Collision activity during training increases total energy expenditure measured via doubly labelled water.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Collision sports are characterised by frequent high-intensity collisions that induce substantial muscle damage, potentially increasing the energetic cost of recovery. Therefore, this study investigated the energetic cost of collision-based activity for the first time across any sport.

Methods

Using a randomised crossover design, six professional young male rugby league players completed two different 5-day pre-season training microcycles. Players completed either a collision (COLL; 20 competitive one-on-one collisions) or non-collision (nCOLL; matched for kinematic demands, excluding collisions) training session on the first day of each microcycle, exactly 7 days apart. All remaining training sessions were matched and did not involve any collision-based activity. Tot

SUBMITTER: Costello N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5966477 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature