1. Nicotine and exercise performance: another tool in the arsenal or curse for anti-doping?

   • Toby Mündel
   • I. Mark Olfert

   Editorial 26 February 2018 Pages: 679 - 680

2. Effect of nicotine on repeated bouts of anaerobic exercise in nicotine naïve individuals

   • Robert Johnston
   • Melissa Crowe
   • Kenji Doma

   Original Article 16 February 2018 Pages: 681 - 689

   

3. Lactate metabolism: historical context, prior misinterpretations, and current understanding

   • Brian S. Ferguson
   • Matthew J. Rogatzki
   • L. Bruce Gladden

   Invited Review 10 January 2018 Pages: 691 - 728

   

4. Opinion paper: scientific, philosophical and legal consideration of doping in sports

   • Massimo Negro
   • Natale Marzullo
   • Giuseppe D’Antona

   Invited Review 09 February 2018 Pages: 729 - 736

   

5. The effects of a single session of spinal manipulation on strength and cortical drive in athletes

   • Thomas Lykke Christiansen
   • Imran Khan Niazi
   • Heidi Haavik

   Original Article Open access 11 January 2018 Pages: 737 - 749

   

6. Effects of combining ergonomic interventions and motor control exercises on muscle activity and kinematics in people with work-related neck–shoulder pain

   • Sharon M. H. Tsang
   • Billy C. L. So
   • Grace P. Y. Szeto

   Original Article 15 January 2018 Pages: 751 - 765

   

7. The reliability of methods to estimate the number and size of human motor units and their use with large limb muscles

   • M. Piasecki
   • A. Ireland
   • D. A. Jones

   Original Article Open access 22 January 2018 Pages: 767 - 775

   

8. Predicting the ergogenic response to methylphenidate

   • Michael King
   • Keelyn Van Breda
   • H. G. Laurie Rauch

   Original Article 25 January 2018 Pages: 777 - 784

   

9. Effects of daily walking on intermuscular adipose tissue accumulation with age: a 5-year follow-up of participants in a lifestyle-based daily walking program

   • Eunji Bang
   • Kai Tanabe
   • Shinya Kuno

   Original Article 29 January 2018 Pages: 785 - 793

   

10. Episodic bouts of hyperaemia and shear stress improve arterial blood flow and endothelial function

    • Gary J. Hodges
    • Desmond G. Stewart
    • Stephen S. Cheung

    Original Article 30 January 2018 Pages: 795 - 803

    

11. Changes in central and peripheral neuromuscular fatigue indices after concentric versus eccentric contractions of the knee extensors

    • Robin Souron
    • Kazunori Nosaka
    • Marc Jubeau

    Original Article 06 February 2018 Pages: 805 - 816

    

12. Effects of sprint interval training on ectopic lipids and tissue-specific insulin sensitivity in men with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

    • Jack A. Sargeant
    • Stephen Bawden
    • James A. King

    Original Article 06 February 2018 Pages: 817 - 828

    

13. Associations between physical activity, resilience, and quality of life in people with inflammatory bowel disease

    • Katrina Taylor
    • Philip W. Scruggs
    • Chantal A. Vella

    Original Article 06 February 2018 Pages: 829 - 836

    

14. Localised cutaneous microvascular adaptation to exercise training in humans

    • Ceri L. Atkinson
    • Howard H. Carter
    • Daniel J. Green

    Original Article 07 February 2018 Pages: 837 - 845

    

15. High-intensity interval training in hypoxia does not affect muscle HIF responses to acute hypoxia in humans

    • Stefan De Smet
    • Gommaar D’Hulst
    • Peter Hespel

    Original Article 08 February 2018 Pages: 847 - 862

    

16. Relation between lactic acid and base excess during muscular exercise

    • Dieter Böning
    • Norbert Maassen

    Letter to the Editor 15 February 2018 Pages: 863 - 864

17. Acid–base balance during muscular exercise: response to Dr. Böning and Dr. Maassen

    • Olaf Lühker
    • Alexander Pohlmann
    • Marc Moritz Berger

    Letter to the Editor 22 February 2018 Pages: 865 - 866