MuscleSound evaluates a midfield MLS player’s Muscle Energy Status through the season and analyzes trends.
Trend Breakdown:
- Played 85-90 minutes in each of first five games of regular season
- Low MES of 18 shown from Muscle Fuel Assessment on April 18
- No minutes were played in subsequent game to grant the player rest and recovery
- MES improved drastically over next couple of weeks in response to recovery modalities
- Played maximum minutes for next four games after one game rest
- MES decline of 14 points seen toward end of four-game streak of high minutes
- Played no minutes in next three consecutive games
- MES improvement of 48 to 63 observed, indicating muscular recovery
- 52 minutes played in last recorded game
- MES decline of 12 seen from previous result, two days post-game
Synopsis: MES reduction seen in response to high play minutes, MES gain seen in response to rest periods