Key result
Consecutive-day training sessions led to incomplete recovery of cardiac-parasympathetic activity after ~20 hours among linemen (p<0.01), whereas skill and mid-skill players recovered fully.
Why the study?
Does consecutive-day training affect the recovery of heart rate variability in collegiate football players?
Observational (n=25)
No
Does consecutive-day training affect the recovery of heart rate variability in collegiate football players?
Effect estimate: ES = large
p-value: p=<0.01
Linemen in collegiate football may require more than 20 hours to recover cardiac-parasympathetic activity between consecutive training sessions.
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May indicate need for position-specific recovery in linemen; leaves open prospective validation of HRV monitoring in football.
Flatt et al. (2017) conducted an observational in Healthy athletes (college football players) (n=25). Consecutive-day training sessions vs. Baseline was evaluated on Recovery of cardiac-autonomic activity (lnRMSSD) to baseline after ~20 hours of recovery before next-day training (ES = large, p=<0.01). Consecutive-day training sessions led to incomplete recovery of cardiac-parasympathetic activity after ~20 hours among linemen (p<0.01), whereas skill and mid-skill players recovered fully.
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