TY - JOUR
T1 - Can GPS be used to detect deleterious progression in training volume among runners?
AU - Nielsen, Rasmus Oestergaard
AU - Cederholm, Jens Peter
AU - Buist, Ida
AU - Sørensen, Henrik
AU - Lind, Martin
AU - Rasmussen, Sten
PY - 2013/6
Y1 - 2013/6
N2 - ABSTRACT: There is a need to ascertain if an association exists between excessive progression in weekly volume and development of running related injuries. The purpose of this study was to investigate if GPS can be used to detect deleterious progression in weekly training volume among 60 novice runners included in a 10 week prospective study. All participants used GPS to quantify training volume while running. In case of injury participants attended a clinical examination. The thirteen runners sustaining injuries during follow-up, had a significantly higher weekly progression in total training volume in the week prior to the injury origin of 86 % [95 % CI: 12.9 to 159.9], p = 0.026 compared with other weeks. Although not significant, participants with injuries had an increase in weekly training volume of 31.6 % compared with a 22.1 % increase among the healthy. The error of the GPS measurements in open landscape, forest, and urban area of volume was ≤ 6.2 %. In conclusion, no clinically relevant the measurement errors of the GPS devices were found for training volume. Based on this, GPS has a potential to detect errors training volume which may be associated with development of running related injuries. Based on the results from current study, increases in weekly training progression may become deleterious at a weekly increase above 30 % which is more than the 10 % rule, currently used as guideline for correct progression in weekly volume by runners and coaches. Still, no clear evidence for safe progression of weekly volume exists. But is seems like some individuals may tolerate weekly progressions around 20 to 25 %, at least for a short period of time.
AB - ABSTRACT: There is a need to ascertain if an association exists between excessive progression in weekly volume and development of running related injuries. The purpose of this study was to investigate if GPS can be used to detect deleterious progression in weekly training volume among 60 novice runners included in a 10 week prospective study. All participants used GPS to quantify training volume while running. In case of injury participants attended a clinical examination. The thirteen runners sustaining injuries during follow-up, had a significantly higher weekly progression in total training volume in the week prior to the injury origin of 86 % [95 % CI: 12.9 to 159.9], p = 0.026 compared with other weeks. Although not significant, participants with injuries had an increase in weekly training volume of 31.6 % compared with a 22.1 % increase among the healthy. The error of the GPS measurements in open landscape, forest, and urban area of volume was ≤ 6.2 %. In conclusion, no clinically relevant the measurement errors of the GPS devices were found for training volume. Based on this, GPS has a potential to detect errors training volume which may be associated with development of running related injuries. Based on the results from current study, increases in weekly training progression may become deleterious at a weekly increase above 30 % which is more than the 10 % rule, currently used as guideline for correct progression in weekly volume by runners and coaches. Still, no clear evidence for safe progression of weekly volume exists. But is seems like some individuals may tolerate weekly progressions around 20 to 25 %, at least for a short period of time.
U2 - 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182711e3c
DO - 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182711e3c
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 22990565
SN - 1064-8011
VL - 27
SP - 1471
EP - 1478
JO - Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
JF - Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
IS - 6
ER -