The aim of this study was to examine the impact of two different post-match training interventions on the subsequent recovery of perceptual and biochemical parameters after the game. In a crossover design, eight sub-elite players underwent a soccer-specific training (SST) and an active recovery (AR) regimen on the second day after a match (+48 h). Muscle soreness as well as muscle damage (creatine kinase, CK), inflammatory (C-reactive protein and interleukin 6), immunological (e.g., lymphocytes, neutrophils, and monocytes), and endocrine (cortisol) markers were obtained at baseline (-72 h), immediately after (0 h), and 72 h post-match (+72 h). AR promoted a higher restoration of muscle soreness values (P = 0.004, eta(2)(p) = 0.49) together with a better restoration of CK within 72 h post-match compared with SST (P = 0.04, eta(2)(p) = 0.36). Conversely, no significant (P > 0.05, eta(2)(p) < 0.91) differences were observed in the recovery timeframe of inflammatory, immunological, and endocrine responses between SST and AR. Overall, AR elicited a quicker muscle soreness and CK restoration compared to SST intervention at 72 h post-match. Such information provides novel evidence-based findings on the appropriateness of different recovery strategies and may aid to improve the practitioners' decision-making process when two consecutive games are played within 3 days.

Perceptual and Biochemical Responses in Relation to Different Match-Day +2 Training Interventions in Soccer Players / Trecroci, Athos; Perri, Enrico; Lombardi, Giovanni; Banfi, Giuseppe; Del Vescovo, Riccardo; Rosa, Ermes M; Alberti, Giampietro; Iaia, F Marcello. - In: FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY. - ISSN 1664-042X. - 12:(2021). [10.3389/fphys.2021.685804]

Perceptual and Biochemical Responses in Relation to Different Match-Day +2 Training Interventions in Soccer Players

Banfi, Giuseppe;
2021-01-01

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the impact of two different post-match training interventions on the subsequent recovery of perceptual and biochemical parameters after the game. In a crossover design, eight sub-elite players underwent a soccer-specific training (SST) and an active recovery (AR) regimen on the second day after a match (+48 h). Muscle soreness as well as muscle damage (creatine kinase, CK), inflammatory (C-reactive protein and interleukin 6), immunological (e.g., lymphocytes, neutrophils, and monocytes), and endocrine (cortisol) markers were obtained at baseline (-72 h), immediately after (0 h), and 72 h post-match (+72 h). AR promoted a higher restoration of muscle soreness values (P = 0.004, eta(2)(p) = 0.49) together with a better restoration of CK within 72 h post-match compared with SST (P = 0.04, eta(2)(p) = 0.36). Conversely, no significant (P > 0.05, eta(2)(p) < 0.91) differences were observed in the recovery timeframe of inflammatory, immunological, and endocrine responses between SST and AR. Overall, AR elicited a quicker muscle soreness and CK restoration compared to SST intervention at 72 h post-match. Such information provides novel evidence-based findings on the appropriateness of different recovery strategies and may aid to improve the practitioners' decision-making process when two consecutive games are played within 3 days.
2021
active recovery
congested schedule
fatigue
football (soccer)
physiology
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