Is rating of perceived exertion a valuable tool for monitoring exercise intensity during steady-state conditions in elite endurance athletes?
Purpose:
Rating of perceived exertion (RPE) is a widely used tool to assess subjective perception of effort during exercise. The authors investigated between-subject variation and effect of exercise mode and sex on Borg RPE (6-20) in relation to heart rate (HR), oxygen uptake (VO2), and capillary blood lactate concentrations.
Methods:
A total of 160 elite endurance athletes performed a submaximal and maximal test protocol either during cycling (n = 84, 37 women) or running (n = 76, 32 women). The submaximal test consisted of 4 to 7 progressive 5-minute steps within ~50% to 85% of maximal VO2. For each step, steady-state HR, VO2, and capillary blood lactate concentrations were assessed and RPE reported. An incremental protocol to exhaustion was used to determine maximal VO2 and peak HR to provide relative (%) HR and VO2 values at submaximal work rates.
Results:
A strong relationship was found between RPE and %HR, %VO2, and capillary blood lactate concentrations (r = .80-.82, all Ps < .05). The between-subject coefficient of variation (SD/mean) for %HR and %VO2 decreased linearly with increased RPE, from ~10% to 15% at RPE 8 to ~5% at RPE 17. Compared with cycling, running induced a systematically higher %HR and %VO2 (~2% and 5%, respectively, P < .05) with these differences being greater at lower intensities (RPE < 13). At the same RPE, women showed a trivial, but significantly higher %HR and %VO2 than men (<1%, P < .05).
Conclusions:
Among elite endurance athletes, exercise mode influenced RPE at a given %HR and %VO2, with greater differences at lower exercise intensities. Athletes should manage different tools to evaluate training based on intensity and duration of workouts.
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Aiheet: | huippu-urheilu kestävyyslajit kuormitusintensiteetti miespuolinen naispuolinen harjoittelu syke laktaatti happi harjoittelun ohjaus parametri RPE |
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Aihealueet: | kestävyys urheilu |
Tagging: | Monitoring |
DOI: | 10.1123/ijspp.2020-0866 |
Julkaisussa: | International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance |
Julkaistu: |
2021
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Vuosikerta: | 16 |
Numero: | 11 |
Sivuja: | 1589-1595 |
Julkaisutyypit: | artikkeli |
Kieli: | englanti (kieli) |
Taso: | kehittynyt |