"Science and Football in an Applied Context" - TMG in football

"In the injury prevention area, F. C. Barcelona performed some pioneering work in the 2003-2004 season, by implementing an innovative strength and conditioning programme with a strong focus on eccentric exercise with the use of gravity-independent mechanical devices which provide resistance during coupled concentric and eccentric muscle actions, through the inertia of spinning fly-wheels and cones. Some clubs (e.g. Athletic Club Bilbao, Atlético Madrid, F. C. Barcelona) are also experimenting with tensiomyography as an injury prevention tool. This innovative technique allows to detect and analyse separately a player’s superficial muscles’ properties through the observation of contraction time and displacement in response to varying electrical impulses."

Content above has been taken from the article "Science and Football in an Applied Context", written by Thomas Reilly and Inigo Mujika, published in ICSSPE Bulletin 47 (Feature: Football / Soccer), May 2006.

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