The neuromuscular, endocrine and mood responses to a single versus double training session day in soccer players

This study profiled the 24h neuromuscular, endocrine and mood responses to a single versus a double training day in soccer players.Repeated measures.Twelve semi-professional soccer players performed small-sided-games (SSG's; 4 vs 4+goalkeepers; 6×7-min, 2-min inter-set recovery) with neuromuscular (peak-power output, PPO; jump height, JH), endocrine (salivary testosterone, cortisol), and mood measures collected before (pre) and after (0h, +24h)....