Tue Rømer, Mikkel Thunestvedt Hansen, Kristine Kjær Lange, Mikkel Lundgren Petersen, Anders Petersen Ibh, Jeppe Panduro, Peter Krustrup, Flemming Dela, Jørn Wulff Helge
PURPOSE: In Football, the high-intensity running bouts during matches are considered decisive. Interestingly, recent studies showed that peak fat oxidation rates (PFO) are higher in football players than other athletes. This study aimed to investigate whether PFO increases following a pre-season. Secondarily, and due to COVID-19, we investigated whether PFO is related to the physical performance in a subgroup of semi-professional male football players. METHODS: Before and after 8 weeks of pre-season training, 42 sub-elite male football players (18 semi-professionals and 24 non-professionals) had a dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry scan and performed a graded exercise test on a treadmill for the determination of PFO, the exercise intensity eliciting PFO (Fatmax) and peak oxygen uptake (V̇O2 peak)...
April 2024: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports