Comparison of Weekly Training Load and Acute: Chronic Workload Ratio Methods to Estimate Change in Training Load in Running.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Before examining the impact of training load on injury risk in runners, it is important to gain insight into the differences between methods that are used to measure change in training load.

Objective

To investigate differences between 4 methods when calculating change in training load: (1) weekly training load; (2) acute : chronic workload ratio (ACWR), coupled rolling average (RA); (3) ACWR, uncoupled RA; (4) ACWR, exponentially weighted moving average (EWMA).

Design

Descriptive epidemiology study.

Setting

This study is part of a randomized controlled trial on running injury prevention among recreational runners. Runners received a baseline questionnaire and a request to share global positioning system training data.

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SUBMITTER: Cloosterman KLA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11537214 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature