Comparative effects of 9-month in-season resistance training with a novel periodization approach (integral periodization) vs. a traditional approach on high-intensity actions and non-contact injuries in young, trained soccer players.

ABSTRACT: The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of a novel periodization model - integral periodization (IP) - that considers the load balance between game-specific demands and resistance training sessions and to compare it with the effect a traditional periodization model (TP) of resistance training (RT) on fitness through lower-body muscular strength, acceleration and speed, change of direction ability, and cardiorespiratory fitness performance, in addition to non-contact injury incidence in young, trained soccer players during a full season. Forty-five (n = 21 vs n = 24) trained soccer players (15.2 ± 0.1 years) were randomly divided into a TP training group (TPG) and an IP training group (IPG). High-intensity actions (HIAs) were evaluated through countermovement jump (CMJ), squa

SUBMITTER: Jimenez-Iglesias J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12492344 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature