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Table 4.

Effect of combined aerobic and anaerobic training in the late preparation phase or competitive season on selected outcomes in elite football players

Study	Players	Training regimen	Adaptations
Dupont et al. (2004) [129]	22 Professional	12–15 × 15 s, 15 s rest 1/wk 12–15 × 40 m, 30 s rest 1/wk	120% vVO_2max All out	10 wks	In-season	Runs	8% maximal aerobic speed	+ 3.5% 40-m sprint
Thomassen et al. (2010) [126] and Christensen et al. (2011) [124]	7 Semi-professional	8 × 2 min, 1 min rest 2.5/wk 10–12 × 25–30 s, 3 min rest 2.5/wk	88% HR_max All out	2 wks	End of season	SSG/Drills	+ 2.6% RE at 75% maximal aerobic speed ↔ VO₂-kinetics	↔ Yo-Yo IR2 + %1.8 RSA

Study

Players

Training regimen

Adaptations

Dose

Intensity

Period

When

Mode

Physiological

Performance

Dupont et al. (2004) [129]

22 Professional

12–15 × 15 s, 15 s rest

1/wk

12–15 × 40 m, 30 s rest

1/wk

120% vVO_2max

All out

10 wks

In-season

Runs

8% maximal aerobic speed

+ 3.5% 40-m sprint

Thomassen et al. (2010) [126] and Christensen et al. (2011) [124]

7 Semi-professional

8 × 2 min, 1 min rest

2.5/wk

10–12 × 25–30 s, 3 min rest

2.5/wk

88% HR_max

All out

2 wks

End of season

SSG/Drills

+ 2.6% RE at 75% maximal aerobic speed

↔ VO₂-kinetics

↔ Yo-Yo IR2

+ %1.8 RSA

HR_max maximum heart rate, RE running economy, RSA repeated sprint ability, SSG small-sided games, VO_2max maximal oxygen consumption, vVO_2max velocity eliciting VO_2max, Yo-Yo IR1/2 Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test level 1 or 2

+ denotes a beneficial effect, and if in parentheses, then the effect was not clear (i.e., p > 0.05)