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ArticleEuropean journal of investigation in health, psychology and education2022

Effects of Eight-Week Circuit Training with Core Exercises on Performance in Adult Male Soccer Players.

Guido Belli, Sofia Marini, Mario Mauro, Pasqualino Maietta Latessa, Stefania Toselli

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Article in European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07440693 (Comparative Affects of Circuit Training and Complex Training on Agility, Power and Core Strength in Football Players.), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Comparative Affects of Circuit Training and Complex Training on Agility, Power and Core Strength in Football Players.

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2025 to 2025Enrolled36ConditionsSports Physical TherapyArmsModerate intensity Circuit training, Moderate intensity Complex training
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5 authors.

Guido BelliDepartment of Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, 47921 Rimini, Italy.
Sofia MariniDepartment of Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, 47921 Rimini, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7025-4271
Mario MauroDepartment of Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, 47921 Rimini, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8171-5096
Pasqualino Maietta LatessaDepartment of Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, 47921 Rimini, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6525-0532
Stefania ToselliDepartment of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5478-2499

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Core exercises have been widely promoted in the last 25 years. However, the scientific debate about its efficacy for improving individual and team sports performance is still open. Thus, the present study aims to investigate the effects of circuit training with a core exercise program on physical performance in competitive amateur soccer players. The training was conducted during the off-season period, two times per week for 8 weeks. Pre- and post-evaluations were conducted using the following tests: Y-Balance Test (YB), standing long jump (SLJ), medicine ball chest press (MBC), curl-up (CU), and Illinois Agility Test (IAT). A total of 19 adults were divided into an experimental group (EG, n = 11, age 22 years, weight 71.2 ± 4.8 kg, height 174 ± 5.8 cm) and a control group (CG, n = 8, age 22 years, weight 73.2 ± 4.1 Kg, height 176 ± 6.3 cm). The EG showed significant improvements in lower and upper body strength, core endurance and balance, whereas the CG did not report significant changes in the pre- and post-test comparison. Despite study limitations, our positive results show that circuit training with core exercises appears to be a good strategy for performance improvement in adult soccer players.

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balancecircuit trainingcore exercisesoccerstrength

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PMID36135224
PMCPMC9497503

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