| Additional in-season aerobic high-intensity training improves the fitness level of elite soccer players |
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A group of sixteen elite soccer players carried out during the season an additional aerobic high-intensity training once a week for 12 weeks. E
ach session lasted 30 min and consisted of 2-4 min intervals performed as small-sided games, separated by 1-2 min of rest. After the intervention period the players improved: Ii) Yo-Yo IR2 test performance (15%), II) VO2-max (5%), and III) fatigue time in a repeated sprint test (21%). Time in a 30-m sprint remained unaltered. In conclusion, 30 min of additional in-season, high-intensity drills performed once a week, improves aerobic power, anaerobic capacity and soccer-specific intermittent exercise performance of elite soccer players.
Recommendations: aerobic high-intensity training should be carried out frequently (2 or more times a week) during a season. Additional aerobic training can be applied in periods of the season and for players with high aerobic game-demands.
Jensen J, Randers M, Krustrup P and Bangsbo J.
Intermittent Exercise Performance Evaluations in Soccer Players using Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 2.
J Sports Sci Med. 2007; 6(10):167 (abstract).
See also: Dupont G, Akakpo K, Berthoin S.
The effect of in-season, high-intensity interval training in soccer players.
J Strength Cond Res. 2004 Aug;18(3):584-9.
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