Monitoring Training Loads in Professional Basketball Players Engaged in a Periodized Training Program

Abstract

The aims of this study were to investigate the dynamics of external (eTL) and internal (iTL) training loads during seasonal periods and examine the effect of a periodized training programme on physical performance in professional basketball players.Repeated measures for 9 players (28±6 yr; 199±8 cm; 101±12 kg) were collected from 45 training sessions, over a 6-wk pre-season phase and a 5-wk in-season phase.Physical tests were conducted at baseline (T1), week 4 (T2) and week 9 (T3).Differences in means are presented as % ± Confident Limits (CL). A very likely difference was observed during in-season compared to pre-season for the eTL variables measured by GPS: mechanical load (13.5±8.8) and peak acceleration .

Seasonal changes in physical capacities of basketball players according to competitive levels and individual responses

“…This underlines a greater efficacy of the strategies adopted by the Division I coaching staff or, a greater ability of Division I players to enhance their aerobic capacities during the preparation period. Overall these findings confirm previous studies reporting aerobic fitness capacity to be improved following the preparation period and to be preserved or slightly increased during the competitive phase of the season [6,[9][10][11][13][14][15][16]. Accordingly, the development of the aerobic capacities before the commencement of the competitive season may positively assist the reoxygenation of myoglobin and resynthesis of phosphoryl-creatine during basketball activities [37,38].…”

“…Despite several studies investigating the seasonal changes in physical fitness of junior and collegiate (National Collegiate Athletic Association) basketball players [4,[9][10][11][12][13][14][15], only few studies have investigated these trends in adult male professional basketballers [5][6][7][8]16]. Gonzalez et al [8] investigated performance changes among 7 NBA basketball players from the beginning to the end of the regular season, reporting improvements in lower limb power produced during squat exercise and repeated vertical jumps.…”

“…Furthermore, starters maintained their body mass and percentage of body fat during the regular season. Aoki et al [16] reported small-tolarge improvements in vertical jumping performance and moderate-to-large greater distances covered during the Yo-Yo Intermittent recovery test (Yo-YoIR1) among 9 professional players during the preparation period (i.e. 4 th week from the beginning) and after 3 weeks from the beginning of the Brazilian regular season.…”

“…Additionally, only two studies have assessed the physical capacities of professional adult players across different phases of the entire season (i.e. preparation period and in-season period) [7,16]. The paucity of scientific data may be due to the difficulty associated with conducting longitudinal research in professional athletes across an entire basketball season.…”

40 anos da Pós-graduação da EEFE-USP: contribuições para o avanço do conhecimento em Treinamento Esportivo

“…Nessas investigações, os resultados têm sugerido que a percepção subjetiva de esforço da sessão (PSE) é um método válido e útil para a quanti cação e monitoramento do treinamento, sendo sensível à manipulação das cargas de treinamento e competição, em diferentes modalidades esportivas e populações; e que a adoção de instrumentos psicométricos para o acompanhamento e análise das respostas comportamentais "associadas" à manipulação da carga, tais como os estados de humor, bem-estar, tolerância ao estresse, fadiga percebida, percepção da recuperação, e sinais e sintomas relacionados os riscos de infecções, pode colaborar com a e cácia do monitoramento do treinamento. Um importante aspecto a se destacar é a proposição do Grupo concernente à possibilidade de implementação da estratégia de intensi cação e "tapering", baseada na concentração das cargas de força, em particular, para modalidades coletivas, em jogadores adultos e jovens 35,[38][39][40] . A importância do monitoramento longitudinal em jovens atletas, também foi demonstrada no estudo de M et al 45 .…”