Impact of post-match fatigue on peak force in elite youth soccer 
players: Analysis of 48 to 72 hours post-match using the isometric 
mid-thigh pull exercise

Ricardo Pimenta; Lúcio Cunha; Fábio Yuzo Nakamura

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Impact of post-match fatigue on peak force in elite youth soccer players: Analysis of 48 to 72 hours post-match using the isometric mid-thigh pull exercise

Ricardo Pimenta

^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5}

,

Lúcio Cunha

^{5, 6}

,

Fábio Yuzo Nakamura

^{5, 6}

Research Center of the Polytechnic Institute of Maia (N2i), Maia Polytechnic Institute (IPMAIA), Castêlo da Maia, 4475-690 Maia, Portugal
Department of Rehabilitation and Optimization of Performance (DROP), Futebol Clube Famalicão – Futebol SAD, Famalicão, Portugal
CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Cruz Quebrada Dafundo, Portuga
Porto Biomechanics Laboratory, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
FSI Lab, Football Science Institute, Granada, Spain
Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), University of Maia, Maia, Portuga

Biol Sport. 2025;42(4):145–152

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.150044

Online publish date: 2025/04/28

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Impact of post-match fatigue on peak force in elite youth soccer players: Analysis of 48 to 72 hours post-match using the isometric mid-thigh pull exercise

Ricardo Pimenta 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 , Lúcio Cunha 5, 6 , Fábio Yuzo Nakamura 5, 6

Ricardo Pimenta

^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5}

,

Lúcio Cunha

^{5, 6}

,

Fábio Yuzo Nakamura

^{5, 6}