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OBJECTIVE: To establish the relationship between internal and external
handcycling training load for monitoring training in people with paraplegia.
DESIGN: Observational study. SUBJECTS: Ten people with paraplegia. METHODS: All
participants performed a graded peak exercise test. Power output and heart rate
(HR) were measured and the session rating of perceived exertion (sRPE) was
determined during a 12-week training period. Training Stress Score (TSS) was
calculated from power output data, and TRaining IMPuls (TRIMP) was determined,
based on HR, HRzones and sRPE. Partial correlations (for all training sessions of
all participants) and Pearson's correlations (for all training sessions of an
individual participant) were performed to determine the relationship between
external (TSS) and internal (TRIMPHR, TRIMPHRzones and TRIMPsRPE) training loads.
RESULTS: Partial correlations between measures of internal and external loads (r
= 0.81-0.85) and correlations between TRIMPsRPE and TRIMP scores based on HR (r =
0.77-0.78) were very large. At the individual level, Pearson's correlations
varied from moderate (r=0.48) to nearly perfect (r = 0.99). CONCLUSION: TRIMPsRPE
and TRIMPHR showed very large correlations with external training load, and thus
appear appropriate for use in monitoring handcycling training load in people with
paraplegia. How-ever, it is recommended that both measures are used in
combination, when possible, since some individuals showed weaker relationships.

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