Volume 4(5): March, 1999
MEASURING PRACTICE EFFORT 2.1
This fifth issue of Volume 4 of Coaching Science Abstracts reviews articles concerned with ratings of perceived exertion and heart rates. An emphasis is placed on how these two variables are used to prescribe and measure training programs. These two topics were first included in Volume 1(5) titled Measuring practice effort.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
RATINGS OF PERCEIVED EXERTION
DETERMINANTS OF PERCEIVED EXERTION
Ruhling, R. O., & Christensen, C. L. (1980, October). Cardiorespiratory and perceptual responses to equivalent work rates on the treadmill. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Sport Sciences, Vancouver, Canada.
MUSIC AND RPE
Pujol, T. J., Pujol, K. J., & Creamer, D. R. (1996). Impact of music on rating of perceived exertion during leg ergometry. Medicine and Science in Exercise and Sports, 28(5), Supplement abstract 420.
RPE AND BLOOD LACTATE
Ross, J. H., Moreau, K. L., Whaley, M. H., Kaminsky, L. A., & Ridenour, T. A. (1996). Comparison of blood lactate concentration and ratings of perceived exertion during two standard treadmill protocols. Medicine and Science in Exercise and Sports, 28(5), Supplement abstract 422.
RPE AND BLOOD LACTATE CONCENTRATION
Moreau, K. L., Ross, J. H., Whaley, M. H., & Kaminsky, L. A. (1996). The effects of blood lactate concentration on perception of effort during exercise. Medicine and Science in Exercise and Sports, 28(5), Supplement abstract 424.
MUSIC AND RPE DURING AEROBIC EXERCISE
Raynor, D. A., & Raynor, J. O. (1996). Effects of auditory stimuli on perceived exertion and behavior during aerobic exercise. Medicine and Science in Exercise and Sports, 28(5), Supplement abstract 427.
SOURCES OF EXERTION AWARENESS IN WOMEN SWIMMERS
Ueda, T., Kurokawa, T., Kikkawa, K., & Choi, T. H. (1993). Contribution of differentiated ratings of perceived exertion to overall exertion in women while swimming. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 66, 196-201.
PERCEPTION OF EXERTION IS INFLUENCED BY CARBOHYDRATE AVAILABILITY
Kang, J., Utter, A., Nieman, D., & Warren, B. (1997). Effect of carbohydrate substrate availability on ratings of perceived exertion during prolonged running. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 29(5), Supplement abstract 111.
PERCEIVED EXERTION NOT THAT USEFUL FOR ESTIMATING AEROBIC EXERCISE INTENSITY
Schaeffer, S. A., Darby, L. A., Browder, K. D. & Reeves, B. D. (1995). Perceived exertion and metabolic responses of women during aerobic dance exercise. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 81, 691-700.
PERCEIVED EXERTION IS RELATED TO THE LEVEL OF CARDIOVASCULAR WORK IN CHILDREN
LeMura, L. M., von Duvillard, S. P., & Stanek, F. (1997). Ratings of central vs peripheral exertion in highly trained children. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 29(5), Supplement abstract 1216.
RATINGS OF PERCEIVED EXERTION ARE SPECIFIC TO EACH TYPE OF EXERCISE
Peoples, J. A., Robertson, R. J., Thompson, P. D., Millich, N. B., Goss, F. L., & Moyna, N. M. (1997). Cross-modal comparison of percent peak oxygen uptake at fixed levels of perceived exertion. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 29(5), Supplement abstract 1223.
CROSS-MODAL REFERENCING OF RPE IS UNRELIABLE FOR LOWER LEVELS OF EFFORT
Green, J. M., Michael, T. J., & Solomon, A. H. (1997). The use of ratings of perceived exertion for self-monitoring swimming intensity. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 29(5), Supplement abstract 1229.
RPE AND LACTATE MEASURE DIFFERENT FACTORS
Weltman, J. Y., Kanaley, J. A., Rogol, A. D., Hartman, M. L., Veldhuis, J. D., & Weltman, A. (1997). Repeated bouts of exercise alter the blood lactate (Hla) ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) relationship. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 29(5), Supplement abstract 1231.
RPE--HR TABLES ARE INACCURATE
Dimbar, C. C., & Khodorkovsky, B. (1998). Target RPE for exercise prescriptions should be based on individual perceptual responses. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 30(5), Supplement abstract 32.
FEELING STATES AND RPE ARE NEGATIVELY RELATED AT MODERATELY HIGH EXERCISE INTENSITIES
Acevedo, E. O., Kraemer, R. R., Haltrom, R. W., Tryniecki, J. L., Powell, K., & Gaydos, P. (1998). Perceptual responses at running velocities proximal to the onset of blood lactate accumulation. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 30(5), Supplement abstract 34.
ORAL IS PREFERABLE TO INTRAVENOUS REHYDRATION
Herrera, J., Maresh, C., Armstrong, L., Casa, D., Kavouras, S., Stoppani, J., & Hacker, F. (1998). Perceptual responses to exercise in the heat following rapid oral and intravenous rehydration. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 30(5), Supplement abstract 35.
RPE IN WELL-TRAINED RUNNERS
Alcevedo, E. O., & Hayman, M. (1996). Effort sense, arousal, and running velocities at relative oxygen consumptions in well trained runners. Medicine and Science in Exercise and Sports, 28(5), Supplement abstract 801.
HEART RATE
HEART RATES AND THRESHOLDS IN FEMALE ROWERS
Vukovich, M. D., & Alton, M. (1996). Comparison of lactate threshold, ventilatory threshold, and heart rate deflection point in female rowers. Medicine and Science in Exercise and Sports, 28(5), Supplement abstract 403.
MANUAL HEART RATES ARE USUALLY INACCURATE
Norton, E., Vehrs, P. R., Ryan, N., & Jackson, A. S. (1997). Palpated vs electronically monitored heart rates in predicting VO2max with submaximal exercise tests. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 29(5), Supplement abstract 275.
MEASUREMENT TOOLS
MEASUREMENT TOOLS TO INCREASE COACHING EFFECTIVENESS
Rushall, B. S. (1998). Better coaching from better information: Tools to increase coaching effectiveness. An Update Coaching Seminar Sponsored by the Victorian Coaching Centre and Deakin University conducted at Deakin University on August 5.
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