The Rate of Perceived Exertion scale was widely used in monitoring training session but the feasibility
of this approach was not verified in
skateboarding training or competition. Thus, the purpose of this brief report
was the assessment of a skateboarder using the Rate of Perceived Exertion. Nine
months of conditioning about a professional skater were collected after each session. The
Rate of Perceived Exertion was interviewed, also, after the most important
competition day. Furthermore, the internal training load was evaluated using
the indication proposed in scientific community. During the first period of training, the training load was similar than the value
obtained in the most official competition of the season. The mean value of Rate
of Perceived Exertion collected during the training session was similar to the results declared during the competition. The
value of training load in this professional skater was similar to other professional athletes. The trainer could find important practical implication such as the
statement that the skater did not reach, on average, the level of overtraining.
Further studies could improve the assessment using more detailed stratification
about the kind of condition and about the physiological parameters.
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