Physiological Responses to an Intensified Period of Rugby League Competition

Johnston, Rich D.; Gibson, Neil; Twist, Craig; Gabbett, Tim J.; MacNay, Sophie A.; MacFarlane, Niall G.

doi:10.1519/jsc.0b013e31825bb469

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“…Using this tool, it is possible to monitor these five characteristics of wellness individually, and also to examine overall wellbeing by summing the five scores [34]. Research using this questionnaire in team sport athletes has shown it to be sensitive to subtle daily changes in training load [35], and to corroborate neuromuscular and muscle damage responses during intensified periods of competition [36]. As previously discussed regarding sRPE load assessment, using this (or similar) questionnaires to monitor how athletes are responding to resistance training sessions allows direct comparisons with other types of training, making data analysis and reporting more simple.…”

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Training Monitoring for Resistance Exercise: Theory and Applications

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Key Points• To quantify resistance exercise, it is important to understand the numerous factors contributing to the overall intensity of training, rather than simply the relative load being lifted.• Methods to monitor the external volume load, perceptual training intensity, subjective wellness, and physical performance during resistance exercise all appear useful methods for monitoring resistance training.• Strength coaches should identify which monitoring tools are applicable and viable for their athletes, and should take an integrative approach to resistance training monitoring to help inform their practice.3 AbstractResistance exercise is difficult to quantify due to its inherent complexity with numerous training variables contributing to the training dose (type of exercise, load lifted, training volume, inter-set rest periods and repetition velocity). In addition, the intensity of resistance training is often inadequately determined as the relative load lifted (% 1-repetition maximum), which does not account for the effects of inter-set recovery periods, repetition velocity, or the number of repetitions performed in each set at a given load. Methods to calculate the volume load associated with resistance training, as well as the perceived intensity of individual sets and entire training sessions have been shown to provide useful information regarding the actual training stimulus. In addition, questionnaires to subjectively assess how athletes are coping with the stressors of training and portable technologies to quantify performance variables such as concentric velocity may also be valuable. However, while several methods have been proposed to quantify resistance training, there is not yet consensus regarding how these methods can be best implemented and integrated to complement each other. Therefore, the purpose of this review is to provide practical information for strength coaches to highlight effective methods to assess resistance training, and how they can be integrated into a comprehensive monitoring program.4

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“…5 There are, however, intensified periods of competition when players are required to compete with relatively short between-match recovery periods. Studies have examined fatigue and performance responses of subelite 6 and junior players 7 during tournaments where multiple matches were played over five days. In both studies the accumulation of fatigue as the tournament progressed impacted on players' capacity for high intensity exercise.…”

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Player Responses to Match and Training Demands During an Intensified Fixture Schedule in Professional Rugby League: A Case Study

Twist¹,

Highton²,

Daniels³

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International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

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“…Monitoring training loads is necessary since the balance between training load and recovery is a determinant factor to obtain positive adaptations to training 9 . Studies have shown a decline in countermovement vertical jump (CMJ) performance after basketball training sessions 10 , after cumulative sessions of overload rugby training with limited recovery 11 , after a rugby game 12 , and after a period of rugby competitions 13 . The loss of muscle function observed after these exhaustive exercises is related to metabolic fatigue and the magnitude of exercise-induced muscle injury 7,14 .…”

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Treinamento físico pré-competitivo e marcadores de desempenho, estresse e recuperação em jovens atletas de voleibol

Freitas

Nakamura

Andrade

et al. 2014

Rev. Bras. Cineantropom. Desempenho Hum.

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-The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of physical training during a pre-competition period on power and explosive strength endurance of the lower limbs, stress and recovery in young volleyball athletes. Seven male athletes (15.8 ± 0.5 years, 186.1 ± 6.6 cm, 75.9 ± 1.8 kg) of an Under-16 volleyball team were trained during a precompetition period of 4 weeks. The internal training load (ITL) was monitored by the session RPE method. The participants performed a countermovement jump test (CMJ) and an intermittent jump test of four sets of 15 seconds (IJT) on the first day of training (baseline) and on the last day of the 2nd (post-week 2) and 4th week (post-week 4). The RESTQ-Sport Questionnaire was applied at baseline and on the last day of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th week (post-weeks 2, 3 and 4). No difference was observed in ITL (p>0.05). CMJ performance increased gradually from baseline to post-week 2 and from post-week 2 to post-week 4 (p<0.05). The average power in the first 15 seconds and average power of the four sets of 15 seconds of the IJT were higher in post-week 4 compared to baseline (p<0.01). Scores on the Fatigue and Injury scales of the RESTQ-Sport changed during training (p<0.05). We conclude that training applied during the pre-competitive period provided increments in CMJ performance and explosive strength endurance, and the changes in the RESTQ-Sport suggest that the athletes had adequate levels of stress and recovery. Key words: Muscle fatigue; Overtraining; Rating of perceived exertion, Sports, Strength training. (15,8 ± 0,5 anos, 186,1 ± 6,6cm, 75,9 ± 1,8kg) Resumo -O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar o efeito do treinamento físico aplicado em um período pré-competitivo na potência e na resistência de força explosiva de membros inferiores, no estresse e na recuperação de jovens atletas de voleibol. Sete atletas

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Physiological Responses to an Intensified Period of Rugby League Competition

Cited by 102 publications

References 40 publications

Training Monitoring for Resistance Exercise: Theory and Applications

Training Monitoring for Resistance Exercise: Theory and Applications

Player Responses to Match and Training Demands During an Intensified Fixture Schedule in Professional Rugby League: A Case Study

Treinamento físico pré-competitivo e marcadores de desempenho, estresse e recuperação em jovens atletas de voleibol

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