Abstract
KEY POINTS • Fatigue develops temporarily during the most intense periods of a football game, as well as towards the end of a game, and the two types of fatigue are related to different physiological systems. • Temporary fatigue is proposed to be caused by muscle acidification and depolarization of the muscle resting membrane potential, and fatigue at the end of a game may associate with depleted muscle glycogen stores in individual muscle fibres or muscle cell compartments. • Aerobic high-intensity training and speed-endurance training are efficient fatigue resistance training strategies in elite football. • Intense intermittent training has been shown to improve a wide range of physiological systems directly or indirectly related to both endurance and high-intensity exercise performance in trained athletes. • Large individual variations in game demands and fatigue profiles are present in football, which suggests a greater emphasis on individual fitness training for elite football players.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-9 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Sports Science Exchange |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 126 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2014 |
Keywords
- football
- fatigue