ABSTRACT
Average HR during sessions across the 12 weeks was 138 ± 7 beats min−1. This corresponded to around 75 ± 4% HRmax. Average time spent >90% HRmax for each session was 13 ± 7 min (Table 1), corresponding to 15% of training time. Mean RPE for the sessions was 6 ± 1 (VAS 1-10). These data gave an RPEload of 475 ± 71 (Table 1). Average HR during the warm-up, technical practice, skills/possession practice and SSG were 67 ± 6, 71 ± 4, 76 ± 5 and 82 ± 7% HRmax, respectively (Figure 1). Figure 2 provides an individual insight into the sessional HR response for a typical training session.
