2. RPE数理モデルを用いたボート選手のトレーニングデザイン : エリートボート選手のケーススタディ(保健体育審議会答申を踏まえたボート競技国際競争向上への体育系大学としての寄与,<特集>研究計画に基づく研究費-平成14年度～平成16年度-)

We investigated whether the RPE mathematical model, which can easily be applied to routine training, is useful in preparing, implementing, analyzing and assessing a year-long training program for an elite Japanese rower and in evaluating his condition based on conventional physiological parameters. The data used for analysis was the training program for three main boat races held in 2002. In the result, 1) monotony increased to the twice or more just before each competition involved in rise of heart rate; the peaking program was monotonous, and efficacy of the training, therefore, decreased, and 2) in performance, on the day of prediction calculated by the mathematical model and the actual day of each race, it differed at the maximum on the 14th; reliability of the performance value from the mathematical model was confirmed by that from two time-point measurement of the rowing ergometer test. The findings of the present study suggest that year-long program design utilizing the RPE mathematical model can simulate performance fluctuations in terms of exertion, duration and frequency. It is therefore possible that overtraining can be prevented and periodization used to maximize performance at a particular competition. Furthermore, so as to maximize performance at a particular competition, it is necessary not only to utilize the RPE mathematical model, but also to combine objective and subjective parameters such as morning pulse rate, CPS, TQR and monotony. Program design accounting for these parameters should prove useful in the routine training of top athletes