Soccer vs. running training effects in young adult men: which programme is more effective in improvement of body composition? Randomized controlled trial

Autor: Z Milanović, S Pantelić, R Kostić, N Trajković, G Sporiš
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Biology of Sport, Vol 32, Iss 4, Pp 301-305 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0860-021X
2083-1862
20831862
DOI: 10.5604/20831862.1163693
Popis: The aims of this study were: 1) To determine the effects of a 12-week recreational soccer training programme and continuous endurance running on body composition of young adult men and 2) to determine which of these two programmes was more effective concerning body composition. Sixty-four participants completed the randomized controlled trial and were randomly assigned to one of three groups: a soccer training group (SOC; n=20), a running group (RUN; n=21) or a control group performing no physical training (CON; n=23). Training programmes for SOC and RUN lasted 12-week with 3 training sessions per week. Soccer sessions consisted of 60 min ordinary five-a-side, six-a-side or seven-a-side matches on a 30-45 m wide and 45-60 m long plastic grass pitch. Running sessions consisted of 60 min of continuous moderate intensity running at the same average heart rate as in SOC (~80% HRmax). All participants, regardless of group assignment, were tested for each of the following dependent variables: body weight, body height, body mass index, percent body fat, body fat mass, fat-free mass and total body water. In the SOC and RUN groups there was a significant decrease (p
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