Psychobiological Changes during National Futsal Team Training Camps and Their Relationship with Training Load

• Main Authors: Filipe Manuel Clemente, Ana Filipa Silva, Hugo Sarmento, Rodrigo Ramirez-Campillo, Yi-Wen Chiu, Yu-Xian Lu, Pedro Bezerra, Yung-Sheng Chen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
• Series: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• Subjects: youth; performance; workload; physiological phenomena; medical psychology; heart rate
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/6/1843

The aim of this study was two-fold: (1) to analyze the within-week variations of heart rate, session-rated of perceived exertion (sRPE), total distance, distance in 8.0&#8722;11.99 km/h^&#8722;1, recovery distance in 12.0&#8722;17.99 km/h^&#8722;1, distance in &gt;18.0 km/h^&#8722;1, maximum speed, number of sprints, heart rate variability, delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), and fatigue during training camps of a national futsal team; and (2) to analyze the relationships between load and the well-being. Twenty-eight men from the Chinese Taipei U&#8722;20 national futsal team were analyzed. Comparisons of training days revealed that the total distance was significantly smaller on day 1 (d = &#8722;1.22) and day 6 (d = &#8722;1.95) than on day 3. The sRPE values were significantly lower on day 1 than days 4 (d = &#8722;1.53), 5 (d = &#8722;2.07), and 6 (d = &#8722;2.59). The relationships between training load and recovery parameters revealed moderate correlations between the DOMS and the sRPE recorded one (<i>r</i> = &#8722;0.321) and two days before training (<i>r</i> = &#8722;0.289). It is possible conclude that first day imposed a smaller external load and internal load, and that the internal load had a greater dependent relationship with reported DOMS and fatigue during the training camps.