ORIGINAL PAPER
Heart rate cost as a tool for monitoring recovery between acute training sessions
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Graduate Program in Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasília, Taguatinga DF, Brazil
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Graduate Program in Environment and Society, State University of Goiás, Quirinópolis, Goiás, Brazil
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Graduate Program in Genomic Sciences and Biotechnology, Catholic University of Brasilia, Brazil
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Graduate Program in Physical Education UEM/UEL, State University of Maringá, Maringá PR, Brazil
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Graduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Vale do São Franciso, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Municipal Higher Education Foundation Bragança Paulista SP, Brazil
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School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo (USP Leste), São Paulo, Brazil
These authors had equal contribution to this work
Submission date: 2024-06-02
Acceptance date: 2024-10-28
Publication date: 2024-12-23
Corresponding author
Herbert Gustavo Simões
Graduate Program in Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasília, QS07 LT01 71966-700, Taguatinga DF, Brazil
Graduate Program in Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasília, QS07 LT01 71966-700, Taguatinga DF, Brazil
Hum Mov. 2024;25(4):44-52
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ABSTRACT
Purpose:
Effective recovery monitoring is crucial to optimise performance and prevent overreaching, injuries, and overtraining. This study evaluated the heart rate cost (HRC) during submaximal running as a simple, non-invasive, and costeffective tool to assess recovery after a high-intensity training session.
Methods:
Fifteen male recreational runners (aged 18–31 years) participated in this investigation. Assessments included anamnesis, blood tests (CPK, cortisol, testosterone), body composition analysis, blood pressure, heart rate (HR), heart rate variability (HRV), pain scale, vertical jump (VJ), and a 6-minute submaximal running test to determine HRC (HR/running velocity). Afterwards, participants completed a high-intensity training session, consisting of six 1-minute treadmill runs and 10 strength exercises in a circuit format.
Results:
HRC increased 24 h post-training, indicating higher physiological cost, but significantly decreased after five days of recovery (p = 0.044). VJ performance returned to normal after five days compared to 24 h post-training (p = 0.013), with a significant correlation between the delta reduction in HRC and performance recovery on VJ (r = –0.689). No significant changes were found in the testosterone/cortisol ratio or HRV (HRV) (p > 0.05), likely due to the fact that these variables reflect chronic stress more than acute stress. CPK levels mirrored HRC and VJ trends, worsening 24 h post-training and improving after five days (p = 0.01).
Conclusions:
HRC proved effective in distinguishing recovery status after high-intensity training, showing sensitivity comparable to VJ and CPK measurements. These findings are relevant for researchers, coaches, and athletes in daily recovery assessments.
Effective recovery monitoring is crucial to optimise performance and prevent overreaching, injuries, and overtraining. This study evaluated the heart rate cost (HRC) during submaximal running as a simple, non-invasive, and costeffective tool to assess recovery after a high-intensity training session.
Methods:
Fifteen male recreational runners (aged 18–31 years) participated in this investigation. Assessments included anamnesis, blood tests (CPK, cortisol, testosterone), body composition analysis, blood pressure, heart rate (HR), heart rate variability (HRV), pain scale, vertical jump (VJ), and a 6-minute submaximal running test to determine HRC (HR/running velocity). Afterwards, participants completed a high-intensity training session, consisting of six 1-minute treadmill runs and 10 strength exercises in a circuit format.
Results:
HRC increased 24 h post-training, indicating higher physiological cost, but significantly decreased after five days of recovery (p = 0.044). VJ performance returned to normal after five days compared to 24 h post-training (p = 0.013), with a significant correlation between the delta reduction in HRC and performance recovery on VJ (r = –0.689). No significant changes were found in the testosterone/cortisol ratio or HRV (HRV) (p > 0.05), likely due to the fact that these variables reflect chronic stress more than acute stress. CPK levels mirrored HRC and VJ trends, worsening 24 h post-training and improving after five days (p = 0.01).
Conclusions:
HRC proved effective in distinguishing recovery status after high-intensity training, showing sensitivity comparable to VJ and CPK measurements. These findings are relevant for researchers, coaches, and athletes in daily recovery assessments.
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