The Influence of Body Fat Percentage on Physiological Responses and Performance in Professional Soccer Players During a Soccer Game Simulation Protocol on a Treadmill
Marios Hadjicharalambous, Andreas Apostolidis, Nikolaos Zaras, Eleanna Chalari, Tooba Tooba, Rabia Faiz, Omid Razi · 2026
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Marios Hadjicharalambous and six co-authors test, in a 2026 study, whether body fat percentage sways how professional soccer players hold up in a simulated match. A common belief sets an ideal fat share near ten percent for top players. The team split twenty professionals into higher and lower body fat groups, then ran both through a treadmill game simulation.
The groups matched on lean muscle mass, age, and maximal oxygen use. Across the simulation, no difference showed in work output, heart and hormone markers, or fuel oxidation. One marker did split: blood glucose ran higher in the higher fat group, at rest and in play. The authors say the supposed ideal is not backed by their data. With muscle and fitness held high, fat share looks like an individual trait, not a squad-wide target.
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| CREATOR | Marios Hadjicharalambous, Andreas Apostolidis, Nikolaos Zaras, Eleanna Chalari, Tooba Tooba, Rabia Faiz, Omid Razi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |