Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Hamid Rajabi
• Abbas Keyhanian

Abstract

This study examined the effect of muscular strength training on soccer players ’lactate level. sixteen players participated in the study, where both the active rest training group in between sets in strength training (ARG, n=9) and passive rest training group in between sets in strength training (PRG, n=7) participated in 8 weeks of muscular strength training twice per week with 10 exercise from 30 to 50 maximal strength. After determining the normality by Kolmogorov- Smirnov test, a Repeated Measure with a significant level of ≥α0.05 was used. The results indicate that after the training period Between-group improvement was significantly higher in the ARG compared with the PRG for VO2max, time to exhaustion, Rast test, and Hoff test. Finally, the results showed that the resistance training with active rest causes improvements in ’lactate level of soccer players compare to resistance training with passive rest in the pre-competitive season.

Keywords

• Interval resistance training
• Active and passive rest
• Lactate blood