Effectiveness of combined techniques vs passive recovery in competitive squash players: A crossover study
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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v64.111645Keywords:
combined recovery techniques, fatigue, lactate, performance, racquet sportsAbstract
Objective: This study examined the effects of two recovery techniques, combined techniques and passive recovery, on physiological, neuromuscular, and psychophysiological performance in competitive squash players during three days of simulated matches.
Methodology: Eleven elite squash players (age: 15 ± 5 years; height: 172.80 ± 8 cm; body mass: 65.05 ± 11.46 kg) participated in a crossover-designed study. Blood lactate levels, countermovement jump, perceived exertion, and recovery were assessed before, after, and 48 hours post-match. Statistical analyses included Student's t-test or Wilcoxon test, as well as repeated measures ANOVA or Friedman + Wilcoxon tests for intra-week analyses.
Results: Significant differences were observed in pre-match lactate levels between the first and third weeks (t = -5.81; p < .01) and in post-match lactate levels (t = -2.42; p < .03). No significant differences were found for countermovement jump pre-match (p < .50) or post-match (p <.15). Perceptual parameters such as sleep, stress, fatigue, muscle soreness, and perceived exertion showed no significant differences in pre-match measurements (p < .14, p <.09, p < .74, p < .51, p < .27) or in post-match muscle soreness and perceived exertion (p <.39, p < .41).
Discussion: A simulated 45-minute squash match resulted in moderate fatigue, with full recovery within 24 hours. Repeated combined techniques provided no cumulative benefits over time and were equally effective as passive recovery in reversing physiological and neuromuscular changes.
Conclusions: Combined techniques neither enhanced nor impaired the recovery process and were as effective as passive recovery.
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