ABSTRACT
Rugby League (RL) is a high-impact collision sport characterised by repeated sprints and numerous high-speed impacts and consequently players often report immediate and prolonged muscle soreness in the days after a match. We examined muscle soreness after matches during a full season to understand the extent to which match characteristics influence soreness. Thirty-one elite Super League players provided daily measures of muscle soreness after each of the 26 competitive fixtures of the 2012 season. Playing position, phase of the season, playing surface and match characteristics were recorded from each match. Muscle soreness peaked at day 1 and was still apparent at day 4 post-game with no attenuation in the magnitude of muscle soreness over the course of the season. Neither playing position, phase of season or playing surface had any effects on the extent of muscle soreness. Playing time and total number of collisions were significantly correlated with higher ratings of muscle soreness, especially in the forwards. These data indicate the absence "contact adaptations" in elite rugby players with soreness present throughout the entire season. Strategies must now be implemented to deal with the physical and psychological consequences of prolonged feeling of pain.
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Football/injuries , Muscle, Skeletal/physiopathology , Myalgia/diagnosis , Adult , Athletes , Athletic Performance , Humans , Male , Young AdultABSTRACT
El manuscrito actual es la traducción del Posicionamiento sobre el Entrenamiento de Fuerza para Jóvenes: el Consenso Internacional de 2014. El consenso original es a su vez una adaptación del posicionamiento de la United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association. Ha sido revisado y respaldado por organizaciones profesionales relevantes en los campos de la medicina del deporte, la ciencia de la actividad física y la pediatría. Los autores de este articulo fueron seleccionados entre los campos de la ciencia del ejercicio pediátrico, la medicina pediátrica, la educación física, la preparación física y la medicina del deporte. El manuscrito fue publicado originalmente en el British Journal of Sports Medicine y representa el documento final ratificado oficialmente a nivel ejecutivo por cada organización que lo respalda. Para enlazar con la versión original del manuscrito en ingles diríjanse a: http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2013/09/20/bjsports-2013-092952.full
The current manuscript is a translation of the Position statement on youth resistance training: the 2014 International Consensus. The original manuscript was adapted from the oficial position statement of the UK Strength and Conditioning Association on youth resistance training. It was subsequently reviewed and endorsed by leading professional organisations within the fields of sports medicine, exercise science and paediatrics. The authorship team for this article was selected from the fields of paediatric exercise science, paediatric medicine, physical education, strength and conditioning and sports medicine
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Humans , Muscle Strength/physiology , Weight Lifting/physiology , Physical Education and Training/standards , Athletic Injuries/prevention & controlABSTRACT
The current manuscript has been adapted from the official position statement of the UK Strength and Conditioning Association on youth resistance training. It has subsequently been reviewed and endorsed by leading professional organisations within the fields of sports medicine, exercise science and paediatrics. The authorship team for this article was selected from the fields of paediatric exercise science, paediatric medicine, physical education, strength and conditioning and sports medicine.