Effects of concentric and concentric-eccentric resistance
training on speed and force in adult soccer players

J 2025

Effects of concentric and concentric-eccentric resistance training on speed and force in adult soccer players

BOKŮVKA, Dominik; Tomáš VENCÚRIK; Firas ZGHAL; Serge Sebastien COLSON; Ana Carolina PALUDO et al.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Effects of concentric and concentric-eccentric resistance training on speed and force in adult soccer players

Autoři

BOKŮVKA, Dominik; Tomáš VENCÚRIK ; Firas ZGHAL; Serge Sebastien COLSON a Ana Carolina PALUDO

Vydání

Scientific Reports, Berlin, Nature Portfolio, 2025, 2045-2322

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

30306 Sport and fitness sciences

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 3.900 v roce 2024

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14510/25:00141788

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sportovních studií

Klíčová slova anglicky

Muscle strength; Physical conditioning; Force production; Soccer; Athletic performance; Eccentric training

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 11. 3. 2026 13:39, Mgr. Pavlína Roučová, DiS.

Anotace

V originále

This study investigated the effects of concentric and concentric-eccentric strength training on speed and strength performance in sub-elite soccer players. Thirty-four healthy Czech soccer players were randomly assigned to a concentric group (CONG, n = 13), concentric/eccentric group (ECCG, n = 12), or control group (CG, n = 9). All participants completed the study. Over an 8-week intervention period, the CONG and ECCG groups accomplished 16 training sessions focused on leg curl and leg extension exercises. Speed and strength assessments were performed at baseline and post-intervention. While no significant improvements were observed in speed performance (p > 0.05), both intervention groups demonstrated significant gains in strength parameters. One-repetition maximum (1RM) knee extension increased by 17.5% (CONG, p < 0.001) and 18.3% (ECCG, p < 0.001), and the 1RM knee flexion improved by 10.5% (CONG, p < 0.001) and 12.2% (ECCG, p < 0.001, compared to the CG, with moderate and clear effect sizes. ANOVA analysis revealed significant interaction effects for knee extension 1RM (p < 0.001), knee flexion 1RM (p = 0.022), and isometric knee extension of the dominant leg (p = 0.033). Despite these gains in muscle strength, speed performance showed only minor, non-significant changes, with the CONG group experiencing a 2.8% improvement in the 10-meter sprint. In conclusion, both concentric and concentric-eccentric strength training protocols effectively enhanced lower-limb strength in soccer players, with the concentric-eccentric approach showing slightly better results. However, neither training method significantly improved speed. Coaches should use concentric-eccentric exercises to enhance strength but consider other methods to boost speed and overall performance.

Návaznosti

MUNI/A/1009/2016, interní kód MU

Název: Vliv excentrické a koncentrické maximálně-silové intervence na vybrané rychlostní výkony (Akronym: VekSil)

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Vliv excentrické a koncentrické maximálně-silové intervence na vybrané rychlostní výkony, DO R. 2020_Kategorie A - Specifický výzkum - Studentské výzkumné projekty

Citovat

BOKŮVKA, Dominik; Tomáš VENCÚRIK; Firas ZGHAL; Serge Sebastien COLSON a Ana Carolina PALUDO. Effects of concentric and concentric-eccentric resistance training on speed and force in adult soccer players. Scientific Reports. Berlin: Nature Portfolio, 2025, roč. 15, č. 1, s. 1-12. ISSN 2045-2322. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-06396-w.

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BOKŮVKA, Dominik; Tomáš VENCÚRIK; Firas ZGHAL; Serge Sebastien COLSON a Ana Carolina PALUDO. Effects of concentric and concentric-eccentric resistance training on speed and force in adult soccer players. \textit{Scientific Reports}. Berlin: Nature Portfolio, 2025, roč.~15, č.~1, s.~1-12. ISSN~2045-2322. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-06396-w.

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