Effects of a 10-Week In-Season Eccentric-Overload Training Program on Muscle-Injury Prevention and Performance in Junior Elite Soccer Players
The purpose of this scientific research was to analyze the eccentric overload positive effect when added to a training program with an individualized load on the muscle-injury incidence and “severity and performance in junior elite soccer players”.
In conclusion, the evidence shown in this article proves that eccentric-based training help reducing muscle- injury incidence and severity. It also showed improvements in common soccer actions like jumping ability and linear- sprinting speed. There is clearly a substantial eccentric overload positive effect on these athletes.
The authors of the article performed the study on 36 young players. The training program consisted of 1 or 2 sessions per week (3-6 sets with 6 repetitions) for 10 weeks. 20-m sprint time, 10-m flyng- sprint time, and CMJ improved exponentially. Injury severity and CMJ improved also substantially. Furthermore, they reported a possible decrement in total injury incidence.
“In conclusion, a 10-week exercise program based on maximal-power concentric load and eccentric overload is effective in reducing muscle-injury incidence and severity in junior elite soccer players. In addition, the athletes improve the CMJ. These findings may have implications for future injury prevention programs aiming to reduce the risk of hamstring and quadriceps strain injury, as they are the main cause of absence from matches in soccer players. Moreover, it seems that training at the inertia that optimizes individual maximal power for these particular exercises was effective for improving sprinting and jumping ability, which are explosive strength-related tasks usually associated with performance in soccer” (Moises de Hoyo, Effects of a 10-week in-season eccentric-overload training program on Muscle-Injury Prevention and Performance in Junior Elite Soccer Players).
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