Training load

Shaun J. McLaren*, Franco Impellizzeri, Aaron J. Coutts, Matthew Weston

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Training load is a multidimensional construct, which reflects the amount of physical training that an athlete completes or experiences. It is used to quantify an exercise stimulus based on its nature, frequency, volume and intensity (Impellizzeri et al., 2005, 2019). Within an athlete monitoring context, the term ‘training load’ is a construct label assigned to the above constitutive definition. This should not be confused with the mechanical definition of ‘load’. Accordingly, training load can incorporate a variety of operational definitions and can be measured in numerous ways.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSport and Exercise Physiology Testing Guidelines: Volume I – Sport Testing
Subtitle of host publicationThe British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Guide
EditorsR. C. Richard Davison, Paul M. Smith, James Hopker, Michael J. Price, Florentina Hettinga, Garry Tew, Lindsay Bottoms
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherRoutledge
Chapter15.3
Pages405-412
Number of pages8
Volume1
Edition2
ISBN (Electronic)9781003045281
ISBN (Print)9780367492465, 9780367491338
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 21 Jan 2022

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