The Effect of Six Weeks Sprint Training on Serum Antioxidant Levels in Soccer Players

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT, cilt.4, sa.1, ss.35-45, 2018 (Hakemli Dergi)

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of six week sprint training applied to

soccer players on antioxidant levels. Eighteen football players participated voluntarily

and six-weekly sprint training was applied. Soccer players were given a 20-m sprint test

to determine antioxidant levels before training, and blood samples were taken before

and after the test and this were repeated after six weeks. The effects of the training to

the antioxidant systems were searched by the estimated the levels of SOD, CAT and

MDA on the taken blood samples before and after the sprint training. The statistically

significant results were obtained for serum CAT (2,89±0,85 and 8,42±0,81 U/ml) and

MDA (16,39±2,66 and 29,10±2,62 mmol/L) (p<0,05) values before and after the sprint test

of the athletes at the end of the 6-week sprint training, but there was no statistically

significant result despite the difference in SOD (1,74±0,13and 2,49±0,13 U/ml) value. On

the other hand statistically significant results were found in serum SOD (1.670.36 and

0,88±0,20 U/ml) and CAT (0.150.01and 5,25±0,47 U/ml) (p<0,05) values before and after

sprint test of athletes, but there was no statistically significant result even though there

was a difference in MDA (4.830.99 and 3,68±0,77 mmol/L) value. Consequently,

making training can cause development on antioxidant defense, and it can affect the

antioxidant production.