Changes in Perceived Stress and Recovery during Heavy Training in Highly Trained Male Rowers

Abstract

The aims were to assess (a) the usefulness of RESTQ-Sport in the process of training monitoring and (b) whether a change in psychological parameters is reflected by similar changes in specific biochemical parameters. The high volume training period, in general, caused increases in stress scales and decreases in recovery scales of the RESTQ-Sport, while during recovery period, stress levels declined. Cortisol was not changed during the study period, but significant increases in creatine kinase activity were found during the high training period compared to reference period. The results of the present study demonstrate that changes in training volume were reflected by changes in the RESTQ-Sport scales. A close relationship was found between cortisol and creatine kinase activity and subjective ratings of stress and recovery.

Análise dos sintomas de overtraining durante os períodos de treinamento e recuperação: estudo de caso de uma equipe feminina da Superliga de Voleibol 2003/2004

“…Unsatisfactory sleep perception may be related to perception of the somatic relaxing, which has not reached satisfactory indices in the training period either. Once the training load was placed, higher stress levels and/or lower recovery levels were expected (16,17,19,20) . German elite rowers in preparation for the Olympic Games demonstrated a correlation between training volume (indicated by the number of daily intense training minutes) and the subjective evaluation of the stress and recovery physical components (19) .…”

“…This variable has been mainly used in studies which investigate the correlation between different training loads and their effect on the psychological status in athletes of different sports modalities (16)(17)(18)(19)(20) . Thus, the aim of the present study was to monitor the stress and recovery levels of a high-performance women's volleyball team during a national competition.…”

“…One of the most used variables in the monitoring of sports training programs, especially in high load phases (15) , is the stress and recovery perception through the recovery-stress questionnaire for athletes (RESTQ-Sport) (11,16,17) . This variable has been mainly used in studies which investigate the correlation between different training loads and their effect on the psychological status in athletes of different sports modalities (16)(17)(18)(19)(20) .…”

Niveles subjetivos de estrés-recuperación en deportistas Costarricenses de alto rendimiento

“…Esto puede considerarse un indicador de que los deportistas encuestados se encontraban en un momento de la temporada en que la posibilidad de sufrir síndrome de sobre-entrenamiento es baja (Valcarce, 2011). Esta valoracióntiene soporte por cuanto de acuerdo con el modelo del REST-Q 76 se ha encontrado relación estrecha entre el estado estrés -recuperación e indicadores bioquími-cos de estrés y daño muscular, como la concentración de cortisol y la creatinekinasa (CK), (Mäestu et al, 2006).…”

“…De manera que cuando suben los niveles séricos de estos indicadores, también se registran valores altos de estrés total subjetivo. Efecto contrario se da cuando se reducen los niveles sanguíneos de estos indicadores, lo cual puede considerarse como evidencia de la relación entre la respuesta fisiológica a la sobrecarga física y la valoración subjetiva de estado estrés-recuperación (Mäestu et al, 2006).…”