Internal training load monitoring across a period training in volleyball players

The aim of this study was to monitor and analyze the dynamics of internal training load using session rating of perceived exertion (session-RPE) method during a training period of volleyball. Twelve volleyball players (23.5 ± 3.4 y, 88.2 ± 11.4 kg, 190.4 ± 10.8 cm) were monitored during 22 training weeks divided into five mesocycles. The ANOVA revealed that the total week training load (TWTL), monotony, and strain were different among the mesocycles (p