Trends Assessing Neuromuscular Fatigue in Team Sports: A Narrative Review
Neuromuscular fatigue is defined as a reduction induced by exercise in the maximal voluntary force that a muscle or group of muscles can generate. An accumulation of work or an incomplete force restoration can significantly influence the neuromuscular performance in both the short and long terms. Th...
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| description | Neuromuscular fatigue is defined as a reduction induced by exercise in the maximal voluntary force that a muscle or group of muscles can generate. An accumulation of work or an incomplete force restoration can significantly influence the neuromuscular performance in both the short and long terms. Thus, fatigue management is essential for controlling the training adaptations of athletes and reducing their susceptibility to injury and illness. The main individualized monitoring tools used to describe fatigue are questionnaires and subjective assessments of fatigue, biochemical markers, sprint tests, and vertical jump tests. Among the subjective measures, the rating of the perceived exertion has been widely used because of its simplicity and high validity. In terms of the objective measures, one of the more frequently employed tools by practitioners to assess neuromuscular fatigue is the countermovement jump. Because of its high validity and reliability, it is accepted as the reference standard test in sports, in general, and particularly in team sports. Our review aims to clarify how all these indicators, as well as several devices, can help coaches in different sports contexts to monitor neuromuscular fatigue, and how these procedures should be used to obtain data that can be used to make decisions in complex environments. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-da12537509064ce79e36381dd0be98ec2023-11-30T22:23:44ZengMDPI AGSports2075-46632022-02-011033310.3390/sports10030033Trends Assessing Neuromuscular Fatigue in Team Sports: A Narrative ReviewClaudia Alba-Jiménez0Daniel Moreno-Doutres1Javier Peña2Sport and Physical Activity Studies Center (CEEAF), University of Vic, Central University of Catalonia, 08500 Barcelona, SpainClub Joventut Badalona, 08912 Barcelona, SpainSport and Physical Activity Studies Center (CEEAF), University of Vic, Central University of Catalonia, 08500 Barcelona, SpainNeuromuscular fatigue is defined as a reduction induced by exercise in the maximal voluntary force that a muscle or group of muscles can generate. An accumulation of work or an incomplete force restoration can significantly influence the neuromuscular performance in both the short and long terms. Thus, fatigue management is essential for controlling the training adaptations of athletes and reducing their susceptibility to injury and illness. The main individualized monitoring tools used to describe fatigue are questionnaires and subjective assessments of fatigue, biochemical markers, sprint tests, and vertical jump tests. Among the subjective measures, the rating of the perceived exertion has been widely used because of its simplicity and high validity. In terms of the objective measures, one of the more frequently employed tools by practitioners to assess neuromuscular fatigue is the countermovement jump. Because of its high validity and reliability, it is accepted as the reference standard test in sports, in general, and particularly in team sports. Our review aims to clarify how all these indicators, as well as several devices, can help coaches in different sports contexts to monitor neuromuscular fatigue, and how these procedures should be used to obtain data that can be used to make decisions in complex environments.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/10/3/33performancemonitoringtestingobjective measuressubjective measures |
| spellingShingle | Claudia Alba-Jiménez Daniel Moreno-Doutres Javier Peña Trends Assessing Neuromuscular Fatigue in Team Sports: A Narrative Review Sports performance monitoring testing objective measures subjective measures |
| title | Trends Assessing Neuromuscular Fatigue in Team Sports: A Narrative Review |
| title_full | Trends Assessing Neuromuscular Fatigue in Team Sports: A Narrative Review |
| title_fullStr | Trends Assessing Neuromuscular Fatigue in Team Sports: A Narrative Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trends Assessing Neuromuscular Fatigue in Team Sports: A Narrative Review |
| title_short | Trends Assessing Neuromuscular Fatigue in Team Sports: A Narrative Review |
| title_sort | trends assessing neuromuscular fatigue in team sports a narrative review |
| topic | performance monitoring testing objective measures subjective measures |
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