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Test for Repeated Sprint Ability: A pilot study (2) CORSO DI LAUREA IN SCIENZE
MOTORIE
(1) DEPARTAMENT OF SPORTS AND FACOLTA’ DI MEDICINA E CHIRURGIA
PHYSICAL EDUCATION. Universita’ di Tor Vergata – Roma
(1) BARBERO- (2)
FACULTY OF HUMANITY AND EDUCATION
OF MELILLA. UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA.
BARBERO-ÁLVAREZ, JOSÉ C. and CASTAGNA, CARLO
1. INTRODUCTION.
2. METHODS.
Participants: Eighteen amateur soccer players (mean ± sd: age
21.8±4.8 years, height 1.76±0.2 m, body mass 69.0±7.8 kg) were 3. RESULTS.
tested in a random order for RSA and GRSA at least two days RSA Total Time and best sprint performance were
apart. significantly correlated with GRSA performance (r=-0.83, and
r=-0.77, respectively p=0.002).
RSA test: The RSAT consisted in 8 bouts of 2 x 15 m shuttle run
Post tests Blood Lactate concentrations were not significantly
sprints (30-m per bout) with 30-s of passive recovery. Sprint
different (13.25±3.14 and 13.57±4.34 mmol L-1 for GRSA and
scores were assessed using custom-made infrared light sensors
RSA respectively.
connected to a personal computer.
Peak HR were 93±3.4 and 93±3.0% of HRmax for GRSA and
GRSA test: Group RSA test consisted in progressive speed RSA, respectively.
2x15m shuttle running bouts with 30s of passive recovery. Starting 6.4
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Blood Lactate (mmol L-1) post
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HR peak RSAT (% HRmax)
98
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88
y = 0.939x + 6.7506 4 y = 0.939x + 6.7506
86 R2 = 0.6519 2 R2 = 0.6519
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