Monitoring Physiological Stress and Recovery, Psychosocial Stress and Recovery and Physiological Capacity in Elite Dutch Speed Skating.

Ettes, M.R. (2009) Monitoring Physiological Stress and Recovery, Psychosocial Stress and Recovery and Physiological Capacity in Elite Dutch Speed Skating. thesis, Human Movement Sciences.

Text Ettes.pdf Restricted to Registered users only Download (19MB)

Abstract

The aim of the current study was to monitor physiological stress and recovery, psychosocial stress and recovery and physiological capacities in order to investigate two relations in professional speed skating: first, the relation between training load, recovery and physiological performance capacity was investigated. A 24 year old, male professional speed skater filled in a daily training log for seven months in order to collect information about training load and recovery. Data from the training log was compared with results from both aerobic and anaerobic physical performance tests the speed skater performed four times during the current study. First, a significant relation was found between low perceived recovery (TQR) and high exercise duration (TL0). After visual inspection of the data a trend was found between both high exercise duration (TL0 ) and high training load (TLRPE) and improved aerobic capacity. Another trend was found between high recovery (TQR scores) and high Wingate peak power. Furthermore, both high exercise duration (TL0 ) and high training loads (TLRPE) seem to cause a decrease in Wingate peak power. Second, the relation between psychosocial stress and recovery and performance capacities was investigated using data from several RESTQ- 76 sport questionnaires and results of physical performance tests which all participating speed skaters performed several times during the current study. No relations were found between psychosocial stress and recovery and aerobic capacity. Nevertheless, a trend was found between psychosocial stress and recovery and anaerobic capacity: Wingate peak power increased when non-specific recovery and sport-specific recovery increased. Likewise, an increase in Wingate peak power was found when non-specific stress and sport-specific stress increased. From our study it can be concluded that high exercise duration and training loads enhance aerobic performance capacity but antagonize anaerobic performance capacity. Anaerobic performance capacity seems to be more dependent on balanced stress levels and sufficient recovery. However, due to the low n statistical analysis was not always possible. Therefore it is highly recommended to perform further research in a larger population of speed skaters.

Item Type:	Thesis (Thesis)
Supervisor name:	Lemmink, Dr. K.A.P.M.
Faculty:	Medical Sciences
Date Deposited:	25 Jun 2020 10:41
Last Modified:	25 Jun 2020 10:41
URI:	https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/228

Actions (login required)

View Item