INFLUENCE OF VERTICAL JUMP IN THE PERCEPTION OF THE INTERNAL VOLLEYBALL TRAINING LOAD

<p></p><p>ABSTRACT Introduction: In volleyball, vertical jump is considered an extremely important element in training, since it is necessary during setting, serve, block, and attack, determining the achievement of important advantages in offensive (attack) and defensive (block) actions, fundamental elements for the achievement of points in the game. Objective: To analyze the influence of the vertical jump in the quantification of training load in volleyball through the method of the subjective perceived exertion (RPE) of the session. Methods: Fifteen male athletes from a volleyball team participated in the study. The quantification of jumps and RPE of 30 training sessions was performed. Results: In the analysis by position, the RPE was positively correlated with the number of jumps and was stronger in the opposites (r = 0.44; p = 0.001; n = 57), followed by the setters (r = 0,34; p < 0,001; n = 109) and middles (r = 0.18; p = 0.03; n = 141). Conclusion: It is concluded that the attack vertical jump has greater influence on the final value of RPE pointed out by the athletes in training sessions.</p><p></p

Is the internal training load different between starters and nonstarters volleyball playerssubmitted to the same external load training? A case study

<div><p>Abstract The same training stimulus can provide different physiological adaptations for athletes of the same team. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze and compare the load training of starters and nonstarters players, athletes of a men’s volleyball team at different times of the season. The sample consisted of fifteen men’s volleyball superleague athletes who were divided into two groups of starters and nonstarters players. The training load of the ten weeks of the team’s preparation period for the main championship season in which no games were performed was selected for the study. The method of subjective perceived of effort (session-RPE) proposed by Foster et al. (2001) was used to quantify the training load. The group of starters players had higher total weekly training load (TWTL) and RPE values in the average of the ten weeks of training (p<0.05). Higher TWTL values for starters players in the preparatory and pre-competitive period compared to nonstarters players was also demonstrated (p<0.05). When different weeks were analyzed separately, weeks three and seven presented higher TWTL and RPE values for starters players compared with nonstarters players (p<0.05). The results presented in this study showed that starters players showed greater internal training load compared to nonstarters players.</p></div