AUTHOR=Yang Shengjie , Yin Yiquan , Qiu Zhaoyi , Meng Qingjun 

TITLE=Research application of session-RPE in monitoring the training load of elite endurance athletes

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Neuroscience

VOLUME=18

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnins.2024.1341972

DOI=10.3389/fnins.2024.1341972

ISSN=1662-453X

ABSTRACT=<sec id="sec1"><title>Purpose</title><p>TRIMP and sRPE are both representative indicators of training load(TL), and the correlation between two has been widely demonstrated across various sports. The aim of this study was to investigate the reliability of sRPE-TRIMP correlation across different intensities/duration of training in cross-country skiing, and whether sRPE can serve as an validity supplement to TRIMP data in cases of lost heart rate data.</p></sec><sec id="sec2"><title>Method</title><p>10 athletes were used as the experimental objects. The intensity, duration and RPE of 273 different types of training sessions were collected, and statistical methods were used for data analysis.</p></sec><sec id="sec3"><title>Results</title><p>1. There was a significant correlation between sRPE and TRIMP (<italic>r</italic> = 0.68, <italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.05), but the correlation differs among the LIT, MIT and HIT groups (<italic>r</italic> = 0.70, 0.46, <italic>r</italic> = 0.31, <italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.05) 2. sRPE-TRIMP correlation among three different time duration in the LIT group (0-60 min, 60-120 min and 120-180 min), are all highly significant (<italic>r</italic> = 0.70, 0.67, 0.69, <italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.05) and the LRsRPE-TRIMP of 3 duration have no significant differences (chow test, <italic>p</italic> &gt; 0.05). 3. The difference in actual training duration between samples was the main reason for the difference in the application effect of sRPE, because the actual training duration ratio of LIT was 89.7 ± 16.4%; MIT, 98.5 ± 6.2%; and HIT, 94.4 ± 13.5%.</p></sec><sec id="sec4"><title>Conclusion</title><p>1. The linear relationship between sRPE and TRIMP (LRsRPE-TRIMP) is more significant in LIT compared to that in MIT and HIT. 2. Variations in the duration of LIT sessions do not affect the consistency of the relationship between sRPE and TRIMP. 3. Discrepancies between actual and planned training durations directly impact the significance of the LRsRPE-TRIMP.</p></sec>