Methods for quantifying training in sprint kayak.
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[Combining Dot Above]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[Combining Dot Above]O2peak 4.2 ± 0.7 L·min) 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 (-0.58 to -0.37). 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.
1Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia; 2Physiology, Australian Institute of Sport, Gold Coast, Australia; 3Australian Canoeing, Sydney, Australia; and 4Sydney Northern Beaches Kayak Club, Sydney, Australia.
Thiago Oliveira
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Borges
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Bullock
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D000293:Adolescent; D015308:Anaerobic Threshold; D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D040362:Geographic Information Systems; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D064797:Physical Conditioning, Human / Q000379:methods / Q000502:physiology*; D005082:Physical Exertion; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology*; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult