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Running Performance during the Holy Month of Ramadan in Elite Professional Adult Soccer Players in Russia

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  • Eduard Bezuglov

    (Department of Sports Medicine and Medical Rehabilitation, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russia Federation, 119991 Moscow, Russia
    “Smart Recovery” Sports Medicine Clinic LLC, 121552 Moscow, Russia
    PFC CSKA, 125252 Moscow, Russia
    Russian Football Union, 115172 Moscow, Russia)

  • Oleg Talibov

    (High Performance Sport Laboratory, Moscow Witte University, 300028 Moscow, Russia
    Sirius University of Science and Technology, 354349 Sochi, Russia
    Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology and Emergency Medicine, Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, 127473 Moscow, Russia)

  • Vladimir Khaitin

    (Department of Physical Methods of Treatment and Sports Medicine, Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, 197022 St. Petersburg, Russia
    FC Zenit, 197341 St. Petersburg, Russia)

  • Bekzhan Pirmakhanov

    (Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Evidence-Based Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Care, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan
    FC Kairat, Almaty 050054, Kazakhstan)

  • Zbigniew Waśkiewicz

    (Department of Sports Medicine and Medical Rehabilitation, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russia Federation, 119991 Moscow, Russia
    Institute of Sport Science, Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, 40-065 Katowice, Poland)

  • Mikhail Butovskiy

    (“Smart Recovery” Sports Medicine Clinic LLC, 121552 Moscow, Russia
    FC Rubin, 420036 Kazan, Russia)

  • Ryland Morgans

    (Department of Sports Medicine and Medical Rehabilitation, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russia Federation, 119991 Moscow, Russia
    PFC CSKA, 125252 Moscow, Russia)

Abstract

Religious fasting in the Holy Month of Ramadan is an important element of the Muslim culture during which no eating or drinking is permitted from dawn till dusk. A considerable number of Muslim soccer players abide by these restrictions, which may cause a negative impact on key running performance parameters during competitive matches. Alterations to diet and water intake during the Holy Month of Ramadan may affect various running performance parameters in elite Muslim professional adult soccer players. This study was conducted with two groups of soccer players from the Russian Premier League (RPL): The Exposure Group (EG) consisted of 13 Muslims age 24.0 ± 2.8 years abiding by religious fasting and the Control Group (CG) included 13 non-Muslim age 26.0 ± 4.4 years. Using the Instat system, the running performance of each player was controlled in both groups during matches from the RPL before and in the third week of Ramadan (a total of two matches for every player). None of the measured parameters demonstrated significant changes in any match. In conclusion, restrictions in diet and liquid intake during the Holy Month of Ramadan had no negative influence on the running performance of elite Muslim professional adult soccer players during daytime matches.

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  • Eduard Bezuglov & Oleg Talibov & Vladimir Khaitin & Bekzhan Pirmakhanov & Zbigniew Waśkiewicz & Mikhail Butovskiy & Ryland Morgans, 2021. "Running Performance during the Holy Month of Ramadan in Elite Professional Adult Soccer Players in Russia," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(21), pages 1-8, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:21:p:11731-:d:674772
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    1. Toni Modric & Sime Versic & Damir Sekulic & Silvester Liposek, 2019. "Analysis of the Association between Running Performance and Game Performance Indicators in Professional Soccer Players," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(20), pages 1-13, October.
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