WORK SMARTER NOT HARDER: MECHANICAL WORK AS A MEASURE OF ATHLETE WORKLOAD

Authors

Amarah Epp-Stobbe, University of Victoria, Canadian Sport Institute PacificFollow
Ming-Chang Tsai, Canadian Sport Institute PacificFollow
Marc Klimstra, University of Victoria, Canadian Sport Institute PacificFollow

Category

Football Codes

Document Type

Paper

Abstract

A thorough understanding of competition workloads is necessary to optimize athlete readiness. The purpose of this study was to investigate the contribution of mechanical work within a measure of workload (session-RPE) in women’s rugby sevens. Data from 22 international athletes, participating in 103 matches were gathered, with a total of 1108 complete datasets available for analysis. GPS-monitors worn by athletes gathered data on time and speed. Overall absolute game mechanical work and session-RPE (sRPE) values were calculated. A linear mixed model evaluated the contribution of overall game work to sRPE by athlete. A strong significant association was found between sRPE and overall game work (R²_conditional=69.3, p

Recommended Citation

Epp-Stobbe, Amarah; Tsai, Ming-Chang; and Klimstra, Marc (2024) "WORK SMARTER NOT HARDER: MECHANICAL WORK AS A MEASURE OF ATHLETE WORKLOAD," ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 42: Iss. 1, Article 51.
Available at: https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol42/iss1/51