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Muscle Damage Biomarkers in Congestion Weeks in English Premier League Soccer Players: A Prospective Study for Two Consecutive Seasons

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  • Álvaro García-Romero-Pérez

    (Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation Department, Watford FC, Watford WD18 0ER, UK
    Physiotherapy Department, Camilo José Cela University, 28692 Madrid, Spain
    Physiotherapy Department, Universidad of Sevilla, 41004 Sevilla, Spain)

  • Francisco Javier Ordonez

    (School of Sports Medicine, University of Cádiz, 11003 Cádiz, Spain)

  • Fernando Reyes-Gil

    (Physiotherapy Department, Camilo José Cela University, 28692 Madrid, Spain)

  • Elena Sonsoles Rodríguez-López

    (Physiotherapy Department, Camilo José Cela University, 28692 Madrid, Spain
    Escuela de Osteopatía de Madrid, 28002 Madrid, Spain)

  • Ángel Oliva-Pascual-Vaca

    (Physiotherapy Department, Universidad of Sevilla, 41004 Sevilla, Spain
    Escuela de Osteopatía de Madrid, 28002 Madrid, Spain)

Abstract

The current study was conducted to compare muscle damage biomarkers in single- vs. multi-match weeks in elite soccer players for two consecutive seasons. A secondary objective was to analyze the influence of playing position and exposure time on muscle damage in single- vs. multi-match weeks. This is a prospective cohort study performed in a professional elite soccer club in the English Premier League during the 2018–2019 and 2019–2020 seasons up until the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected in the Medical Department Room of an English Premier League Club before and after the soccer game from a total of 29 elite soccer players (mean ± S.D.; age = 27.59 ± 3.83 years; height = 1.83 ± 0.05 m; body mass = 80.16 ± 7.45 kg) who were enrolled in the club during both seasons. The main outcome measurements were creatine kinase (CK), weight, lean mass, % fat DEXA, high speed running, total distance, density of total distance and high-speed running and wellbeing questionnaires. Significance was set at p < 0.05. Players who completed more than 60 min in the previous game had significantly increased pregame CK levels and fatigue in multi-match weeks. Midfielders had both significantly increased pregame CK and muscle soreness in multi-match weeks. Midfielders and players with an exposure time of at least 60 min showed higher pregame CK values that should play a key role for deciding substitutions.

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  • Álvaro García-Romero-Pérez & Francisco Javier Ordonez & Fernando Reyes-Gil & Elena Sonsoles Rodríguez-López & Ángel Oliva-Pascual-Vaca, 2021. "Muscle Damage Biomarkers in Congestion Weeks in English Premier League Soccer Players: A Prospective Study for Two Consecutive Seasons," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(15), pages 1-12, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:15:p:7960-:d:602923
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