Abstract
Both objective (OM) and subjective (SM) methods are used in athletic studies, regardless of sport type, to identify and analyze load and recovery status of athletes. As little information exists about the comparison of these two methodologies, the aim of this study is to compare and contrast information that defines the relationship between both methods. Twelve international male lacrosse athletes participated in this study over the course of which participants heart-rate-variability and questionnaire-data were collected. Statistical analysis was performed to evaluate changes over time and correlations between used methods. Comparison between baseline values and competition showed a reduction in root-mean-square of successive differences (RMSSD) (p < 0.01) and the proportion of beat-intervals (NN) that differ by more than 50 ms divided by total number of NNs (pNN50) (p < 0.01). Further, RMSSD values showed differences during competition with large effects (p = 0.02; eta (2) = 0.24). SM (p < 0.01) showed different progression during competition. Correlation was found for used SM and OM, when considered separately. No evidence for a reliable prediction of OM values using SM could be found. According to these findings, we recommend using a combination of SM and OM data to quantify the physiological stress of training and competition, respectively.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 3329 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 11 May 2020 |
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 303028 Sport science
- 303030 Training science
Keywords
- Sport Science
- Monitoring, Physiologic
- rate of perceived exertion
- FITNESS
- short recovery and stress scale for sports
- total quality recovery
- heart rate variability
- HEART-RATE-VARIABILITY
- SOCCER PLAYERS
- training load
- MATCH
- Training load
- Total quality recovery
- Rate of perceived exertion
- Short recovery and stress scale for sports
- Heart rate variability