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JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH
Volume 27, Issue 2, Pages 540-548Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182577053
Keywords
heart rate; perceived exertion; intermittent activities; endurance exercise
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- American Dietetic Association Foundation (Jean Hankin Nutritional Epidemiology Research Grant)
- Cornell University's Division of Nutritional Sciences
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DellaValle, DM and Haas, JD. Quantification of training load and intensity in female collegiate rowers: Validation of a daily assessment tool. J Strength Cond Res 27(2): 540-548, 2013-Session rating of perceived exertion (RPE) has been used to quantify a variety of training activities but has not been tested in rowers, who engage in intermittent patterns of activity. The objective of this study was to evaluate the ability of the subjective session RPE method to quantify on- and off-water rowing training load (TL) compared with a heart rate (HR) summation method. Seven female collegiate rowers (19.7 +/- 0.8 years) were monitored during 2 workout simulations differing in intensity level in the laboratory and several training sessions outside of the laboratory. Training load was calculated using an HR summation method, and RPE was measured after the completion of each simulation or training activity (session RPE). During the workout simulations, despite poor correlation between the HR summation and session RPE methods (r = -0.21, p = 0.52), the session RPE method was significantly correlated with peak WR (r = 0.59, p = 0.05) and posttest blood lactate concentration (r = 0.73, p = 0.007). During training sessions outside of the laboratory, the HR summation (280.7 +/- 108.3) and session RPE (6,432.5 +/- 4,002.0) methods were highly correlated (r = 0.88, p < 0.001). Regression analyses revealed that after controlling for time, training intensity rating was a significant predictor of TL (p, 0.001). We conclude that the session RPE method is a valid metric of TL in female rowers. The method's convenience renders it a feasible option for researchers and coaches to quantify and monitor TL in rowers.
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