Monitoramento das cargas de treinamento e recuperação em atletas profissionais de voleibol

Abstract

Aims: To describe and analyze the distribution of internal training load (ITC), recovery status, acute-chronic workload ratio, and investigate the effect of weekly game frequency on load distribution and recovery status of the different types of training in a professional volleyball team during the competitive season. Methods: Thirteen professional male volleyball athletes participated in this study. Recovery status was obtained through the Total Recovery Quality (TQR) scale, always collected before the first and last training session of the week, resulting in the initial TQR and final TQR scores. CIT was recorded through the subjective effort perception (PSE) method of the session, collected daily. The CIT sum of each session during the week was obtained to obtain the Total Weekly Training Load (CTST). Through this, the ratio of the acute-chronic workload (ACWR) was performed for each player. Results: The mean CSTS of the competitive season was 3606.36 ± 970.05 U.A, the mean initial TQR was 14.70 ± 1.91 and the mean final TQR was 13.38 ± 1.75. Regarding ACWR, 24.6% of the observations were outside the safety zone recommended by the literature. A reduction in loads for strength training was observed as the frequency of weekly games increased. For court training there was a decrease in loads when we compared the weeks with one and two games and the weeks without games with two games. Conclusion: The ACWR proved to be a sensitive tool during the competitive period of a professional volleyball team. Despite the decrease in court and strength training loads according to the increase in game frequency in the week, it is recommended that athletes get better recovered before a match, especially during the competitive period.