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FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 11, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00919
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resistance exercise; exercise training; functional performance; internal training load; high-intensity functional training
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Despite its increase in popularity, little is known about how to best quantify internal training loads from functional fitness training (FFT) sessions. The purpose of this study was to assess which method [training impulse (TRIMP) or session rating of perceived exertion (sRPE)] is more accurate to monitor training loads in FFT. Eight trained males (age 28.1 +/- 6.0 years) performed an ALL-OUT FFT session and an intensity-controlled session (RPE of six out of 10). Internal load was determinedviaEdward's TRIMP (eTRIMP), Bannister's TRIMP (bTRIMP), and sRPE. Heart rate was measured continuously during the session, while blood lactate and rate of perceived exertion were measured at baseline, and immediately and 30 min after the sessions. ALL-OUT blood lactate and RPE were significantly higher immediately and 30 min after the session compared to the RPE6 condition. ALL-OUT training load was significantly different between conditions using bTRIMP (61.1 +/- 10.6 vs. 55.7 +/- 12.4 AU) and sRPE (91.7 +/- 30.4 vs. 42.6 +/- 14.9 AU), with sRPE being more sensitive to such differences [p= 0.045, effect size (ES) = 0.76 andp= 0.002, ES = 1.82, respectively]. No differences in the training loads of the different sessions were found using eTRIMP (93.1 +/- 9.5 vs. 84.9 +/- 13.7 AU,p= 0.085). Only sRPE showed a significant correlation with lactate 30 min post session (p= 0.015;p= 0.596, large). sRPE was more accurate than both TRIMP methods to represent the overall training load of the FFT sessions. While the use of sRPE is advised, further research is necessary to establish its ability to reflect changes in fitness, fatigue, and performance during a period of training.
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