Muscle Fatigue during Football Match-Play

Author/s of the text: Reilly T., Drust B., Clarke N.

Title of Journal/ Publication: Sports Medicine

URL or Web Address: https://link.springer.com/article/10.2165/00007256-200838050-00001

Main idea: One of the consequences of sustaining exercise for 90 minutes of football match-play is muscle fatigue.

Supporting details:

1. The stores of muscle glycogen may be considerably reduced by the end of the game, especially if there has not been a tapering of the training load.
2. The decline in muscle strength may increase the predisposition to injury in the lower limbs and central fatigue may also occur with implications for muscle performance.