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Biology of Sport
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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

Jose Jimenez-Iglesias
1, 2
,
Oliver Gonzalo-Skok
3
,
Mario Landi-Fernández
1, 2
,
Alejandro Perez-Bey
1, 4
,
Eduardo de la Pascua-Roca
2, 5
,
Pedro Gómez Piqueras
6
,
Miguel Angel Campos-Vazquez
7
,
Jose Castro-Piñero
1, 4

  1. GALENO research group, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cadiz, Puerto Real, Spain
  2. Sport Science Department Cádiz C.F., Cádiz C.F., Cádiz, Spain
  3. Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Department of Communication and Education, Sevilla, Spain
  4. Instituto de Investigación e Innovación Biomédica de Cádiz (INiBICA), Cádiz, Spain
  5. Institut Nacional d´Educació Física de Catalunya (INEFC), University of Lleida, Spain
  6. Paris Saint Germain Soccer Club, Paris, France
  7. Faculty of Sport, Pablo de Olavide University, Seville, Spain
Biol Sport. 2025;42(4):261–274
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.151649
Online publish date: 2025/06/06
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