Journal of Sport and Exercise Physiology

Journal of Sport and Exercise Physiology

The effect of recovery methods after a session of exhaustive activity on some performance indicators and muscle damage in teenage soccer players

Document Type : original article

Authors
Saeed Ilbeigi
Hadi Moazani
Marziyeh Saghbejoo
Mohammad Yousefi
Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran
10.52547/joeppa.14.2.127
Abstract
Purpose: Performing activity without returning to the proper initial state can lead to structural damage to the muscles. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of recovery methods after a session of exhausting activity on some performance indicators and muscle injury in male soccer players.
Methods: Thirty-six active football players of Birjand city with an average weight of 60.13± 15.65 kg, height 173.02 ±10.98 cm and age of 16.47 ± 1.53 years, were purposefully selected and randomly divided into four groups of nine people (including: passive recovery, active recovery, floating in cold water and recovery through massage). Subjects in each group first performed one session of strenuous exercise to the point of exhaustion and then participated in a 20-minute recovery procedure. Functional indices and muscle damage were measured before acute debilitating activity and immediately after recovery.
Results: The effect of recovery methods after one session of acute debilitating activity on lactate dehydrogenase and creatine kinase levels in male soccer players was not significant = Pck = 0.19 and PLDH = 0.2. While active recovery and immersion in cold water improved and increased the speed and vertical power of male soccer players (P = 0.04) and (P = 0.01).
Conclusion: Considering the positive effects of active recovery and immersion in cold water on the speed and vertical strength of male soccer players, it seems that using this method between training and competitive sessions will improve the performance of soccer players.
Keywords
Active and passive recycling
Sports massage
Immersion in cold water
Acute activity
CK and LDH
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Journal of Sport and Exercise Physiology
Volume 14, Issue 2 - Serial Number 28
September 2022
Pages 127-136

  • Receive Date 04 February 2020
  • Revise Date 29 November 2020
  • Accept Date 09 December 2020
  • First Publish Date 23 September 2021
  • Publish Date 23 September 2021