The Cumulative Impacts of Fatigue during Overload Training Can Be Tracked Using Field-Based Monitoring of Running Stride Interval Correlations
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Study Design
2.3. Training Intervention
2.4. Field Testing
2.5. Short Recovery and Stress Scale
2.6. Running Performance
2.7. IMU Data Processing
2.8. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Participant Flow, Demographics, and Compliance
3.2. DFA α Outcomes
3.3. Questionnaire and Performance Outcomes
3.4. Correlation Analysis
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Outcome | Post-Baseline Mean (SD) * | Post-Heavy Mean (SD) * | Post-Taper Mean (SD) * | p-Value Main Effect |
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DFA α (AU) | 0.80 (0.08) | 0.70 (0.07) 1 | 0.79 (0.10) 2 | 0.011 |
RTE distance (log scale) | 1.705 (0.369) | 1.576 (0.357) 1 | 1.808 (0.375) 2 | 0.007 |
RTE RPE (6–20 scale) | 20 (19–20) | 19 (19–20) | 20 (19–20) | 0.717 |
SRSS recovery (0–6 scale) | 4.5 (0.8) | 2.9 (0.9) 1 | 4.5 (0.7) 2 | <0.001 |
SRSS stress (0–6 scale) | 1.8 (1.1) | 3.6 (0.9) 1 | 1.7 (0.6) 2 | <0.001 |
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Fuller, J.T.; Doyle, T.L.A.; Doyle, E.W.; Arnold, J.B.; Buckley, J.D.; Wills, J.A.; Thewlis, D.; Bellenger, C.R. The Cumulative Impacts of Fatigue during Overload Training Can Be Tracked Using Field-Based Monitoring of Running Stride Interval Correlations. Sensors 2024, 24, 5538. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24175538
Fuller JT, Doyle TLA, Doyle EW, Arnold JB, Buckley JD, Wills JA, Thewlis D, Bellenger CR. The Cumulative Impacts of Fatigue during Overload Training Can Be Tracked Using Field-Based Monitoring of Running Stride Interval Correlations. Sensors. 2024; 24(17):5538. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24175538
Chicago/Turabian StyleFuller, Joel Thomas, Tim Leo Atherton Doyle, Eoin William Doyle, John Bradley Arnold, Jonathan David Buckley, Jodie Anne Wills, Dominic Thewlis, and Clint Ronald Bellenger. 2024. "The Cumulative Impacts of Fatigue during Overload Training Can Be Tracked Using Field-Based Monitoring of Running Stride Interval Correlations" Sensors 24, no. 17: 5538. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24175538