Assessing stress and recovery during preparation for the world championships in rowing

Kellmann, M, Altenburg, D, Lormes, W and Steinacker, JM (2001) Assessing stress and recovery during preparation for the world championships in rowing. Sport Psychologist, 15 2: 151-167.

Author Kellmann, M
Altenburg, D
Lormes, W
Steinacker, JM
Title Assessing stress and recovery during preparation for the world championships in rowing
Journal name Sport Psychologist   Check publisher's open access policy
Publication date 2001
Sub-type Article
Volume number 15
Issue number 2
ISSN 0888-4781
Start page 151
End page 167
Total pages 17
Place of publication Champaign
Publisher Human Kinetics Publ Inc
Language eng
Abstract Training stress and adequate recovery have been identified as important factors to enhance performance in sports and to avoid overtraining. Research dealing with training monitoring and overtraining is mostly based on the Profile of Mood States (POMS). Recently, Kellmann and Kallus (2000, 2001) published the Recovery-Stress-Questionnaire for Athletes (RESTQ-Sport), which assesses training effects from the perspective of stress and recovery. During a six-week training camp before and at the World Championships, 24 female and 30 male rowers of the German Junior National Rowing Team completed the RESTQ-Sport and the POMS six times. Results of selected MANOVA's revealed significant increases of stress and decreases of recovery when training load expands, and vice versa. Changes in mood, creatine kinase, and ergometer performance reflect the alteration and success of training. These results suggest that the RESTQ-Sport is a potential alternative to the POMS in evaluating the impact of various training schedules.
Keyword Psychology, Applied
Psychology
Sport Sciences
Creatine-kinase
High-intensity
Mood States
Swimmers
Female
Adaptation
Rowers
Q-Index Code C1
Q-Index Status Provisional Code
Institutional Status Unknown

Document type: Journal Article
Sub-type: Article
Collection: School of Human Movement Studies Publications
 
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