Julio Calleja-Gonzalez1, Juan Mielgo-Ayuso2, Braulio Sanchez-Ureña3, Sergej M Ostojic4, Nicolas Terrados5. 1. Department of Physical Activity and Sports, University of the Basque Country, Vitoria, Spain. 2. Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Physiology, University of Valladolid, Soria, Spain - juanfrancisco.mielgo@uva.es. 3. Human Movement and Quality Life School, National University of Costa Rica, Heredia, Costa Rica. 4. Center for Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia. 5. Regional Unit of Sport Medicine-Avilés City-Council Foundation, Department of Functional Biology, University of Oviedo, Asturias, Spain.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: In current team sports (including volleyball), the players have to play numerous competitive matches without time to recover. Volleyball can be defined as a moderate duration exercise including repeated bouts of high-intensity activity interspersed with brief periods of low to moderate active recovery or passive rest. A match is characterized by repeated explosive activities, such as: jumps, shuffles and rapid changes in direction. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: To guarantee adequate recovery after matches, it is necessary to know the type of fatigue induced and if possible its underlying mechanisms. Recovery strategies are commonly utilized in volleyball despite limited scientific confirmation to support their effectiveness to facilitating optimal recovery. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS: It is particularly important to optimize recovery because players spend a much greater proportion of their time recovering than they do in training. CONCLUSIONS: Therefore, the main aim of this brief review is to facilitate useful information for practical application, based on the scientific evidence and applied knowledge specifically in volleyball.
INTRODUCTION: In current team sports (including volleyball), the players have to play numerous competitive matches without time to recover. Volleyball can be defined as a moderate duration exercise including repeated bouts of high-intensity activity interspersed with brief periods of low to moderate active recovery or passive rest. A match is characterized by repeated explosive activities, such as: jumps, shuffles and rapid changes in direction. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: To guarantee adequate recovery after matches, it is necessary to know the type of fatigue induced and if possible its underlying mechanisms. Recovery strategies are commonly utilized in volleyball despite limited scientific confirmation to support their effectiveness to facilitating optimal recovery. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS: It is particularly important to optimize recovery because players spend a much greater proportion of their time recovering than they do in training. CONCLUSIONS: Therefore, the main aim of this brief review is to facilitate useful information for practical application, based on the scientific evidence and applied knowledge specifically in volleyball.
Authors: Julio Calleja-González; Stephen P Bird; Thomas Huyghe; Igor Jukic; Francesco Cuzzolin; Francesco Cos; Diego Marqués-Jiménez; Luka Milanovic; Jaime Sampaio; Isaac López-Laval; Sergej M Ostojic; Margaret T Jones; Pedro E Alcaraz; Xavi Schelling; Anne Delextrat; Meeta Singh; Jonatan Charest; Tomás T Freitas; Lorena Torres Ronda; Adam Petway; Daniel Medina; Antonio Tramullas; Juan Mielgo-Ayuso; Nicolas Terrados; Chris McLellan Journal: Sports (Basel) Date: 2021-12-17