The Relationship between Training Load Measures and Next-Day Well-Being in Rugby Union Players
The aim of this study is to identify the relationship between different internal and external load measures and next day subjective wellbeing. With institutional ethics approval, ten academy rugby union players (Five forwards, and five backs) with a local National League One club agreed to participa...
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| description | The aim of this study is to identify the relationship between different internal and external load measures and next day subjective wellbeing. With institutional ethics approval, ten academy rugby union players (Five forwards, and five backs) with a local National League One club agreed to participate in the study (aged; 18.4 ± 1.0 years, height; 181.3 ± 5.9 cm, body mass 85.9 ± 13.0 kg, VO<sub>2max</sub> 56.2 ± 6.8 mL·kg<sup>−1</sup>·min<sup>−1</sup>). Before the 6-week in-season data collection period, participants completed an incremental treadmill test to determine lactate thresholds at 2 mmol·L<sup>−1</sup> (LT) and 4 mmol·L<sup>−1</sup> and the heart rate blood lactate (HR-BLa) profile for individualized training impulse (iTRIMP) calculations. Internal training load was quantified using Banister’s TRIMP, Edward’s TRIMP, Lucia’s TRIMP, individualised TRIMP and session-RPE. External training load was reported using total distance, PlayerLoad<sup>TM</sup>, high-speed distances (HSD) > 18 km∙h<sup>−1</sup> and >15 km∙h<sup>−1</sup>, and individualized high-speed distance (iHSD) based on each player’s velocity at OBLA. On arrival and prior to all training sessions players completed a well-being questionnaire (WB). Bayesian linear mixed model analysis identified that a range of internal and external load measures explained between 30% and 37% of next-day total wellbeing and between 65% and 67% of next-day perceived stress. All other internal and external load measures demonstrated very weak to moderate relationships (R<sup>2</sup> = 0.08 to 0.39) with all other wellbeing components. Internal sRPE, iTRIMP and bTRIMP loads alongside external HSD loads provide coaches with the most practical measures to influence players’ perceived wellbeing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6c0a178ae531475ab49887f8e7495a6f2023-11-22T01:46:03ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-06-011113592610.3390/app11135926The Relationship between Training Load Measures and Next-Day Well-Being in Rugby Union PlayersRichard Taylor0Tony D. Myers1Dajo Sanders2Matthew Ellis3Ibrahim Akubat4Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry CV1 2ES, UKExercise and Health Research Centre, Newman University, Birmingham 0121, UKDepartment of Human Movement Science, Maastricht University, 6216 Maastricht, The NetherlandsExercise and Health Research Centre, Newman University, Birmingham 0121, UKExercise and Health Research Centre, Newman University, Birmingham 0121, UKThe aim of this study is to identify the relationship between different internal and external load measures and next day subjective wellbeing. With institutional ethics approval, ten academy rugby union players (Five forwards, and five backs) with a local National League One club agreed to participate in the study (aged; 18.4 ± 1.0 years, height; 181.3 ± 5.9 cm, body mass 85.9 ± 13.0 kg, VO<sub>2max</sub> 56.2 ± 6.8 mL·kg<sup>−1</sup>·min<sup>−1</sup>). Before the 6-week in-season data collection period, participants completed an incremental treadmill test to determine lactate thresholds at 2 mmol·L<sup>−1</sup> (LT) and 4 mmol·L<sup>−1</sup> and the heart rate blood lactate (HR-BLa) profile for individualized training impulse (iTRIMP) calculations. Internal training load was quantified using Banister’s TRIMP, Edward’s TRIMP, Lucia’s TRIMP, individualised TRIMP and session-RPE. External training load was reported using total distance, PlayerLoad<sup>TM</sup>, high-speed distances (HSD) > 18 km∙h<sup>−1</sup> and >15 km∙h<sup>−1</sup>, and individualized high-speed distance (iHSD) based on each player’s velocity at OBLA. On arrival and prior to all training sessions players completed a well-being questionnaire (WB). Bayesian linear mixed model analysis identified that a range of internal and external load measures explained between 30% and 37% of next-day total wellbeing and between 65% and 67% of next-day perceived stress. All other internal and external load measures demonstrated very weak to moderate relationships (R<sup>2</sup> = 0.08 to 0.39) with all other wellbeing components. Internal sRPE, iTRIMP and bTRIMP loads alongside external HSD loads provide coaches with the most practical measures to influence players’ perceived wellbeing.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/13/5926wellbeingtraining impulsefatigueinternal loadexternal loadteam sports |
| spellingShingle | Richard Taylor Tony D. Myers Dajo Sanders Matthew Ellis Ibrahim Akubat The Relationship between Training Load Measures and Next-Day Well-Being in Rugby Union Players Applied Sciences wellbeing training impulse fatigue internal load external load team sports |
| title | The Relationship between Training Load Measures and Next-Day Well-Being in Rugby Union Players |
| title_full | The Relationship between Training Load Measures and Next-Day Well-Being in Rugby Union Players |
| title_fullStr | The Relationship between Training Load Measures and Next-Day Well-Being in Rugby Union Players |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Relationship between Training Load Measures and Next-Day Well-Being in Rugby Union Players |
| title_short | The Relationship between Training Load Measures and Next-Day Well-Being in Rugby Union Players |
| title_sort | relationship between training load measures and next day well being in rugby union players |
| topic | wellbeing training impulse fatigue internal load external load team sports |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/13/5926 |
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