Asociación entre la distancia e intensidad de carrera durante el entrenamiento y la pérdida de sudor en futbolistas femeninas de élite

Jorge Cancino-Lopez; Francisca Jesam; Juan  Del Coso; Mauricio Castro-Sepúlveda

doi:10.59856/arch.soc.chil.med.deporte.v70i2.116

Authors

Jorge Cancino-Lopez Laboratorio de Fisiología del Ejercicio y Metabolismo, Escuela de Kinesiología, Universidad Finis Terrae https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3620-9861
Francisca Jesam Laboratorio de Fisiología del Ejercicio y Metabolismo, Escuela de Kinesiología, Universidad Finis Terrae https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4061-968X
Juan Del Coso Centre for Sport Studies, Rey Juan Carlos University, 28942 Fuenlabrada, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5785-984X
Mauricio Castro-Sepúlveda Laboratorio de Fisiología del Ejercicio y Metabolismo, Escuela de Kinesiología, Universidad Finis Terrae https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2270-299X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59856/arch.soc.chil.med.deporte.v70i2.116

Keywords:

sweat electrolyte concentration, hypohydration, Soccer, rehydration, elite athlets

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the association between running distance and intensity during high-intensity (HI) and low-intensity (LI) training sessions and sweat loss in elite female soccer players.

Methods: Fifteen elite soccer players from a national team performed two 90-minute training sessions, one at high intensity (HI) and one at low intensity (LI), in a temperate environment. Sweat rate, sodium loss through sweat, and running patterns were measured.

Results: In HI, total distance covered (p<0.001), number of sprints (p<0.001), and total physical load (p<0.001) were higher than in LI. HI also generated a higher sweat rate (p=0.02) and sodium loss through sweat (p=0.03), with no differences in sodium concentration. The sweat rate during HI and LI was associated only with the total distance covered (p=0.02; r=0.47).

Conclusion: In elite female soccer players, high-intensity training induces greater sweat and sodium loss due to a higher sweat rate. Total distance covered appears to be the most influential factor. As a practical application, it is recommended to adjust the rehydration rate to the sweat rate in sessions with greater displacement.

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