Recovery During Successive 120-min Football Games : Results from the 120-min Placebo/Carbohydrate Randomized Controlled Trial

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PURPOSE: To examine the recovery kinetics (i.e. time-dependent changes) of performance-related variables between two 120-min male football games performed three days apart with and without carbohydrate (CHO) supplementation.

METHODS: 20 male players (20 ± 1 years; body fat: 14.9 ± 5.1%; VO2max: 59.4 ± 3.7 mL•kg-1•min-1) participated in two 120-min football games (G1, G2) according to a randomized, two-trial, repeated measures, cross-over, double-blind design. Participants received carbohydrate/Placebo supplements during recovery between games. Field activity was monitored during the games. Performance testing and blood sampling were performed before, at 90- and 120-min of each game. Muscle biopsies were collected at baseline, 90- and 120-min of G1 and pre-G2.

RESULTS: Compared to G1, G2 was associated with reduced total distance (10,870 vs. 10,685 m during 90-min and 3,327 vs. 3,089 m during extra 30-min; p = 0.007-0.038), average (6.7 vs. 6.2 m•s-1 during extra 30-min match-play; p = 0.007) and maximal speed (32.2 vs. 30.2 m•s-1 during 90-min and 29.0 vs. 27.9 m•s-1 during extra 30-min; p < 0.05), accelerations/decelerations (p < 0.05) and mean HR (p < 0.05). Repeated sprint ability (p < 0.001), jumping (p < 0.05) and strength (p < 0.001) performance were compromised before and during G2. Muscle glycogen was not restored at G2-baseline (p = 0.005). Extended game-play reduced lymphocyte, erythrocyte counts, hematocrit, hemoglobin, reduced glutathione (p < 0.05) and increased DOMS, creatine kinase activity, blood glycerol and ammonia (p < 0.05) and protein carbonyls (p < 0.05) before and during G2. Pax7+ (p = 0.004) and MyoD+ cells (p = 0.019) increased at baseline-G2. Carbohydrate supplementation restored performance and glycogen, reduced glycerol and DOMS responses, and increased leukocyte counts and Pax7+ and MyoD+ cells.

CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest that extended football games induce a prolonged recovery of performance which may be facilitated by carbohydrate supplementation during a congested game fixture.

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2024

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2024

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Medicine and science in sports and exercise - (2024) vom: 31. Jan.

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Englisch

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Ermidis, Georgios [VerfasserIn]
Mohr, Magni [VerfasserIn]
Jamurtas, Athanasios Z [VerfasserIn]
Draganidis, Dimitrios [VerfasserIn]
Poulios, Athanasios [VerfasserIn]
Papanikolaou, Konstantinos [VerfasserIn]
Vigh-Larsen, Jeppe [VerfasserIn]
Loules, Georgios [VerfasserIn]
Sovatzidis, Apostolos [VerfasserIn]
Nakopoulou, Theofano [VerfasserIn]
Tsimeas, Panagiotis [VerfasserIn]
Douroudos, Ioannis I [VerfasserIn]
Papadopoulos, Constantinos [VerfasserIn]
Papadimas, Giorgos [VerfasserIn]
Rosvoglou, Anastasia [VerfasserIn]
Liakou, Christina [VerfasserIn]
Deli, Chariklia K [VerfasserIn]
Georgakouli, Kalliopi [VerfasserIn]
Chatzinikolaou, Athanasios [VerfasserIn]
Krustrup, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Fatouros, Ioannis G [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 02.02.2024

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10.1249/MSS.0000000000003398

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NLM367956993