Recovery
D · Not usable as a basisRecovery methods after matches in professional footballers
Subject: Recovery strategies after matches in professional footballers
What this means
After 48 hours, players using a recovery method jumped higher. There was no difference in the 20-metre sprint or maximal muscle strength. Blood markers of muscle damage and soreness were more favourable.
Altarriba-Bartes A, Peña J, Vicens-Bordas J, Milà-Villaroel R, Calleja-González J · 2020 · PLoS One 15(10):e0240135
What does this rating mean?
Insufficient quality or insufficient applicability to our target group. Included for illustration or refutation.
Findings
Effects of post-match recovery strategies in professional male footballers.
Who this applies to
Male professional and semi-professional football players, measured in the days after a match.
What to keep in mind
Only a few studies were pooled and they used different methods, so the effect of each method is unclear. Only men took part.
Practical conclusion for REZA
Deliberately included as an example of research REZA does not use. Many popular recovery products are sold on the back of this type of research, without anyone mentioning who it was tested on.
View method and source
Methodology
Systematic review with meta-analysis
Limitations
The participants are professional footballers and the context is competition recovery. That's not a usable basis for someone in their fifties training twice a week.
Original source
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240135 · PMID: 33007044
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