KIKULAB
Strength & Conditioning Research Team
Recent
publications
76.João Paulo L.F. Guilherme, Ekaterina A. Semenova, Naoki Kikuchi, Hiroki Homma, Ayumu Kozuma, Mika Saito, Hirofumi Zempo, Shingo Matsumoto, Naoyuki Kobatake, Koichi Nakazato, Takanobu Okamoto, George John, Rinat A. Yusupov, Andrey K. Larin, Nikolay A. Kulemin, Ilnaz M. Gazizov, Edward V. Generozov, and Ildus I. Ahmetov . Identification of genomic predictors of muscle fiber size. Cells. 2024
75. Kathleen Yasmin de Almeida, Hirofumi Zempo, Mika Saito, Tiago Cetolin, Rodrigo dos Santos Guimarães, Andrea Rita Marrero, Aderbal S. Aguiar Jr., Naoki Kikuchi. Influence of ACTN3 R577X Polymorphism on Blood Creatine Kinase Levels Relative to Number of Sprints in Brazilian Professional Soccer Players. Genes. 2024
74. Yukina Mochizuki, Takuto Naito, Sayaka Kikuchi, Hiroki Homma, Kathleen Yasmin de Almeida
To optimize the athletic performance and muscle phenotypes from evidence-based knowledge
Our team studies the topics of “Strength & Conditioning” and “Genetics and athletic performance and sports injury”.
In field of Strength & Conditioning, our purpose of study is to provide the evidence based physical training for everyone. We focus on acute and chronic physical responses after resistance training.
We also join the Japanese Human Athlome Project (J-HAP), it is focus on the genetics of physical performance and its-related phenotypes (i.e., muscle mass, muscle fibre type, maximum oxygen consumption etc.) and sports injury.
Education;
2013 March, Ph.D. in Health and Sport Science, Graduate School of Health and Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University.
Academic experience;
2016 April- Assistant professor, Faculty of Sport Science, Nippon Sports Science University.
2019 April- Associate professor, Faculty of Sport Science, Nippon Sports Science University.
Research Gate
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Naoki_Kikuchi
Research Topics(Publication List)
1.
Association between genetics and athletic performance and sports injury
2.
Association between genetics and physiological phenotypes in genetically modified animals
3.
Effects of physical training on athletic performance, strength and muscle adaptations in athletes and general population.
4.
Education of strength and conditioning coach
5.
Collaboration study with engineering