Human Movement Special Issues

Abstract

5/2018
Original paper

Heart rate variations between training days and types of exercise in men and women futsal and soccer players

Filipe Manuel Clemente 1, 2
,
Pantelis Theodoros Nikolaidis 3
,
José Pedro Bezerra 1, 4
,
Yung-Sheng Chen 5
  1. Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, School of Sport and Leisure, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
  2. Instituto de Telecomunicações, Covilhã, Portugal
  3. Department of Physical and Cultural Education, Hellenic Army Academy, Athens, Greece
  4. Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), UTAD University, Vila Real, Portugal
  5. Department of Exercise and Health Sciences, University of Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan
Human Movement 2018 vol. 19(5) special issue, 1-7
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/hm.2018.77884
Online publish date: 2018/11/19
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Purpose

The aim of the study was to compare the heart rate (HR) responses of women and men soccer and futsal players during a 4-week period of training.

Methods

The total of 59 men and women futsal and soccer players were monitored during 4 consecutive weeks.

Results

In post-match sessions, there was a tendency towards a smaller maximal HR (HRmax) and a great volume of time spent in zone 1 of intensity (p = 0.001). In turn, in the middle-week sessions, greater intensities and a greater percentage of time spent in zone 4 and zone 5 of intensity were observed (p = 0.001). The tactical tasks and match were the activities that contributed to (the largest) increases in HRmax (p = 0.001). Lower HRmax was reported in the strength and conditioning activities (p = 0.001).

Conclusions

Coaches and fitness trainers might be helped to plan optimal short-term training programs by considering the findings of the present study on exercise intensity variation by day of week and training content.

Keywords

internal load, training microcycle, periodization, soccer, heart rate

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