About the Authors

Dimitrios Draganidis

Affiliation School of Physical Education and Sports Science, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece

Athanasios Chatzinikolaou

Affiliation School of Physical Education and Sports Science, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece

Alexandra Avloniti

Affiliation School of Physical Education and Sports Science, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece

José C. Barbero-Álvarez

Affiliation University of Granada, Campus of Melilla, Melilla, Spain

Magni Mohr

Affiliations Faculty of Natural and Health Science, University of the Faroe Islands, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, Centre of Health and Human Performance, Department of Food and Nutrition, and Sport Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

Paraskevi Malliou

Affiliation School of Physical Education and Sports Science, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece

Vassilios Gourgoulis

Affiliation School of Physical Education and Sports Science, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece

Chariklia K. Deli

Affiliation School of Physical Education and Sports Science, University of Thessaly, Trikala, Greece

Ioannis I. Douroudos

Affiliation School of Physical Education and Sports Science, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece

Konstantinos Margonis

Affiliation School of Physical Education and Sports Science, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece

Asimenia Gioftsidou

Affiliation School of Physical Education and Sports Science, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece

Andreas D. Fouris

Affiliations School of Physical Education and Sports Science, University of Thessaly, Trikala, Greece, Institute of Human Performance and Rehabilitation, Centre for Research and Technology, Thessaly (CERETETH), Trikala, Greece

Athanasios Z. Jamurtas

Affiliations School of Physical Education and Sports Science, University of Thessaly, Trikala, Greece, Institute of Human Performance and Rehabilitation, Centre for Research and Technology, Thessaly (CERETETH), Trikala, Greece

Yiannis Koutedakis

Affiliations School of Physical Education and Sports Science, University of Thessaly, Trikala, Greece, Institute of Human Performance and Rehabilitation, Centre for Research and Technology, Thessaly (CERETETH), Trikala, Greece, School of Sports, Performing Arts and Leisure, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

Ioannis G. Fatouros

ifatouro@phyed.duth.gr

Affiliations School of Physical Education and Sports Science, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece, School of Physical Education and Sports Science, University of Thessaly, Trikala, Greece

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: IGF AC DD AZJ. Performed the experiments: AA JCB CKD IID KM AG AF. Analyzed the data: AC VG MM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PM AZJ YK AF. Wrote the paper: DD AC IGF AF.