Why the study?
Does session rating of perceived exertion (RPE) correlate with heart rate-based competition load in professional cyclists?
Population
12 professional cyclists, mean age 25 ± 1 years, competing in 5-, 7-, and 21-day cycling races over 2…
Comparison
Session rating of perceived exertion to quantify… vs Heart rate monitoring to quantify competition…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
2 consecutive seasons
Authors
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RPE may offer a practical noninvasive alternative for load monitoring in cyclists; leaves open prospective links to performance or injury outcomes.
Does session rating of perceived exertion (RPE) correlate with heart rate-based competition load in professional cyclists?
Session rating of perceived exertion is a valid, noninvasive tool that strongly correlates with heart rate for monitoring training load in professional cyclists.
Marroyo et al. (2011) studied this question.
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