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Aerobic endurance training improves soccer performance

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2001 · Vol. 33(11) · pp. 1925–1931

Jan Helgerud✉(Norwegian University of Science and Technology)LARS CHRISTIAN ENGEN(Norwegian University of Science and Technology)Ulrik Wisl ff(Norwegian University of Science and Technology)Jan Hoff(Norwegian University of Science and Technology)

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Abstract

Enhanced aerobic endurance in soccer players improved soccer performance by increasing the distance covered, enhancing work intensity, and increasing the number of sprints and involvements with the ball during a match.

Sports Performance and Training Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Sports injuries and preventionVO2 maxInterval trainingHeart rateRunning economyAnimal scienceLactate thresholdBlood lactateAerobic exerciseEndurance trainingMedicine

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AccelerationAdolescentHeart RateHumansMaleOxygen ConsumptionPhysical Education and TrainingPhysical EnduranceRunningSoccerTask Performance and AnalysisTime FactorsProgram EvaluationLactic Acid

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