Wellness, muscle soreness and neuromuscular performance during a training week in volleyball athletes

Tavares, Francisco; Simões, Manuel; Matos, Bruno Souza de; Smith, Tiaki Brett; Driller, Matthew W.

doi:10.23736/s0022-4707.17.07818-5

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“…For this, a CMJ, a CMJFA, a SPJ, and MBT were evaluated. These tests are valid and reliable measurements of neuromuscular performance for both lower and upper limbs (1,18,23,33). Each player performed 3 repetitions of each test, after a traditional warm-up (30), in a randomized order.…”

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Neuromuscular Jumping Performance and Upper-Body Horizontal Power of Volleyball Players

Gonçalves

Lopes

Nunes

et al. 2021

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

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Gonç alves, CA, Lopes, TJD, Nunes, C, Marinho, DA, and Neiva, HP. Neuromuscular jumping performance and upper-body horizontal power of volleyball players. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000-000, 2019-The aim of the current study was to characterize the neuromuscular jumping performance and upper-body horizontal power of elite and subelite volleyball players. In addition, those neuromuscular performances were compared between field positions. One hundred twenty-two male volleyball players participated in the study: 83 elite players (mean 6 SD: 24.11 6 5.57 years) and 39 subelite players (25.38 6 6.19 years). They were divided according to their playing position: setters (n 5 22), opposite hitters (n 5 16), middle hitters (n 5 30), right-side hitters (n 5 38), and liberos (n 5 16). Each participant randomly performed 3 repetitions of medicine ball throwing (MBT), countermovement jump (CMJ), CMJ with free arms (CMJFA), and spike jump (SPJ). The results showed no significant differences between positions in the analyzed variables. However, there were differences between elite and subelite in the CMJ (p 5 0.000, h 2 p 5 0.12), the CMJFA (p 5 0.000, h 2 p 5 0.15), the SPJ (p 5 0.000, h 2 p 5 0.21), and MBT (p 5 0.001, h 2 p 5 0.09), showing a tendency for increased jumping performance and upper-body horizontal power for elite players. The elite opposite hitters and right-side hitters recorded greater CMJ performances (d 5 1.20 and d 5 1.62, respectively). The right-side hitters were the only group that showed greater horizontal upper-body muscular power (p 5 0.000, d 5 1.50). It is suggested that jumping performance is a determining factor for higher-level players, which was more relevant for the opposite hitters and right-side hitters. Nevertheless, the movement pattern of MBT seems to be relevant for the right-side hitters. Coaches should seek to develop jumping ability for the improvement of volleyball performances, without disregarding upper-body performances, depending on the position-specific demands.

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Neuromuscular Jumping Performance and Upper-Body Horizontal Power of Volleyball Players

Gonçalves

Lopes

Nunes

et al. 2021

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

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“…Study characteristics for all 31 included studies are presented [ 16 – 18 , 27 – 54 ] (Table 2 ). From these 31 articles, 22 included professional athletes [ 16 – 18 , 28 , 30 – 32 , 34 – 36 , 38 – 43 , 46 , 48 , 50 – 53 ], seven were collegiate-level volleyball athletes [ 27 , 29 , 33 , 37 , 44 , 45 , 47 ], and two included young athletes [ 49 , 54 ]. Nine articles used female volleyball players [ 27 – 29 , 32 , 33 , 37 , 44 , 45 , 47 ], while the remaining 22 were male volleyball athletes [ 16 – 18 , 30 , 31 , 34 – 36 , 38 – 43 , 46 , 48 – 54 ].…”

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“…The effects of different training loads measurements have been investigated in volleyball with durations ranging from one week [ 16 , 49 ] to two seasons [ 27 ] (Table 3 ). Moreover, the effects of single training load measurement (i.e., internal, or external) [ 16 , 17 , 27 , 28 , 30 – 32 , 35 – 38 , 40 – 42 , 44 , 46 – 51 , 53 , 54 ] or a combination of both training load measurements [ 18 , 33 , 39 , 43 ] have been investigated.…”

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“…Only five studies included fitness and fatigue measurements as tools to monitor volleyball athletes [ 18 , 28 , 34 , 42 , 49 ] (Table 4 ). The countermovement jump (CMJ) is the most used fatigue measurement strategy in volleyball [ 18 , 28 , 42 , 49 ]. Other fitness and fatigue monitoring tools are hormonal and biochemical markers [ 34 , 42 ] and HR variables [ 28 ].…”

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Training stress, neuromuscular fatigue and well-being in volleyball: a systematic review

Rebelo,

Pereira,

Cunha

et al. 2024

BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil

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Background Volleyball, with its unique calendar structure, presents distinct challenges in training and competition scheduling. Like many team sports, volleyball features an unconventional schedule with brief off-season and pre-season phases, juxtaposed against an extensive in-season phase characterized by a high density of matches and training. This compact calendar necessitates careful management of training loads and recovery periods. The effectiveness of this management is a critical factor, influencing the overall performance and success of volleyball teams. In this review, we explore the associations between training stress measures, fatigue, and well-being assessments within this context, to better inform future research and practice. Methods A systematic literature search was conducted in databases including PsycINFO, MEDLINE/PubMed, SPORTDiscus, Web of Science, and Scopus. Inclusion criteria were original research papers published in peer-reviewed journals involving volleyball athletes. Results Of the 2535 studies identified, 31 were thoroughly analysed. From these 31 articles, 22 included professional athletes, seven included collegiate-level volleyball athletes, and two included young athletes. Nine studies had female volleyball players, while the remaining 22 had male volleyball athletes. Conclusions Internal training load should be collected daily after training sessions and matches with the session rating of perceived exertion method. External training load should also be measured daily according to the methods based on jump height, jump count, and kinetic energy. If force platforms are available, neuromuscular fatigue can be assessed weekly using the FT:CT ratio of a countermovement jump or, in cases where force platforms are not available, the average jump height can also be used. Finally, the Hooper Index has been shown to be a measure of overall wellness, fatigue, stress, muscle soreness, mood, and sleep quality in volleyball when used daily.

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“…We used the WBQ and TQR questionnaires within players' normal training/ competition routines so that players were already familiarized with them. Both instruments have been consistently used in studies with Brazilian and Portuguese athletes in a variety of sports (Antualpa et al, 2017;Clemente et al, 2017;Debien et al, 2018;Moreira et al, 2021;Tavares et al, 2018). Players completed the questionnaires before tDCS on the day following the match (pre-intervention) and on the following morning (post-intervention), with no interference from the researchers.…”

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Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Professional Female Soccer Players’ Recovery Following Official Matches

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This study investigated the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with a recovery training session on the well-being and self-perceived recovery of professional female soccer players after official matches. Data from 13 world-class players were analyzed after participating in four official soccer matches of the first division of the Brazilian Women’s Soccer Championship (7-, 10-, and 13-day intervals). We applied anodal tDCS (a-tDCS) over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex with 2 mA for 20 minutes (+F3/−F4 montage) the day after each match. Participants underwent two randomly ordered sessions of a-tDCS or sham. Players completed the Well-Being Questionnaire (WBQ) and the Total Quality Recovery (TQR) scale before each experimental condition and again the following morning. A two-way repeated-measures ANOVA showed a significant time x condition interaction on the WBQ (F(1,11)=5.21; p=0.043; ηp2=0.32), but not on the TQR (F(1,12) = 0.552; p = 0.47; ηp2 = 0.044). There was a large effect size (ES) for a-tDCS for the WBQ score (ES = 1.02; 95%CI = 0.17;1.88), and there was a moderate WBQ score increase (ES = 0.53; 95%CI = −0.29;1.34) for the sham condition. We found similar increases in the TQR score for a-tDCS (ES = 1.50; 95%CI = 0.63–2.37) and the sham condition (ES = 1.36; 95%CI = 0.51–2.22). These results suggest that a-tDCS (+F3/−F4 montage) combined with a recovery training session may slightly improve perceived well-being beyond the level of improvement after only the recovery training session among world-class female soccer players. Prior to widely adopting this recovery approach, further study is needed with larger and more diverse samples, including for female teams of different performance levels.

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Wellness, muscle soreness and neuromuscular performance during a training week in volleyball athletes

Cited by 8 publications

References 26 publications

Neuromuscular Jumping Performance and Upper-Body Horizontal Power of Volleyball Players

Neuromuscular Jumping Performance and Upper-Body Horizontal Power of Volleyball Players

Training stress, neuromuscular fatigue and well-being in volleyball: a systematic review

Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Professional Female Soccer Players’ Recovery Following Official Matches

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