Methods for quantifying training in sprint kayak
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- Journal Article
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- Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2014, 28 (2), pp. 474 - 482
- Issue Date:
- 2014-01-01
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Borges, TO, Bullock, N, Duff, C, and Coutts, AJ. Methods for quantifying training in sprint kayak. J Strength Cond Res 28(2): 474-482, 2014-The aims of this study were to determine the validity of the session rating of perceived exertion (session-RPE) method by comparing 3 different scales of perceived exertion with common measures of training load (TL). A secondary aim was to verify the relationship between TLs, fitness, and performance in Sprint Kayak athletes. After laboratory assessment of maximal oxygen uptake (V- O2peak) and lactate threshold, the athletes performed on water time trials over 200 and 1,000 m. Training load was quantified for external (distance and speed) and internal (session- RPE: 6-20, category ratio [CR]-10 and CR-100 scales, training impulse [TRIMP], and individual TRIMP). Ten (6 male, 4 female) well-trained junior Sprint Kayak athletes (age 17.1 ± 1.2 years; V- O2peak 4.2 ± 0.7 L$min21) were monitored over a 7-week period. There were large-to-very large within-individual correlations between the session distance and the various heart rate (HR) and RPE-based methods for quantifying TL (0.58-0.91). Correlations between the mean session speed and various HR- and RPE-based methods for quantifying TL were small to large (0.12-0.50). The within-individual relationships between the various objective and subjective methods of internal TL were large to very large (0.62- 0.94). Moderate-to-large inverse relationships were found between mean session-RPE TL and various aerobic fitness variables (20.58 to 20.37). Large-to-very large relationships were found between mean session-RPE TL and on water performance (0.57-0.75). In conclusion, session-RPE is a valid method for monitoring TL for junior Sprint Kayak athletes, regardless of the RPE scale used. The session-RPE TL relates to fitness and performance, supporting the use of session-RPE in Sprint Kayak training. © 2014 National Strength and Conditioning Association.
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