sports science and tennis community.

🎙️Listen to the podcast here 👉youtube.com/watch?v=fq8k8E41-uc

📖 Read the full article here 👉 https://jssm.org/jssm-25-159.xml-Fulltext

Comparing The Effects of Singles vs. Doubles High-Intensity On-Court Tennis Training and Regular High-Intensity Interval Training on Aerobic and Anaerobic Performance Adaptations: A Randomized, Parallel-Controlled Study

27/12/2025

🎙️ JSSM Research Spotlight — Podcast Episode

Can repeated sprint training in hypoxia improve not only sprint performance, but also respiratory and core muscle function? 🏃‍♂️🌬️💪

Our new study, published in the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (JSSM), examines the effects of 5 weeks of repeated sprint training under hypoxic conditions on global inspiratory muscle strength and core muscle function.

🔎 Episode Highlights:

Investigated adaptations following hypoxic vs. normoxic sprint training

Assessed changes in inspiratory muscle performance and core stability/function

Demonstrated how hypoxic stress may amplify neuromuscular and respiratory adaptations

Offers practical insights for conditioning coaches and sport scientists using altitude-based methods

💡 Why it matters:

Repeated sprint ability is critical in many sports, and respiratory and core muscles play a key role in sustaining high-intensity efforts. This study highlights how hypoxic training can be a targeted strategy to enhance whole-body performance support systems, not just the limbs.

As an open-access journal indexed in PubMed and Scopus, JSSM ensures this applied performance research is freely available to practitioners and researchers worldwide.

🎙️Listen the podcast here 👉youtube.com/watch?v=UCvvXEnYG2M&t=30s

📖 Read the full article here 👉 jssm.org/jssm-23-767.xml-Fulltext

25/12/2025

🎙️ JSSM Research Spotlight — Podcast Episode

What’s the most effective recovery strategy for delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) in runners — vibration rolling, non-vibration rolling, or static stretching? 🏃‍♂️🦵

Our new study, published in the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (JSSM), compares these three widely used recovery methods and their effects on physiological responses and athletic performance recovery following muscle-damaging exercise.

🔎 Episode Highlights:

Compared vibration rolling, traditional foam rolling, and static stretching after DOMS-inducing exercise

Assessed changes in muscle soreness, flexibility, circulation, and neuromuscular function

Evaluated how each method influenced performance recovery in runners

Provides practical guidance for athletes, coaches, and clinicians choosing evidence-based recovery tools

💡 Why it matters:

Recovery strategies are essential for maintaining training quality and reducing injury risk. This study helps clarify which interventions truly support faster and more effective recovery after intense running sessions.

As an open-access journal indexed in PubMed and Scopus, JSSM ensures this applied research is freely available to the global sports science and endurance running community.

🎙️Listen the podcast here 👉youtube.com/watch?v=pzX9cNL10as

📖 Read the full article here 👉jssm.org/jssm-25-149.xml-Fulltext

23/12/2025

🎙️ JSSM Research Spotlight — Podcast Episode

Does the order of training matter when combining power-based resistance training and short sprint interval training in judo athletes? 🥋⚡

Our new study, published in the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (JSSM), investigates how different sequencing strategies influence lower-extremity physical fitness attributes in competitive judo athletes.

🔎 Episode Highlights:

Compared different training orders of power-based resistance and sprint interval sessions

Examined effects on strength, power, speed, and explosive performance

Identified sequencing strategies that maximize neuromuscular adaptations

Provides practical insights for strength & conditioning coaches working in combat sports

💡 Why it matters:

In high-performance judo, training time is limited and fatigue management is critical. Optimizing the order of concurrent training methods can enhance performance gains while minimizing interference effects.

As an open-access journal indexed in PubMed and Scopus, JSSM ensures this applied performance research is freely available to coaches, sport scientists, and practitioners worldwide.

🎙️Listen the podcast here 👉youtube.com/watch?v=mpu1vlL8F74

📖 Read the full article here 👉 jssm.org/jssm-25-138.xml-Fulltext

Unveiling Optimal Order of Power-Based Resistance and Short Sprint Interval Training in Maximizing Lower-Extremity Physical Fitness Attributes of Judo Athletes

21/12/2025

🎙️ JSSM Research Spotlight — Podcast Episode

Can barbell velocity accurately predict one-repetition maximum (1RM) in the sn**ch? 🏋️‍♂️⚡

Our new study, published in the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (JSSM), evaluates different velocity-based approaches for estimating 1RM in one of the most technically demanding Olympic lifts.

🔎 Episode Highlights:

Assessed multiple velocity–load models used to predict sn**ch 1RM

Compared prediction accuracy across different testing protocols and velocities

Discussed the challenges of applying velocity-based training (VBT) to complex lifts

Provided practical recommendations for coaches and strength & conditioning professionals

💡 Why it matters:

Direct 1RM testing in the sn**ch can be time-consuming and technically risky. Understanding when and how velocity-based methods are reliable helps practitioners monitor strength more safely and efficiently—without compromising performance insight.

As an open-access journal indexed in PubMed and Scopus, JSSM ensures this applied strength-training research is freely available to coaches, athletes, and sport scientists worldwide.

🎙️Listen the podcast here 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju24mtRU_a4

📖 Read the full article here 👉 jssm.org/jssm-25-130.xml-Fulltext

Evaluating Velocity-Based Approaches for Predicting One-Repetition Maximum in The Sn**ch

19/12/2025

🎙️ JSSM Research Spotlight — Podcast Episode
Can physical activity change how inflammation and metabolic risk relate to dyslipidemia? 🧬🏃‍♀️

Our new 10-year cohort study, published in the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (JSSM), examines how physical activity modifies the association between the C-reactive protein–triglyceride–glucose index (CTI) and dyslipidemia in a large Chinese population.

🔎 Episode Highlights:

Investigates the long-term relationship between CTI and dyslipidemia risk

Shows how different levels of physical activity alter this association

Highlights the interaction between inflammation, metabolic health, and lifestyle behavior

Provides population-level evidence relevant to preventive exercise strategies

💡 Why it matters:

Dyslipidemia is a major cardiovascular risk factor. This study demonstrates that being physically active may attenuate metabolic and inflammatory risk, reinforcing the role of exercise in long-term cardiometabolic health.

As an open-access journal indexed in PubMed and Scopus, JSSM ensures this epidemiological evidence is freely available to researchers, clinicians, and public health professionals worldwide.

🎙️ Listen the podcast here 👉www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pSLuj7p-gw

📖 Read the full article here 👉 jssm.org/jssm-25-112.xml-Fulltext

Physical Activity Modifies the Association between C-Reactive Protein - Triglyceride - Glucose Index (CTI) and Dyslipidemia: Evidence from a 10-Year Chinese Cohort

12/12/2025

🎙️ JSSM Research Spotlight — Podcast Episode

What truly optimizes agility training in team sport players? Is it drills, physical qualities… or the ability to couple perception and action under time pressure? ⚽🏀🏉⚡

Our new systematic review with multi-level meta-analysis, published in the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (JSSM), uncovers how perception–action coupling shapes agility development across team sports.

🔎 Episode Highlights:

Synthesizes evidence on agility training interventions used in team sports

Shows why reactive agility (decision + movement) is more representative than pre-planned drills

Demonstrates stronger improvements when training includes real-time perception demands

Explores the influence of visual cues, opponent movement, and game-like constraints

Provides evidence-based guidance for coaches designing agility programs that transfer to competition

💡 Why it matters:
Traditional agility training often isolates speed or technique, but true in-game agility depends on perceptual and cognitive processes. This study highlights the need for training that mirrors the demands of real match play.

As a Q1-ranked, open-access journal indexed in PubMed and Scopus, JSSM delivers high-quality research to coaches, analysts, and sport scientists worldwide.

🎙️ Listen the podcast here 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=aznIXxrv4yw
📖 Read the full review here 👉 jssm.org/jssm-25-84.xml-Fulltext

🎙️ A podcast episode from the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (JSSM).📝 Original Article Title:Optimizing Agility Training in Team Sport Players—The ...