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Relationship between neuromuscular profile and total volume of resisted sprint training in male professional soccer players

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Purpose

This 11-week study aimed to correlate the neuromuscular profile and the total volume of resisted sprint training (RST) under different velocity loss (VL) magnitudes in male professional soccer players.

Methods

Seventeen soccer players (age 25.8 ± 4.3 years; height 180.0 ± 8.6 cm; weight 77.7 ± 9.7 kg) were randomly allocated into two training groups, who trained at distinct percentages of VL: 10% of VL (G10, n = 8) or 20% of VL (G20, n = 9). The velocity-based sled training consisted of 20 m resisted sprints executed with a progressive loading increase (45–65% of body-mass). Sprint times (10 m and 20 m), vertical jump height [countermovement jump (CMJ) and squat jump (SJ)], knee flexion and extension peak torque, as well as isometric rate of torque development, and lower limb lean mass were correlated with the total volume of RST performed by G10 and G20 groups.

Results

The G10 performed 31% less repetitions and total RST distance than G20 (p = 0.002). Significant negative Pearson’s correlations (large-to-very large) were observed between total volume performed by G10 and CMJ height [r = − 0.85, confidence interval at 95% (95% CI) = − 0.98 to − 0.58, p = 0.02, Cohen’s D effect size (ES) = 0.41] as well as SJ height (r = − 0.90, 95% CI − 0.99 to − 0.66, p = 0.005, ES = 0.80), and knee extension concentric peak torque (r = − 0.69, 95% CI − 0.99 0.91, p = 0.05, ES = 0.03). No further correlation was found (p > 0.05).

Conclusions

When lower magnitudes of VL were used during training sessions (10%), the stronger and more powerful players performed lower volume of RST. Interestingly, this relationship is not confirmed when higher magnitudes of VL (20%) are prescribed (greater fatigue incidence).

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Acknowledgements

We thank to CAPES and CNPq Brazilian Government Associations for its support to this project. We also thank to Strength Training Research Group of Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and High-Performance Nucleus of São Paulo for the technical support, all the athletes, and the club who participated in this research and made it possible.

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  1. Exercise Research Laboratory, School of Physical Education, Physiotherapy, and Dance, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Felizardo, 750-Jardim Botânico, Porto Alegre, RS, CEP 90690-200, Brazil

    Rafael Grazioli, Filipe Veeck, Juliana L. Teodoro, Martinho Inácio, Ronei S. Pinto & Eduardo L. Cadore

  2. NAR-Nucleus of High Performance in Sport, São Paulo, Brazil

    Irineu Loturco

  3. Department of Human Movement Sciences, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Irineu Loturco

  4. University of South Wales, Pontypridd, Wales, UK

    Irineu Loturco

  5. Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

    Regis Radaelli

  6. Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Education and Sport, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Vitoria, Spain

    Ibai Garcia-tabar

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RG, IL, and EC have given substantial contributions to data acquisition and analysis, manuscript writing and revision, FV and MI to data acquisition and analysis, RR, JT, RP, and IG to manuscript writing and revision. All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.

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Grazioli, R., Loturco, I., Veeck, F. et al. Relationship between neuromuscular profile and total volume of resisted sprint training in male professional soccer players. Sport Sci Health 19, 1119–1127 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11332-022-00998-x

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