training load Flashcards
what are the lasting effects of too much exercise (phases)
functional overreaching (days/week) - pushing hard but body can bounce back
non functional overreaching (weeks/months) - pushed too hard - recovery takes longer - potentially injured
overtraining syndrome (years) - systemic disturbances in physiology
what is a recovery load
purposefully unloading
what is a potentiating load
increases performance output
what is a non stimulating load
doesn’t do anything
what is included in training stimulus
acute program variables
- training selection, order, frequency, intensity, duration, and density
what is training load
function of the intensity, duration, and frequency of exercise
specific to the exercise type
can be quantified based on internal and external load
what is external training load
what you did
work performed
what is internal training load
internal physiological response
psychological load
(HR response, blood lactate, perception of effort, etc)
what is sessional load
sessional load = session duration x RPE
low cost, practical, can be used in many cases
what is structural tolerance
suggests that the body needs time to adapt to a training load
building capacity to cope with physical stress
describes the ability to withstand years of progressive training load without the incidence of injury or fatigue
what is the acute:chronic workload ratio
acute:chronic = current workload / mean of previous 4 weeks
(this week vs last 4 week average)
what is the effect of a high or low ratio
high ratio = increased risk of injury
low chronic workload with high acute = increased injury risk
better fitness = better tolerate higher acute:chronic ratios
what are the problems with the acute:chronic ratio
don’t know whats going on at the tissue level
injury time window not included
connection between training load and tissue damage is mediated by cellular processes (both + and -)
what are the connections between training load and injury
high training load = increased exposure = increased injury risk
unexpected training loads that have high fatigue levels/tissue maladaptation = increased injury risk
training loads that max adaptive potential and improve fitness/structural tolerance = protective effect against injury
difficult to predict injury with training loads
