Abstract
This study compared the association between Foster’s and Banister’s TRIMP methods for quantifying internal training load and training stimuli responses. Methods: A group of twenty-two Taekwondo competitors were divided by gender and level of expertise. The athletes practiced three different types of exercises to develop the following skills: a) speed, b) power, and c) aerobic power. Results: A significant correlation was obtained between the Foster’s and Banister’s TRIMP methods for developing aerobic capacity (r = 0.60, p = 0.004) and power (r = 0.52, p = 0.014). No significant correlation was suggested between training methods and speed training (r = 0.20, p = 0.377). Conclusion: Lactate and heart rate responses to different types of exercises suggested the need for aerobic and anaerobic-based training sessions. The use of rating of perceived exertion scale-based measurements to monitor workload is recommended for Taekwondo competitors.
Highlights
Taekwondo is an Olympic sport practiced by people of all ages from more than 206 countries worldwide
Previous research [21] has demonstrated moderate to high correlations (r = 0.55-0.90; p < 0.001) between Foster’s and Banister’s TRIMP methods for quantifying internal training load (TL) in junior Taekwondo athletes (13.1 ± 2.4 years)
The findings of the present study suggested that TL quantification using the these methods might not be identical given the nature of Taekwondo training [1]
Summary
Taekwondo is an Olympic sport practiced by people of all ages from more than 206 countries worldwide. The use of session rating of perceived exertion (RPE) and HR measurement-based methods such as Banister’s TRIMP and Edwards’ Training Load in Taekwondo have shown concurrent and construct validity and equivalency for determining adolescent workload [21,22,23]. These training load control methods have been under continuous scientific scrutiny to determine their usefulness and appropriateness in different sports and populations. A secondary aim was to verify the method's convergence as reported before [21, 23] in an adult competitor sample by considering their sport backgrounds
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