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Roy J. Shephard

Researcher at University of Toronto

Publications -  843
Citations -  40558

Roy J. Shephard is an academic researcher from University of Toronto. The author has contributed to research in topics: Physical fitness & Population. The author has an hindex of 91, co-authored 840 publications receiving 38147 citations. Previous affiliations of Roy J. Shephard include Brock University & Toronto General Hospital.

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Exercise and the Athlete With Infectious Mononucleosis.

Roy J. Shephard
- 01 Mar 2017 - 
TL;DR: Infectious mononucleosis is a common issue for young athletes, but given accurate diagnosis and the avoidance of splenic rupture and progression to CFS through a few weeks of restricted activity, long-term risks to the health of athletes are few.
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Shuttle versus straight repeated-sprint ability tests and their relationship to anthropometrics and explosive muscular performance in elite handball players.

Souhail Hermassi, +7 more
- 01 Nov 2018 - 
TL;DR: RSA15 is related to muscular power, maximal strength, speed and endurance performance; however, the straight repeated sprint ability test is not, and thus does not seem relevant for the testing of handball players.
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Basic recruit training: health risks and opportunities.

Roy J. Shephard, +3 more
- 01 Aug 2001 - 
TL;DR: There is scope to enhance training programs that address fitness and lifestyle, minimizing potential losses in health and efficiency from upper respiratory infections, musculoskeletal injuries, cardiac catastrophes, mental disturbances, and adverse responses to extreme environments.
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Athletic Competition and Susceptibility to Infection

Roy J. Shephard, +1 more
- 01 Apr 1993 - 
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Effects of Elastic Band Based Plyometric Exercise on Explosive Muscular Performance and Change of Direction Abilities of Male Team Handball Players

Ghaith Aloui, +8 more
- 16 Dec 2020 - 
TL;DR: In this article, lower limb elastic band-loaded plyometric training was used to improve the ability of junior handball players to sprint, COD and repeated COD relative to regular training.