COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT METHODS OF INTERNAL LOAD CONTROL IN VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

Introduction: the ability to accurately monitor training loads is an important aspect of athletic effectiveness and prevention of negative effects, such as performance loss. Objectives: the purpose of this study was to compare and correlate different methods for internal training load control for volleyball players. Methods: fifteen male volleyball athletes between 18 and 30 years old who compete at state and national levels, participated in this study. Training load for each session was calculated using three different methods: RPE/Foster, HR zones (TRIMP) Edwards and Stagno. Results: it was observed that there are positive and significant correlations between the method proposed by Foster and Edwards and Stagno. However, the values of individual correlations RPE x Edwards (0.451 to 0.670), in general, were higher than RPE x Stagno (0.206 to 0.597). Conclusion: It can be concluded that the method proposed by Edwards, as well as the Foster's method, better reflect the training loads in volleyball, making it more reliable to control them than the method proposed by Stagno.