Validity of the online athlete management system to assess training load
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance
Publisher
Human Kinetics Inc.
School
School of Medical and Health Sciences
RAS ID
25720
Abstract
Purpose:
The aim of this study was to validate the quantification of training load (s-RPE) in an Australian Olympic squad (women’s water polo), assessed with the use of a modified RPE scale collected via a newly developed online system (Athlete Management System, AMS).
Methods:
Sixteen elite women water polo players (age 26 ± 3 y, height 1.78 ± 0.05 m, body mass 75.5 ± 7.1 kg) participated in the study. Thirty training sessions were monitored, for a total of 303 individual sessions. Heart rate was recorded during training sessions using continuous heart-rate telemetry. Participants were asked to rate the intensity of the training sessions on the AMS-RPE scale, using an online application within 30 min of the completion of the sessions. Individual relationships between s-RPE and both Banister TRIMP and Edward’s Method were analysed.
Results:
Individual correlations with s-RPE ranged between r=0.51 to 0.79 (Banister TRIMP), and r=0.54 to 0.83 (Edward’s Method), respectively. The percentages of moderate and large correlation were 81% and 19% between s-RPE method and Banister TRIMP, and 56% and 44% between s-RPE and Edward’s Method.
Conclusions:
The use of the online AMS application for assessing s-RPE was shown to be a valid indicator of internal training load and can be used in elite sport.
DOI
10.1123/ijspp.2017-0379
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Comments
Menaspà, M. J., Menaspà, P., Clark, S. A., & Fanchini, M. (2017). VValidity of the online athlete management system to assess training load. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 13(6), P 750-754. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2017-0379