Effect of additional speed endurance training on performance and muscle adaptations
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PURPOSE: The present study examined the effect of additional speed-endurance training during the season on muscle adaptations and performance of trained soccer players. METHODS: Eighteen sub-elite soccer players performed one session with 6-9 30-s intervals at an intensity of 90-95 % ofmaximal intensity (speed endurance training; SET) a week for 5 weeks (SET-intervention). Before and after the SET-intervention the players carried out the Yo-Yo intermittent recovery level 2 (Yo- Yo IR2) test, a sprint test (10- and 30-m) and an agility test. In addition, seven of the players had a resting muscle biopsy taken and carried out a running protocol on a motorized treadmill before and after the SET-intervention RESULTS: After the SET-intervention the Yo-Yo IR2 test (n=13) performance was 11 % better (p
Original language | English |
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Journal | Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 10 |
Pages (from-to) | 1942-1948 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISSN | 0195-9131 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
ID: 38166941