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Internal Training Load In Collegiate Basketball Players: Effort Ratings Vs. Heart Rate Measurements In Ncaa Dii Players, Amber Stephens
Internal Training Load In Collegiate Basketball Players: Effort Ratings Vs. Heart Rate Measurements In Ncaa Dii Players, Amber Stephens
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BACKGROUND: College basketball is an intense team sport that utilizes both the aerobic and anaerobic energy systems to play a 40-minute-long game and cover around 2-3 miles on average per game (Narazaki et al 2009). The high workloads can lead to fatigue, which increases injury risk (Garbenytė-Apolinskienė et al 2019). The purpose of this study is to compare subject ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) with objective measures of heart rate during pre-season training.
METHODS: Male and female basketball players from a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II school wore a heart rate monitor (Firstbeat™) during the first …