| Comparison of Heart Rate and Session RPE Methods of Defining Exercise Load in Cyclists. | |
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PMID: 21997452 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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The aim of this study was to analyze the competition load using the session Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) during different professional cycling races and to assess its validity using the competition load based on heart rate (HR). During two consecutive seasons, twelve professional cyclists (mean ±SEM: age 25 ± 1 yr, height 175 ± 3 cm, body mass 65.9 ± 2.0 kg and VO2max 78.5 ± 1.7 ml·kg·min) competed in 5-day, 7-day and 21-day cycling races. The HR response and session RPE were measured during the races in order to calculate the competition load based on HR (TRIMPHR) and RPE data (TRIMPRPE). The highest (p < 0.05) TRIMPRPE was observed in 21-day races. However, the higher (p < 0.05) TRIMPHR was found in 5-day and 7-day races. When TRIMPHR and TRIMPRPE was normalized by competing distance, neither TRIMPHR·km nor TRIMPRPE·km were significantly different between the analyzed cycling races. We found significant (p < 0.001) correlations between TRIMPHR and TRIMPRPE (r = 0.75) and between TRIMPHR·km and TRIMPRPE·km (r = 0.90). In conclusion, the present study showed that the session RPE can be used to quantify the competition load during professional cycling races. This method can be a useful and non-invasive tool for coaches to monitor and control the training load in cyclists. |
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Jose A Rodríguez-Marroyo; Gerardo Villa; Juan García-López; Carl Foster |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-10-12 |
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Title: Journal of strength and conditioning research / National Strength & Conditioning Association Volume: - ISSN: 1533-4287 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Oct |
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Created Date: 2011-10-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9415084 Medline TA: J Strength Cond Res Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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1Department of Physical Education and Sports, Institute of Biomedicine (IBIOMED), University of León, León, Spain.; 2Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, USA. |
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