%0 Journal Article
%A Ramos Álvarez, Juan José
%A Maffulli, Nicola
%A Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi
%A Ardigò, Luca Paolo
%A Jiménez Herranz, María Elena
%A Naranjo Ortiz, Cristina
%A Padulo, Johnny
%A Calderón Montero, Francisco Javier
%T Cardio-respiratory values during recovery from exercise in soccer Spanish leagues
%D 2018
%@ 0967-3334
%U https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/125732
%X Objective: In this cross-sectional study, we compared Spanish division one (n  =  114) and division two (n  =  80) soccer players in terms of their cardio-respiratory response during recovery following a maximum laboratory effort test. Approach: Following the maximum laboratory effort protocol, we measured oxygen consumption (), heart rate (HR), and ventilation () during recovery. Main results: Over the first 60 s of recovery, no significant differences were seen in either  (28.7 versus 28.3 ml/kg/m, in division one and two players, respectively), HR, or  (p  >  0.05). After 90 s, however, significant differences appeared between the players of the two divisions (p  <  0.01), although not among playing positions. Significant differences in  (21.1 versus 26.0 ml/kg/m, in division one and two players, respectively) and HR were still apparent at 180 s into the recovery period. The change in professional soccer players’ cardio-respiratory values over the recovery period following maximum effort are independent of the position played, but are associated with the division in which a player competes. Second division players show significantly higher  and HR values than first division players at 180 s into the recovery period. Significance: These differences might influence performance in soccer and in other athletes whose sports require intermittent bouts of maximum effort and consequently times to repeat high-intensity efforts as short as possible.
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