title: The use of session-RPE method for quantifying training load in diving.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the present study was to assess the effectiveness of perceived exertion (session-RPE) in quantifying internal training load in divers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Six elite divers, three males (age, 25.7 ± 6.1 y; stature, 1.71 ± 0.06 m; body mass, 66.7 ± 1.2 kg) and three females (age, 25.3 ± 0.6 y; stature, 1.63 ± 0.05 m; body mass, 58.3 ± 4.0 kg) were monitored during six training sessions within a week, which included 1 m and 3 m springboard dives. The Edwards summated heart rate zone method was used as a reference measure; the session-RPE rating was obtained using the CR-10 Borg scale modified by Foster and the 100 mm visual analog scale (VAS).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant correlations were found between CR-10 and VAS session-RPE and the Edwards summated heart rate zone method for training sessions (r range: 0.71-0.96; R2 range: 0.50-0.92; P < 0.01) and for divers (r range: 0.67-0.96; R2 range: 0.44-0.92; P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings suggest that session-RPE can be useful for monitoring internal training load in divers.
authors.affiliation: Experimental and Clinical Medicine Department, University of Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Minganti
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Capranica
authors.forename: Romain
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Meeusen
authors.forename: Maria Francesca
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Piacentini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D054874:Athletic Performance; D004242:Diving; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010465:Perception; D005082:Physical Exertion; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult