The Claim
In soccer players, the optimal training dosage for improving explosive power (countermovement jump and squat jump) and maximal strength (1-repetition maximum squat) follows a U-shaped dose-response relationship, with peak performance gains occurring at 297–352 MET-minutes per week, and performance gains declining at higher training volumes.
What the research says
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For soccer players, training between 297 and 352 MET-minutes per week produces the highest improvements in explosive power and maximal strength; training more than this reduces those gains.
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The optimal training dosage for improving explosive power (CMJ, SJ) and maximal strength (1-RM squat) in soccer players follows a U-shaped dose-response relationship, with peak benefits occurring at 297–352 MET-minutes per week, beyond which performance gains decline due to excessive training load.
When soccer players train at moderate volumes, their muscles grow stronger and their nerves fire more efficiently, making jumps and lifts more powerful. But when they train too much, their muscles become overworked, energy stores drop, and nerves can't keep up, so performance drops.
What the research says
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This study found that soccer players get the best jump and strength results when they train about 300 minutes per week at a moderate intensity — training more than that actually makes them worse at jumping and sprinting.
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