Why the study?
The study was designed to investigate the acute effects of two different initial heart rate intensities on repeated sprint ability test performances in young soccer players.
Does a warm-up protocol reaching 90% HRmax compared to 60% HRmax affect repeated sprint ability performance and blood lactate in young soccer players?
Population
15 male soccer players (age: 17.9±1.5 years)
Comparison
Warm-up reaching 60% vs 90% HRmax
Design
Randomized crossover trial
Authors
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Higher-intensity warm-up may better simulate match lactate profiles in youth soccer; leaves open RSA optimization effects.
Does a warm-up protocol reaching 90% HRmax compared to 60% HRmax affect repeated sprint ability performance and blood lactate in young soccer players?
Testing repeated sprint ability with an initial 90% HRmax warm-up more realistically reflects the metabolic background of a real soccer match compared to a 60% HRmax warm-up.
Ruscello et al. (2020) studied this question.