title: Utility of the multi-component training distress scale to monitor swimmers during periods of training overload.
abstract: The purpose of the present study was to determine the efficacy of the multi-component training distress scale (MTDS), in monitoring swimmers prior to national competition. Twenty-one national-level adolescent swimmers completed eight weeks of testing. Once a week participants completed an 8 × 50 m sprint test, vertical jump test, sit-and-reach test, the MTDS and the Recovery-Stress Questionnaire for Athletes (REST-Q). All testing was incorporated into the swimmers' normal training programme. The REST-Q accounted for the following variances in performance: flexibility (14.6%, p = 0.009), power output (17.7%, p = 0.003), swimming speed (15.5%, p = 0.006) and swimming endurance (17.5%, p = 0.002). In comparison, the MTDS accounted for the following variances in performance: flexibility (12.1%, p = 0.095), power output (16.4%, p = 0.023), swimming speed (20.5%, p = 0.003) and swimming speed endurance (23.8%, p = 0.001). The findings of the current study suggest that both the REST-Q Sport and the MTDS have the capacity to predict performance on a range of fitness components associated with swimming.
authors.affiliation: a Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences , Deakin University , Burwood , Australia.
authors.forename: Luana C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Main
authors.affiliation: a Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences , Deakin University , Burwood , Australia.
authors.forename: Stuart A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Warmington
authors.affiliation: a Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences , Deakin University , Burwood , Australia.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Korn
authors.affiliation: b Centre for Sport Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences , Deakin University , Burwood , Australia.
authors.forename: Paul B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Gastin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D054874:Athletic Performance; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology; D005080:Exercise Test; D005221:Fatigue / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D064797:Physical Conditioning, Human / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D010807:Physical Endurance; D018583:Pliability; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013550:Swimming / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: MTDS; REST-Q; Training monitoring; performance; wellness