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Effects of Plyometric Training and Beta-Alanine Supplementation on Maximal-Intensity Exercise and Endurance in Female Soccer Players

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Rosas, Fabián, Ramírez-Campillo, Rodrigo, Martínez, Cristian, Caniuqueo, Alexis, Cañas-Jamet, Rodrigo, McCrudden, Emma, Meylan, Cesar, Moran, Jason +5 more·2017·Journal of Human Kinetics
DOI 10.1515/hukin-2017-0072PMC PMC5548158
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Plyometric training and beta-alanine supplementation are common among soccer players, although its combined use had never been tested. Therefore, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was conducted to compare the effects of a plyometric training program, with or without beta-alanine supplementation, on maximal-intensity and endurance performance in female soccer players during an in-season training period. Athletes (23.7 ± 2.4 years) were assigned to either a plyometric training group receiving a placebo (PLACEBO, n = 8), a plyometric training group receiving beta-alanine supplementation (BA, n = 8), or a control group receiving placebo without following a plyometric training program (CONTROL, n = 9). Athletes were evaluated for single and repeated jumps and sprints, endurance, and change-of-direction speed performance before and after the intervention. Both plyometric training groups improved in explosive jumping (ES = 0.27 to 1.0), sprinting (ES = 0.31 to 0.78), repeated sprinting (ES = 0.39 to 0.91), 60 s repeated jumping (ES = 0.32 to 0.45), endurance (ES = 0.35 to 0.37), and change-of-direction speed performance (ES = 0.36 to 0.58), whereas no significant changes were observed for the CONTROL group. Nevertheless, compared to the CONTROL group, only the BA group showed greater improvements in endurance, repeated sprinting and repeated jumping performances. It was concluded that beta-alanine supplementation during plyometric training may add further adaptive changes related to endurance, repeated sprinting and jumping ability.

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Rosas, F., Ramírez-Campillo, R., Martínez, C., Caniuqueo, A., Cañas-Jamet, R., McCrudden, E., Meylan, C., Moran, J., Nakamura, F. Y., Pereira, L. A., Loturco, I., Diaz, D., & Izquierdo, M.
Affiliations
  • Rosas of Buenos Aires Sport Club , Buenos Aires , Argentina
  • Department of Physical Activity Sciences, Research Nucleus in Health , Physical Activity and Sport , Universidad de Los Lagos , Osorno , Chile
  • Department of Physical Education , Sport and Recreation , Universidad de La Frontera , Temuco , Chile
  • Laboratory of Physiology and Biomechanics , Universidad Autónoma de Chile , Temuco , Chile
  • Laboratory of Physiology , Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences , Universidad Andrés Bello , Viña del Mar , Chile
  • Canadian Sport Institute Pacific , Vancouver , Canada
  • University of Essex (GB)
  • University of Chieti-Pescara (IT)
  • Nucleus of High Performance in Sport - NAR , São Paulo, SP , Brazil
  • Universidad de Los Lagos (CL)
  • Faculty of Physical Culture, Sport and Recreation , Santo Tomás University , Bogotá, DC , Colombia
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Venue
Journal of Human Kinetics
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Published
2017-08-01
Volume
58
Issue
1
Pages
99-109
ISSN
  • 1640-5544 (ISSN-L)
  • 1899-7562
DOI
10.1515/hukin-2017-0072
PMC
PMC5548158
OpenAlex
W2741537131
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57
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en
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Biochemical effects in animals
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
Keywords
plyometric training, beta-alanine supplementation, female soccer players, endurance performance, change of direction speed, in-season training

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