To Couple or not to Couple? For Acute:Chronic Workload Ratios and Injury Risk, Does it Really Matter?
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Article Title | To Couple or not to Couple? For Acute:Chronic Workload Ratios |
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ERA Journal ID | 9762 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Gabbett, Tim J. (Author), Hulin, Billy (Author), Blanch, Peter (Author), Chapman, Paul (Author) and Bailey, David (Author) |
Journal Title | International Journal of Sports Medicine |
Journal Citation | 40 (9), pp. 597-600 |
Number of Pages | 4 |
Year | 2019 |
Publisher | Georg Thieme |
Place of Publication | Germany |
ISSN | 0172-4622 |
1439-3964 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1055/a-0955-5589 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/a-0955-5589 |
Abstract | We examined the association between coupled and uncoupled acute:chronic workload ratios (ACWR) and injury risk in a cohort of 28 elite cricket fast bowlers (mean±SD age, 26±5 yr). Workloads were estimated using the session rating of perceived exertion (session-RPE). Coupled ACWRs were calculated using a 1-week acute workload and 4-week chronic workload (acute workload was included in the chronic workload calculation), whereas uncoupled ACWRs used the most recent 1-week acute workload and the prior 3-week chronic workload (acute workload was not included in the chronic workload calculation). A nearly perfect relationship (R 2 =0.99) was found between coupled and uncoupled ACWRs. Using a percentile rank method, no significant differences in injury risk were found between the coupled and uncoupled ACWR. Higher ACWRs were associated with increased injury likelihood for both coupled and uncoupled methods, however there were no significant differences in injury risk between coupled and uncoupled ACWRs. Our data demonstrates that both coupled and uncoupled ACWRs produce the same injury likelihoods. Furthermore, our results are consistent with previous studies: higher ACWRs are associated with greater risk, irrespective of whether acute and chronic workloads are coupled or uncoupled. |
Keywords | Adult; Athletic Injuries; Humans; Physical Exertion; Risk Factors; Sports; Workload; Young Adult |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420799. Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified |
Byline Affiliations | Institute for Resilient Regions |
University of Queensland | |
Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club, Australia | |
Queensland Cricket, Australia | |
Cricket Australia | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q6w77/to-couple-or-not-to-couple-for-acute-chronic-workload-ratios-and-injury-risk-does-it-really-matter
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