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Yo-Yo IR2 testing of elite and sub-elite soccer players: Performance, heart rate response and correlations to other interval tests

Jørgen Ingebrigtsen, Mads Bendiksen, Morten Bredsgaard Randers, Carlo Castagna, Peter Krustrup, Andreas Holtermann

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    Abstract

    Abstract We examined performance, heart rate response and construct validity of the Yo-Yo IR2 test by testing 111 elite and 92 sub-elite soccer players from Norway and Denmark. VO(2)max, Yo-Yo IR1 and repeated sprint tests (RSA) (n = 51) and match-analyses (n = 39) were also performed. Yo-Yo IR2 and Yo-Yo IR1 performance was 41 and 25% better (P  0.05). For top-teams, Yo-Yo IR2 performance (28%) and sprinting distance (25%) during match were greater (P 
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalJournal of Sports Sciences
    Volume30
    Issue number13
    Pages (from-to)1337-1345
    Number of pages9
    ISSN0264-0414
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012

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