TY  - JOUR
AU  - Manzi, Vincenzo
A2  - Manzi, Vincenzo
A2  - D’Ottavio, Stefano
A2  - Impellizeri, Franco M.
A2  - Chaouachi, Anis
A2  - Chamari, Karim
A2  - Castagna, Carlo
DB  - BISp
DP  - BISp
KW  - Basketballspiel
KW  - Mann
KW  - Mikrozyklus
KW  - Sportspiel
KW  - Trainingsbelastung
KW  - Trainingswissenschaft
LA  - eng
TI  - Profile of weekly training load in elite male professional basketball players
TT  - Profil der wöchentlichen Trainingsbelastung bei männlichen Elite-Profibasketballspielern
PY  - 2010
N2  - The aim of this study was to examine the training load (TL) profile of professional elite level basketball players during the crucial parts of the competitive season (pre-play-off finals). Subjects were 8 full-time professional basketball players (age 28 ± 3.6 years, height 199 ±7.2 cm, body mass 102 ± 11.5 kg, and body fat 10.4 ± 1.5%) whose heart rate (HR) was recorded during each training session and their individual response to TL monitored using the session-rate of perceived exertion (RPE) method (200 training sessions). The association between the session-RPE method and training HR was used to assess the population validity of the session-RPE method. Significant relationships were observed between individual session-RPE and all individual HR-based TL (r values from 0.69 to 0.85; p < 0.001). Coaches spontaneously provided a tapering phase during the competitive weeks irrespective of the number of games played during it (i.e., 1 or 2 games). The individual weekly players’ TL resulted in being not significantly different from each other (p > 0.05). Elite male professional basketball imposes great physiological and psychological stress on players through training sessions and official competitions (1-2 per week). Consequently, the importance of a practical and valid method to assess individual TL is warranted. In this research, we demonstrated that session-RPE may be considered as a viable method to asses TL without the use of more sophisticated tools (i.e., HR monitors). The session-RPE method enabled the detection of periodization patterns in weekly planning in elite professional basketball during the crucial part of the competitive season (1 vs. 2 weekly fixtures model). Verf.-Referat
L2  - https://dx.doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181d7552a
DO  - 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181d7552a
SP  - S. 1399-1406
SN  - 1064-8011
JO  - Journal of strength and conditioning research
IS  - 5
VL  - 24
M3  - Gedruckte Ressource
M3  - Elektronische Ressource (online)
ID  - PU201103002264
ER  -