The Effect of Four-Week Strength, Speed, and Endurance Training on Some Blood Parameters in Amateur Soccer Players

Impact of Physical Training on Blood Markers

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Football, Training, Biochemistry, Hormone

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the effects of four-week strength, speed, and endurance training on some biochemical parameters and hormone levels in regional amateur league soccer players. Eighteen male soccer players (age: 21.72±1.81) playing in the regional amateur league during the 2023-2024 Turkish Football Federation football season participated voluntarily. The players were divided into two groups: experimental (9) and control (9) using simple random sampling. The players in the experimental group underwent strength, speed, and endurance training in addition to basic soccer training for four weeks during the competition period, while the players in the control group only underwent routine soccer training. Blood samples were collected from the players before and after the four-week training sessions and analyzed in a laboratory setting. The SPSS software was used for statistical analysis of the data. A paired samples t-test was used to analyze normally distributed data. According to the research findings, a significant difference was found in the LDL cholesterol and creatinine parameters between the pre-test and post-test values of the football players in the experimental group, and in the calcium parameter in the football players in the control group (p˂0.05). In conclusion, it was determined that four weeks of strength, speed, and endurance training applied to regional amateur league football players reduced LDL cholesterol and creatinine levels.

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2025-09-07

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Okut, S., & Bilici, M. F. (2025). The Effect of Four-Week Strength, Speed, and Endurance Training on Some Blood Parameters in Amateur Soccer Players: Impact of Physical Training on Blood Markers. Journal of Sport & Movement Sciences , 6(2), 99–108. Retrieved from https://movscijournal.com/index.php/pub/article/view/56

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