Training Load, Aerobic Capacity and Their Relationship With Wellness Status in Recreational Trail Runners
The present study aimed to analyze the relationship between variables related to the internal and external loads of training and competition races as well as to athletes’ perceptions of well-being measured throughout the course of a 4-week mesocycle. It also aimed to analyze the intra- and inter-wee...
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| author | Sérgio Matos Sérgio Matos Filipe Manuel Clemente Filipe Manuel Clemente António Brandão António Brandão Joel Pereira Joel Pereira Thomas Rosemann Pantelis Theodoros Nikolaidis Beat Knechtle Beat Knechtle |
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| description | The present study aimed to analyze the relationship between variables related to the internal and external loads of training and competition races as well as to athletes’ perceptions of well-being measured throughout the course of a 4-week mesocycle. It also aimed to analyze the intra- and inter-week variations in terms of training load and well-being. The study included the participation of 47 male recreational athletes competing in the national championships of trail running in Portugal (age: 34.85 ± 8.88 years; height: 1.77 ± 0.58 m; body mass: 65.89 ± 3.17 kg). During the 4 weeks, subjective perception of effort (RPE), training time (min), session-RPE (sRPE), distance covered (km), and perception of well-being (Hooper’s questionnaire) were monitored. Weekly RPE was greater in week 1 than in week 3 (p = 0.001; d = 0.563, small effect). Moreover, weekly sRPE was greater in week 1 than in week 2 (p = 0.001; d = 0.441, small effect). The correlations between the well-being variables and RPE that were found to be significant with small magnitudes are those between sleep and RPE (r = 0.287; p = 0.001), stress and RPE (r = 0.217; p = 0.001), fatigue and RPE (r = 0.191; p = 0.001), muscle soreness and RPE (r = 0.240; p = 0.001), and Hooper’s index and RPE (r = 0.279; p = 0.001). Among the variables of the Cooper test and the competition race load, it was verified that VO2max had a negative correlation of an average magnitude with pace (r = −0.396, p = 0.015). The findings of the study suggest that small variations in training stimulus during the period of analysis and increases in maximal oxygen uptake result in improvements in the performance of trail running athletes when considering the running speed in the race. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-454c0a5a856c4b8da8b70e998c271c762022-12-22T00:33:34ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Physiology1664-042X2019-09-011010.3389/fphys.2019.01189462726Training Load, Aerobic Capacity and Their Relationship With Wellness Status in Recreational Trail RunnersSérgio Matos0Sérgio Matos1Filipe Manuel Clemente2Filipe Manuel Clemente3António Brandão4António Brandão5Joel Pereira6Joel Pereira7Thomas Rosemann8Pantelis Theodoros Nikolaidis9Beat Knechtle10Beat Knechtle11School of Sport and Leisure, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Melgaço, PortugalUnidade de Investigação e Treino em Trabalhos em Alturas e Atividades de Ar Livre, Melgaço, PortugalSchool of Sport and Leisure, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Melgaço, PortugalInstituto de Telecomunicações, Delegação da Covilhã, Covilhã, PortugalSchool of Sport and Leisure, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Melgaço, PortugalUnidade de Investigação e Treino em Trabalhos em Alturas e Atividades de Ar Livre, Melgaço, PortugalSchool of Sport and Leisure, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Melgaço, PortugalUnidade de Investigação e Treino em Trabalhos em Alturas e Atividades de Ar Livre, Melgaço, PortugalInstitute of Primary Care, University of Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandExercise Physiology Laboratory, Nikaia, GreeceInstitute of Primary Care, University of Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandMedbase St. Gallen Am Vadianplatz, St. Gallen, SwitzerlandThe present study aimed to analyze the relationship between variables related to the internal and external loads of training and competition races as well as to athletes’ perceptions of well-being measured throughout the course of a 4-week mesocycle. It also aimed to analyze the intra- and inter-week variations in terms of training load and well-being. The study included the participation of 47 male recreational athletes competing in the national championships of trail running in Portugal (age: 34.85 ± 8.88 years; height: 1.77 ± 0.58 m; body mass: 65.89 ± 3.17 kg). During the 4 weeks, subjective perception of effort (RPE), training time (min), session-RPE (sRPE), distance covered (km), and perception of well-being (Hooper’s questionnaire) were monitored. Weekly RPE was greater in week 1 than in week 3 (p = 0.001; d = 0.563, small effect). Moreover, weekly sRPE was greater in week 1 than in week 2 (p = 0.001; d = 0.441, small effect). The correlations between the well-being variables and RPE that were found to be significant with small magnitudes are those between sleep and RPE (r = 0.287; p = 0.001), stress and RPE (r = 0.217; p = 0.001), fatigue and RPE (r = 0.191; p = 0.001), muscle soreness and RPE (r = 0.240; p = 0.001), and Hooper’s index and RPE (r = 0.279; p = 0.001). Among the variables of the Cooper test and the competition race load, it was verified that VO2max had a negative correlation of an average magnitude with pace (r = −0.396, p = 0.015). The findings of the study suggest that small variations in training stimulus during the period of analysis and increases in maximal oxygen uptake result in improvements in the performance of trail running athletes when considering the running speed in the race.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2019.01189/fulltraining monitoringsession-rated of perceived exertionglobal positioning systemperformancesports training |
| spellingShingle | Sérgio Matos Sérgio Matos Filipe Manuel Clemente Filipe Manuel Clemente António Brandão António Brandão Joel Pereira Joel Pereira Thomas Rosemann Pantelis Theodoros Nikolaidis Beat Knechtle Beat Knechtle Training Load, Aerobic Capacity and Their Relationship With Wellness Status in Recreational Trail Runners Frontiers in Physiology training monitoring session-rated of perceived exertion global positioning system performance sports training |
| title | Training Load, Aerobic Capacity and Their Relationship With Wellness Status in Recreational Trail Runners |
| title_full | Training Load, Aerobic Capacity and Their Relationship With Wellness Status in Recreational Trail Runners |
| title_fullStr | Training Load, Aerobic Capacity and Their Relationship With Wellness Status in Recreational Trail Runners |
| title_full_unstemmed | Training Load, Aerobic Capacity and Their Relationship With Wellness Status in Recreational Trail Runners |
| title_short | Training Load, Aerobic Capacity and Their Relationship With Wellness Status in Recreational Trail Runners |
| title_sort | training load aerobic capacity and their relationship with wellness status in recreational trail runners |
| topic | training monitoring session-rated of perceived exertion global positioning system performance sports training |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2019.01189/full |
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