Physiological adaptations to soccer specific endurance training in professional youth soccer players

Background: Improved oxygen uptake improves soccer performance as regards distance covered, involvements with the ball, and number of sprints. Large improvements in oxygen uptake have been shown using interval running. A similar physiological load arising from interval running could be obtained usin...

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Published in:British journal of sports medicine 2005-05, Vol.39 (5), p.273-277
Main Authors: McMillan, K, Helgerud, J, Macdonald, R, Hoff, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
1RM
Adaptation
Adaptation, Physiological - physiology
Adolescent
Anaerobic threshold
Athletes
CMJ
counter movement jump
Exercise Tolerance - physiology
Fitness equipment
heart frequency
Hfmax
Humans
Interval training
intervention
lactate threshold
Male
maximal heart frequency
maximal oxygen uptake
one repetition maximum
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Oxygen
Oxygen Consumption - physiology
Physical Education and Training - methods
Physical Endurance - physiology
Physical Fitness - physiology
Physiology
rate of force development
RFD
Running
Running - physiology
running economy
Soccer
Soccer - physiology
Sports medicine
squat jump
standard deviation
Task Performance and Analysis
Track and Field - physiology
Vo2max
work economy
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Summary:Background: Improved oxygen uptake improves soccer performance as regards distance covered, involvements with the ball, and number of sprints. Large improvements in oxygen uptake have been shown using interval running. A similar physiological load arising from interval running could be obtained using the soccer ball in training. Objectives: The main aim was to study physiological adaptations to a 10 week high intensity aerobic interval training program performed by professional youth soccer players, using a soccer specific ball dribbling track. Methods: Eleven youth soccer players with a mean (SD) age of 16.9 (0.4) years performed high intensity aerobic interval training sessions twice per week for 10 weeks in addition to normal soccer training. The specific aerobic training consisted of four sets of 4 min work periods dribbling a soccer ball around a specially designed track at 90–95% of maximal heart frequency, with a 3 min recovery jog at 70% of maximal heart frequency between intervals. Results: Mean Vo2max improved significantly from 63.4 (5.6) to 69.8 (6.6) ml kg−1 min−1, or 183.3 (13.2) to 201.5 (16.2) ml kg−0.75 min−1 (p
ISSN:0306-3674
1473-0480
DOI:10.1136/bjsm.2004.012526