Monitoring Training Load

Question 1

Define efficacy and efficiency.

Answer 1

Efficacy 
- Gold standard
- Knowledge generation
Effectiveness
- Does it work IRL
- Knowledge Application

Question 2

What are the 4 corners of dose-response?

Answer 2

External load

• m ran
• Weight lifted etc

Internal load
- Physiological stress

Preparedness to play

Fatigue/Wellbeing
- How is the athlete coping?

Question 3

What are the two types of load measures

Answer 3

Internal (Rev counter)
- HR
- Biomechanical
External (Speedometer)
- Power output

Question 4

What are the benefits of each load measure

Answer 4

External - good validity

Internal - Good comparison

Question 5

What is chronic and acute load measured from?

Answer 5

Chronic
- Average of last 4 weeks
Acute
- On desired week

Question 6

What are the 2 specialisation models?

Answer 6

• Early specialisation

- Late specialisation

Question 7

What are the zones for workload training?

Answer 7

• 0.8-1.3x chronic load is sweet spot

- 1.5+x chronic load is danger zone

Question 8

What are the limitations of GPS + RPE

Answer 8

• GPS doesn’t account for contact + resistance

- RPE doesn’t give the why factor