Quantification of training load in Canadian football: Application of session-RPE in collision-based team sports

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2198-2205

  Clarke, Nick ^a   Farthing, Jonathan P ^a   Norris, Stephen R ^b,c   Arnold, Bart E ^a   Lanovaz, Joel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Athlete monitoring; Contact sport; Internal training load; Perceived exertion; TRIMP

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; EXERCISE; FOOTBALL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CANADA; FOOTBALL; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXERTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884565138     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: 15334295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31827e1334     Document Type: Article

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