TABLE 5.
Qualitative synthesis and summary measures considering the acute effects of combined SSG and running-based training methods.
| Study | Purpose | Internal load | External load | Tactical/technical |
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| Castillo et al [26] | Compare exclusive SSGs and combined SSGs+endurance and speed | RPE (A.U.) The RPE was recorded during the weekly sessions. On Tuesday, the combined approach was significantly higher in terms of RPE (7.8 ± 0.5 A.U.) comparing to only SSGs. However, in the remaining days, no significant changes were found. |
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| Harrison et al. [17] | Compare exclusive SSGs and combined SSGs+HIIT | HRpeak (%) The HRpeak was 91% in HIIT sessions, while was about 89% in SSGs sessions. |
Body load (A.U.) The body load measure was about 400 A.U. in HIIT, while was about 320 in SSGs sessions. |
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| Köklü et al [27] | Compare exclusive SSGs and combined SSGs+running drills | HR (bpm) No significant differences in 3 vs.3 and 4 vs.4 formats HRmax (%) No significant differences in 3 vs.3 and 4 vs.4 formats Blood lactate (mmol/L) Significant greater values in combined version in both 3 vs.3 and 4 vs.4 formats RPE (A.U.) Significant greater values in combined version in both 3 vs.3 and 4 vs.4 formats |
Distance 0–7.1 km/h (m) No significant differences in 3 vs.3 and 4 vs.4 formats Distance 7.2–14.3 km/h (m) No significant differences in 3 vs.3 but significant greater in only SSG in 4 vs.4 Distance 14.4–19.7 km/h (m) Significant greater values in combined version in both 3 vs.3 and 4 vs.4 formats Distance > 19.8 km/h (m) Significant greater values in combined version in both 3 vs.3 and 4 vs.4 formats |
Touches of the ball (n) Significant greater values in only SSGs version in both 3 vs.3 and 4 vs.4 formats Total passes (n) No significant differences in 3 vs.3 and 4 vs.4 formats Successful passes No significant differences in 3 vs.3 and 4 vs.4 formats Tackles No significant differences in 3 vs.3 and 4 vs.4 formats Turnover No significant differences in 3 vs.3 and 4 vs.4 formats |
| Total distance (m) Significant greater values in combined version in both 3 vs.3 and 4 vs.4 formats Maximum speed (km/h) Significant greater values in combined version in both 3 vs.3 and 4 vs.4 formats |
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| Paul et al [25] | Compare concentrated combined SSG+HIIT (four sessions SSG + one of HIIT) with regular training with only one SSG+HIIT session | HRmax (%) Average heart rate was significantly greater in concentrated SSG+HIIT (83.7%) than in the single session SSG&HIIT (73.4%) Session-RPE (A.U.) Average load was significantly greater in concentrated SSG+HIIT (344 A.U.) than in the single session SSG&HIIT (253 A.U.) |
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| Rabbani et al [18] | Compare combined SSG+HIIT and HIIT+SSG | Session-RPE (A.U.) Unclear and trivial differences were found between SSG+HIIT and HIIT+SSG |
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RPE: rated of perceived exertion; A.U.: arbitrary units; HIIT: running-based high intensity interval training; HRpeak: peak heart rate; m: meters; km/h: kilometers per hour; n: number