The influence of recovery and training phases on body composition, peripheral vascular function and immune system of professional soccer players.

Professional soccer players have a lengthy playing season, throughout which high levels of physical stress are maintained. The following recuperation period, before starting the next pre-season training phase, is generally considered short but sufficient to allow a decrease in these stress levels an...

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Main Authors: Simon Reinke, Tim Karhausen, Wolfram Doehner, William Taylor, Kuno Hottenrott, Georg N Duda, Petra Reinke, Hans-Dieter Volk, Stefan D Anker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2654725?pdf=render