Journal of Eexercise & Organ Cross Talk
Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Saveh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Saveh, Iran.
What is already known on this subject?
One of the high-intensity interval training systems first used by swimming coaches as an effective method to improve swimmers' endurance performance is race-pace training for very short distances USRPT.This training system was implemented for the first time in soccer. Researchers have reported that beta-alanine has ergogenic effects on athletic performance (9), and its impact on exercise-induced fatigue has been investigated (10). This has been confirmed by observing higher concentrations of Carnosine in highly stressed muscle cells, which experience the most significant H+ accumulation during intense physical activity due to beta-alanine supplementation. Beta-alanine may act as a cellular buffer to reduce acidity in active muscles during high-intensity Exercise by increasing muscle carnosine levels.
What does this study add?
Enhancing the muscle cell buffering system through anaerobic training and specialized supplementation has improved athletic performance, particularly among soccer players. However, the effects of various training protocols and specific types of supplementation on enhancing the muscle cell buffering system and athlete performance are still questionable. This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of the USRPT training system combined with beta-alanine supplementation on the physical performance of elite young soccer players.
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Acknowledgements
We wish to thank our participants for their time and effort.
Funding
No sources of funding were sought or awarded for this study.
Compliance with ethical standards
Conflict of interest The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Ethical approval This study's procedures were carried out under the Helsinki Statement regarding human research. Participants also signed an informed consent form before participation.
Informed consent Participants signed an informed consent form prior to participation in the study.
Author contributions
Conceptualization: M.A.F., H.R., R.N.; Methodology: M.A.F., H.R. R.N.; Software: M.A.F., H.R., R.N.; Validation: H.R., Formal analysis: M.A.F., H.R., R.N.; Investigation: M.A.F., H.R., R.N.; Resources: M.A.F., H.R., R.N.; Data curation: H.R.; Writing - original draft: M.A.F., H.R., R.N.; Writing – review & editing: M.A.F., H.R., R.N.; Visualization: M.A.F., H.R., R.N.; Supervision: H.R. Project administration: H.R.; Funding acquisition: H.R.
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