Training load management for Healthy and Injured Athletes

How much is too much ?

1. Training load management for healthy and injured athletes How much is too much?

2. How much? How fast? How soon?

3. External Load Training or Competition time, frequency and type Power output, speed, acceleration Neuromuscular Function Distance (kms run, cycled or swam) Acute:Chronic load ration(ACWR) monitor load and injury Internal Load Perception of effort (RPE) Session rating of perceived effort (session duration (min)x RPE) Sleep (quality and duration) Biochemical/hormonal/immunological assessments Psychomotor speed HR to RPE ratio HR Recovery (HRR), HR variability (HRV) Blood lactate concentrations, Lactate to RPE ratio

4. Key points when progressing loads Progressive loading using patient reported feedback is best practice (session RPE). Scheduling local tissue conditioning within the training cycle maximises the likelihood of healthy athletes remaining injury free. Local tissue and sport specific loading are needed for an injured athlete to return to sport safely.