IGOID Research Group, Physical Activity and Sport Sciences Department, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Avda. De Carlos III S/N, 45071, Toledo, Spain.
Research Department, ThermoHuman (R&D Department, ThermoHuman, Spain), Madrid, Spain.
Sci Rep. 2023 Aug 23;13(1):13780. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-40396-y.
The demanding nature of elite football requires players to be closely monitored to ensure optimal performance and minimize injury risk. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between physical demands, skin temperature, and well-being status in 30 elite football players over a 12-week competitive period. Thermography assessments, weekly Well-being questionnaires, and daily training and match load recordings were used to gather data. Results indicated that along the microcycles there was a decrease in high-intensity accelerations and decelerations distance completed, while maintaining other high-intensity actions. Furthermore, it was found that high-intensity movements contribute to the generation of thermal asymmetries in the thighs; the adductor thermal asymmetry showed a positive relationship with stress and muscle soreness, the knee thermal asymmetry had a positive relationship with fatigue and a negative relationship with rest and quality of rest, and finally the hamstrings muscles exhibited significant differences between the thermal asymmetry groups, with the high asymmetry completing less high intensity actions than the low asymmetry group. In conclusion, this study highlights the interconnections between physical demands, skin temperature, and well-being in elite football players and provides valuable insights for coaches and trainers in their efforts to optimize performance and health.
精英足球的高要求需要对球员进行密切监测，以确保最佳表现并将受伤风险降到最低。本研究旨在评估 30 名精英足球运动员在 12 周的比赛期间的身体需求、皮肤温度和健康状况之间的关系。使用热成像评估、每周健康问卷和日常训练和比赛负荷记录来收集数据。结果表明，随着微周期的进行，高强度加速和减速距离完成减少，同时保持其他高强度动作。此外，还发现高强度运动导致大腿产生热不对称；内收肌热不对称与压力和肌肉酸痛呈正相关，膝盖热不对称与疲劳呈正相关，与休息和休息质量呈负相关，最后，腿筋肌肉在热不对称组之间表现出显著差异，高不对称组完成的高强度动作少于低不对称组。总之，本研究强调了精英足球运动员身体需求、皮肤温度和健康之间的相互关系，为教练和培训师在努力优化表现和健康方面提供了有价值的见解。
