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Article

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

by
Guido Belli
1,
Sofia Marini
1,
Mario Mauro
1,*,
Pasqualino Maietta Latessa
1 and
Stefania Toselli
2
1
Department of Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, 47921 Rimini, Italy
2
Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2022, 12(9), 1244-1256; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe12090086
Submission received: 11 July 2022 / Revised: 2 August 2022 / Accepted: 29 August 2022 / Published: 1 September 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education: 10th Anniversary)
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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.
Keywords: core exercise; soccer; circuit training; strength; balance core exercise; soccer; circuit training; strength; balance

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Belli, G.; Marini, S.; Mauro, M.; Maietta Latessa, P.; Toselli, S. Effects of Eight-Week Circuit Training with Core Exercises on Performance in Adult Male Soccer Players. Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2022, 12, 1244-1256. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe12090086

AMA Style

Belli G, Marini S, Mauro M, Maietta Latessa P, Toselli S. Effects of Eight-Week Circuit Training with Core Exercises on Performance in Adult Male Soccer Players. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education. 2022; 12(9):1244-1256. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe12090086

Chicago/Turabian Style

Belli, Guido, Sofia Marini, Mario Mauro, Pasqualino Maietta Latessa, and Stefania Toselli. 2022. "Effects of Eight-Week Circuit Training with Core Exercises on Performance in Adult Male Soccer Players" European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education 12, no. 9: 1244-1256. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe12090086

APA Style

Belli, G., Marini, S., Mauro, M., Maietta Latessa, P., & Toselli, S. (2022). Effects of Eight-Week Circuit Training with Core Exercises on Performance in Adult Male Soccer Players. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 12(9), 1244-1256. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe12090086

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