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Heart rate variability and overtraining in soccer players: A systematic review.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Heart rate variability and overtraining in soccer players: A systematic review.Physiological reports · 2025Pooled it
- Artificial Intelligence and Psychophysiological Monitoring for Integrated Performance Modeling in Elite Soccer: A Scoping Review of Applications, Evidence Gaps, and Translational Challenges.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- A Narrative Review of HRV Metric Selection for Applied Monitoring: RMSSD as the Default Metric for Sport and Exercise.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Review
- Physiological load estimation in athletes using ECG-derived features and gradient-boosted modeling.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Taking heart rate variability to the next level in sports: towards a multi-signal integration.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Beyond hypertrophy: a network physiology perspective on the cardio-neuromuscular trade-off in elite soccer.Frontiers in network physiology · 2026Article
- Monitoring Training Adaptation and Recovery Status in Athletes Using Heart Rate Variability via Mobile Devices: A Narrative Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Examining the Exercise Dose-Response Using Cardiac Autonomic Activity in Female University Ice Hockey Players.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Associations Between Daily Heart Rate Variability and Self-Reported Wellness: A 14-Day Observational Study in Healthy Adults.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Observational
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Abstract
This systematic review aims to determine if there is a correlation between heart rate variability (HRV) indices and overtraining symptoms (OTS) in soccer players. Conforming to PRISMA guidelines, a search was conducted in February 2024 on Web of Science, PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, and SCOPUS. Studies published in English investigating the relationship between HRV parameters and OTS in adult soccer players (>18 years) were included. Accepted study designs were randomized controlled trials, controlled clinical trials, longitudinal studies, prospective studies, cross-sectional studies, and retrospective studies. Methodological quality was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) checklist. The search identified 2041 articles, with 19 included postscreening. Most studies examined the correlation between HRV and OTS using linear indices. The average JBI checklist score was 6.3, indicating fair methodological quality. Thirteen studies showed a relationship between linear HRV parameters and OTS, linked to performance/clinical tests, training load, adaptation, fatigue, recovery, or hormonal markers. Thirteen correlations involved HRV frequency domain parameters, and 28 involved HRV time domain characteristics. HRV indexes were linked to OTS markers such as physical performance and psychological aspects in soccer players. Standardization in research methodologies, addressing confounding factors, and exploring additional indexes are crucial in the future.
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