Caffeine and performance, does it work for everybody?
There are several supplements to improve sports performance. However, only a few of them are scientifically proven to be effective.
There are several supplements to improve sports performance. However, only a few of them are scientifically proven to be effective.
Professional basketball is evolving towards playing more matches, reaching up to 90 games per season.
Professional football players have some particular physiological characteristics which allow them to run an average of 10-12 km per match as well as reaching speeds above 30 km/h.
The international tournaments of national teams represent an important change in the players’ regular workload.
Possibly, the most important goal in training is helping the players to develop skills and behaviours to improve their performance during competition.
Exercise-induced muscle damage and the consequent muscle pain, commonly known as ‘stiffness’, conditions our performance.
The training adaptations depend on the specificity of stimuli generated during the session. In football, there is a player that differs from the rest: the goalkeeper.
The physical demands in professional football have increased in recent years. The game is shifting towards an increase both in the distance that players cover in a match and in the intensity at which they execute their actions.
One of the main characteristics of elite football players is their ability to perform different actions at maximum speed. Its importance is such that most goals are preceded by sprints.
Preseason goals in elite football are diverse. It is about testing, “measuring forces with other teams” and developing the physical abilities of the players to prepare them in the best way possible for the demands of the season.