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Journal Article
On the relationship between external and internal load variables in elite youth soccer players
2026
Overview
The study investigated the relationship between external and internal training load measures in 25 male elite youth soccer players (age: 16.6 ± 0.9 years, VO
2max
: 59 ± 4 ml/min/kg) over 3 months. External load (i.e., total distance, high metabolic power distance, high-speed running) was quantified using a local positioning system and related to subjective (RPE, sleep quality, drive (energy level)), biochemical (creatine kinase (CK), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), C-reactive protein (CRP), urea, cortisol, transferrin), and neuromuscular (CMJ) markers. Single day workload (1DL), exponential 7-day workload (7DL), and the acute: chronic workload ratio (ACWR) were calculated. 1DL parameters were correlated (Spearman’s rho) with RPE (range
r
= 0.24 to 0.43,
p
< 0.01) and 1DL distance was negatively related to drive (
r
= − 0.28,
p
< 0.001). LDH correlated positively with training load across all calculation methods (up to
r
= 0.27,
p
< 0.01). CK exhibited positive correlations to ACWR training load (
r
= 0.23 to 0.27,
p
< 0.05), while transferrin (ACWR) and CRP (1DL) showed negative associations to training load (
r
= − 0.21 to − 0.28,
p
< 0.05). CMJ eccentric mean force was negatively correlated with all ACWR training load variables (
r
= − 0.22 to − 0.25,
p
< 0.01). In summary, subjective measures showed stronger and more consistent associations with training load than biomarkers or neuromuscular testing. Practitioners may confidently use well-structured questionnaires for load monitoring in elite youth soccer.
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group UK,Nature Publishing Group,Nature Portfolio
