Comparative Effectiveness of Active Recovery and Static Stretching During Post-Exercise Recovery in Elite Youth Basketball

Purpose: To compare the effectiveness of active recovery (AR) versus static stretching (SS) during post-exercise recovery in basketball. Methods: Using a counterbalanced crossover design, 17 elite youth male players completed two 90-min training sessions, followed by either AR or SS. Differences in jump height (CMJ), heart rate variability (Ln-rMSSD), muscle soreness (VAS), perceived recovery (TQR) and hormonal biomarkers (cortisol, testosterone, testosterone:cortisol ratio) between interventions were assessed at pre-session, post-session (except hormonal biomarkers), post-recovery and 24 h post-session. Differences in Ln-rMSSD were additionally assessed upon awakening on training day, and the following morning. Results: No significant differences were found between interventions at corresponding time points (p > .05). However, the within-intervention time course of recovery differed, as CMJ values were lower at post-recovery, compared with all other time points, in SS only (p < .05, effect size [ES] moderate-to-very large). Additionally, Ln-rMSSD values failed to return to baseline at post-recovery in AR only (p < .05, ES large-to-very large). Similarly, TQR scores were impaired at post-session and post-recovery in AR only (p < .05, ES moderate-to-large). No differences were reported for the remaining variables (p > .05). Conclusion: Differences between AR and SS were probably due to short-term phenomena, indicating that neither strategy was likely superior for improving recovery in the longer term. Overall, neither strategy seemed to significantly improve post-exercise recovery.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:95

Enthalten in:

Research quarterly for exercise and sport - 95(2024), 1 vom: 28. März, Seite 272-280

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pernigoni, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Calleja-González, Julio [VerfasserIn]
Lukonaitienė, Inga [VerfasserIn]
Tessitore, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Stanislovaitienė, Jūratė [VerfasserIn]
Kamarauskas, Paulius [VerfasserIn]
Conte, Daniele [VerfasserIn]

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3XMK78S47O
Biomarkers
Cool-down
Fatigue
Heart rate variability
Hydrocortisone
Journal Article
Performance
Salivary biomarkers
Team sports
Testosterone
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Date Completed 04.03.2024

Date Revised 12.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/02701367.2023.2195457

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM355442493