Assessment of Lower Body and Abdominal Strength in Professional Soccer Players

Michaelides, Marcos; Parpa, Koulla; Zacharia, Anthos I.

doi:10.2478/hukin-2019-0035

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“…In a study comparing anthropometric and body composition variables between players from the Serbian premier league and the fifth Serbian league, the authors found that elite players were significantly heavier and had a lower BF% than non-elite players [26]. However, in line with our findings, another study conducted on 132 male professional soccer players found that there were no significant differences in height, body mass, and BF% between players from Division 1 and Division 2 [27], even though players from Division 1 were taller, heavier, and presented a lower BF% than players from Division 2. It is essential to clarify that BF% has been negatively correlated with physical development test performance in previous research [2,28,29], especially for tests which require full-body movement such as vertical jumping, sprinting, and change of direction.…”

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Physical Development Differences between Professional Soccer Players from Different Competitive Levels

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In soccer, physical development is crucial for developing optimal performance. This study aimed to assess and compare the physical development of elite and non-elite professional soccer players. Seventy-eight male professional football players divided into four competitive levels participated in this study: the elite group (EG), the non-elite group A (NEG-A), the non-elite group B (NEG-B), and the under 23 group (U23). Body composition, static strength, lower-body explosive strength, flexibility, and balance were assessed. No significant statistical differences between elite and non-elite players were seen in body composition parameters. However, the EG performed better in static strength, lower-body explosive strength, flexibility, and balance, even after adjusting for the effects of chronological age. The analysis showed that the competitive level (group) explained 25% to 29% of the variance observed in the lower-body explosive strength tasks. Sports staff and coaches in different age categories or competitive levels should include specific lower-body explosive strength content during soccer training to promote players’ long-term development towards the elite level.

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“…In particular, these muscles are active in the acceleration phase of the golf swing with the highest level of activity observed in the trail-side abdominal oblique muscles ( Watkins et al, 1996 ). However, abdominal strength measured by an isometric abdominal test does not depend on playing position and/or the sports level in professional soccer players ( Michaelides et al, 2019 ).…”

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Strength and Power-Related Measures in Assessing Core Muscle Performance in Sport and Rehabilitation

Zemková

2022

Front. Physiol.

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While force-velocity-power characteristics of resistance exercises, such as bench presses and squats, have been well documented, little attention has been paid to load, force, and power-velocity relationships in exercises engaging core muscles. Given that power produced during lifting tasks or trunk rotations plays an important role in most sport-specific and daily life activities, its measurement should represent an important part of the test battery in both athletes and the general population. The aim of this scoping review was 1) to map the literature related to testing methods assessing core muscle strength and stability in sport and rehabilitation, chiefly studies with particular focus on force-velocity-power characteristics of exercises involving the use of core muscles, 2) and to identify gaps in existing studies and suggest further research in this field. The literature search was conducted on Cochrane Library databases, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed and MEDLINE, which was completed by SpringerLink, Google Scholar and Elsevier. The inclusion criteria were met in 37 articles. Results revealed that among a variety of studies investigating the core stability and core strength in sport and rehabilitation, only few of them analyzed force–velocity–power characteristics of exercises involving the use of core muscles. Most of them evaluated maximal isometric strength of the core and its endurance. However, there are some studies that assessed muscle power during lifting tasks at different loads performed either with free weights or using the Smith machine. Similarly, power and velocity were assessed during trunk rotations performed with different weights when standing or sitting. Nevertheless, there is still scant research investigating the power-velocity and force-velocity relationship during exercises engaging core muscles in able-bodied and para athletes with different demands on stability and strength of the core. Therefore, more research is needed to address this gap in the literature and aim research at assessing strength and power-related measures within cross-sectional and intervention studies. A better understanding of the power-force-velocity profiles during exercises with high demands on the core musculature has implications for designing sport training and rehabilitation programs for enhancement of athletes’ performance and/or decrease their risk of back pain.

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“…Sepak bola dianggap menuntut fisik olahraga yang memerlukan unsur dasar kekuatan dan daya tahan otot pada saat menguasai bola (Michaelides et al, 2019). Untuk menjamin kestabilan tulang anggota gerak bagian atas, otot harus memiliki kekuatan dan daya tahan yang sesuai dengan durasi pada permainan sepak bola.…”

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Pengaruh Latihan Ketahanan Otot Ekstremitas Superior Terhadap Kekuatan Lengan Pemain Klub Bhayangkara FC

Angga Sukmantoro,

Muhammad Nidomuddin,

Moh. Ali Mu'arifudin

et al. 2024

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Aktivitas permainan dalam sepak bola sangat berkaitan erat dengan kondisi fisik pemain. Salah satu unsur yang dapat mendukung kondisi fisik adalah kemampuan daya tahan otot. Push-up dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk meningkatkan kekuatan dan hipertrofi otot ekstremitas atas. Push-up akan meningkatkan daya tahan otot tubuh bagian atas, memperkuat otot dan tulang, serta menciptakan massa otot tanpa lemak yang meningkatkan metabolisme. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk melihat pengaruh latihan ketahanan otot ekstremitas superior terhadap kekuatan lengan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian eksperimen. Sampel yang digunakan adalah seluruh pemain Bhayangkara FC sejumlah 25 orang pemain laki-laki. Push-up yang dilakukan pemain sepak bola Bhayangkara FC dengan ketentuan sebagai berikut; 1) 1 set terdiri dari 30 repetisi (jumlah pengulangan), 2) Jumlah total set terdiri dari 12 set, 3) Jeda istirahat 2 menit tiap set-nya (interval). Hasil data yang telah dianalisis menyatakan bahwa nilai signifikansinya <0.05. Hasil tersebut menunjukkan bahwa ada perbedaan yang signifikan antara pre test dengan post test kekuatan otot lengan. Kesimpulan dalam penelitian ini adalah ada pengaruh latihan ketahanan otot ekstremitas superior terhadap kekuatan lengan pada pemain Bhayangkara FC.

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Assessment of Lower Body and Abdominal Strength in Professional Soccer Players

Cited by 6 publications

References 26 publications

Physical Development Differences between Professional Soccer Players from Different Competitive Levels

Physical Development Differences between Professional Soccer Players from Different Competitive Levels

Strength and Power-Related Measures in Assessing Core Muscle Performance in Sport and Rehabilitation

Pengaruh Latihan Ketahanan Otot Ekstremitas Superior Terhadap Kekuatan Lengan Pemain Klub Bhayangkara FC

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