Ramos Álvarez, Juan JoséMaffulli, NicolaBragazzi, Nicola LuigiArdigò, Luca PaoloJiménez Herranz, María ElenaNaranjo Ortiz, CristinaPadulo, JohnnyCalderón Montero, Francisco Javier2025-11-052025-11-052018-10-12Ramos-Álvarez JJ, Maffulli N, Bragazzi NL, Ardigò LP, Jiménez-Herranz E, Naranjo-Ortiz C, Padulo J, Calderón Montero FJ. Cardio-respiratory values during recovery from exercise in soccer Spanish leagues. Physiol Meas. 2018 Oct 11;39(10):105003. doi: 10.1088/1361-6579/aae0e80967-333410.1088/1361-6579/aae0e8https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/125732Objective: 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.engjournal article1361-6579https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6579/aae0e830306893https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30306893/restricted accessPhysiological effortHeart rateOxygen consumptionRecoveryTeam playerMedicina2411 Fisiología Humana3299 Otras Especialidades Médicas