The ability to perform sports is mainly developed by the stimuli of movement; if these stimuli are dosed in such a way as to determine a training effect and therefore to contribute to the development, maintenance and consolidation of the training state, we are talking about training load. The training load is distinguished in external and internal. The external load represents the physical work prescribed in the training program, that is, it is the set of training stimuli administered to the athlete. The internal load is instead represented by the individual functional reaction of the athlete to the external load. Since the external load is an objectively measurable element through conventional quantities and measurement systems, its monitoring is simpler than the size of the internal load. The latter, in fact, is a subjective parameter of perception of effort that can be influenced by multiple variables that also affect the emotional and psychological state of the athlete. The aim of the study is to highlight the possible relationships between the Ratings of Perceived Exertion (RPE) and the state of physiological fatigue in order to provide sports training professionals with more useful evidence for planning and programming the training process, which translates into the correct administration of external loads of training (intensity, volume, density). This goal was pursued through the consultation of scientific articles selected through the use of the PRISMA method. 50 scientific publications were consulted through search engines: Google Schoolar, PubMed and Scopus. From this total, 20 articles were selected based on established inclusion criteria: year of publication, topic, keywords. In particular, variables related to Ratings of Perceived Exertion and heart rate levels after sports training sessions were considered. The results of the research showed that in the various selected studies, weak to moderate, albeit significant, correlations between perceived exertion and heart rate values after training were found
CORRELATION BETWEEN PERCEIVED EFFORT AND INTERNAL TRAINING LOAD
Felice Di Domenico
2021-01-01
Abstract
The ability to perform sports is mainly developed by the stimuli of movement; if these stimuli are dosed in such a way as to determine a training effect and therefore to contribute to the development, maintenance and consolidation of the training state, we are talking about training load. The training load is distinguished in external and internal. The external load represents the physical work prescribed in the training program, that is, it is the set of training stimuli administered to the athlete. The internal load is instead represented by the individual functional reaction of the athlete to the external load. Since the external load is an objectively measurable element through conventional quantities and measurement systems, its monitoring is simpler than the size of the internal load. The latter, in fact, is a subjective parameter of perception of effort that can be influenced by multiple variables that also affect the emotional and psychological state of the athlete. The aim of the study is to highlight the possible relationships between the Ratings of Perceived Exertion (RPE) and the state of physiological fatigue in order to provide sports training professionals with more useful evidence for planning and programming the training process, which translates into the correct administration of external loads of training (intensity, volume, density). This goal was pursued through the consultation of scientific articles selected through the use of the PRISMA method. 50 scientific publications were consulted through search engines: Google Schoolar, PubMed and Scopus. From this total, 20 articles were selected based on established inclusion criteria: year of publication, topic, keywords. In particular, variables related to Ratings of Perceived Exertion and heart rate levels after sports training sessions were considered. The results of the research showed that in the various selected studies, weak to moderate, albeit significant, correlations between perceived exertion and heart rate values after training were foundI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
