Key result
Telemetric ECG monitoring in 6 professional football players showed heart rate responses are much greater during games than practices, indicating insufficient aerobic conditioning during practice.
Why the study?
What are the cardiovascular demands of practice versus game situations in professional football players?
Observational (n=6)
What are the cardiovascular demands of practice versus game situations in professional football players?
Professional football players do not receive sufficient aerobic conditioning during practice compared to the cardiovascular demands of actual games, suggesting aerobic conditioning should be added to their training.
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Greater game vs practice demands in small observational sample; leaves open whether aerobic training modifications improve outcomes.
Aerobic training is not a major component of th conditioning programs of professional football players. We used telemetric ECG monitoring to examine the cardiovascular "demands" of practice and game situations in six athletes who were selected to affect a variety of positions and aerobic capacities. Heart rates commonly considered high enough for an aerobic conditioning effect were rarely attained during a practice sessions. Maximum oxygen consumption testing confirmed that professional football players do not receive a sufficient amount of aerobic conditioning during practice. Telemetrically monitored heart rate response is much greater in a game situation than that experienced during practice. Telemetry results support injury statistics by indicating that aerobic conditioning should have a significant role in the training program of the professional football player.
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Gleim et al. (1981) conducted an observational in Professional football players (n=6). Telemetric ECG monitoring vs. Practice vs game situations was evaluated on Cardiovascular demands (heart rate response). Telemetric ECG monitoring in 6 professional football players showed heart rate responses are much greater during games than practices, indicating insufficient aerobic conditioning during practice.
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