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Position-specific workload of professional rugby union players during tactical periodization training

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The positional workload characteristics in rugby union on three acquisition days (i.e. strength, endurance, and speed days) of tactical periodization are still relatively unknown. Therefore, the primary aim of this study was to shed light on the positional external workload variables (10 Hz Global Positioning System and accelerometer microtechnology) and internal workload indicators (the session rating of perceived exertion) of players in a professional rugby union team by utilizing and comparing two tactical periodization models. Twenty-six male players (15 forwards and 11 backs) were recruited from a French second-division rugby club. Data were obtained over 10 weeks of in-season home games: a total of 780 observations were analyzed. Student’s t-test observed different external workload profiles between positions among acquisition days. Mean external workload values, except PlayerLoadslow, were significantly higher (p≤0.01; effect size: 0.41–1.93) for backs than forwards for all acquisition days. Moreover, forwards perceived a higher internal workload than backs on the strength day of both models. The findings demonstrate that applying these two tactical periodization models could result in effective rugby union training. Validating external and internal workload characteristics on tactical periodization acquisition days enables extensive analysis of training load monitoring data; these data can be utilized to discover the unique characteristics of each position and design position-specific acquisition days to improve performance.
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hal-04530609 , version 1 (03-04-2024)

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Xiaopan Hu, Simon Boisbluche, Kilian Philippe, Olivier Maurelli, Xiangyu Ren, et al.. Position-specific workload of professional rugby union players during tactical periodization training. PLoS ONE, 2024, 19 (3), pp.e0288345. ⟨10.1371/journal.pone.0288345⟩. ⟨hal-04530609⟩
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