Background Prescribing repetitions relative to task failure is an emerging approach to
resistance training. Under this approach, participants terminate the set based on their …

The perceived exertion construct creation is a landmark in exercise physiology and sport
science. Obtaining perceived exertion is relatively easy, but practitioners often neglect some …

The COVID-19 outbreak has led to recurring quarantines resulting in drastic reductions in
physical activity (PA) levels. Given its health benefits, there is a need to explore strategies to …

Despite its apparent intuitiveness and widespread interest from across various fields,'effort'is
a variable that seems difficult to define. The purpose of this article is to consider and define …

Team-sports staff often administer non-exhaustive exercise assessments with a view to
evaluating physiological state, to inform decision making on athlete management (eg, future …

There is an absence of high-quality evidence to support rehabilitation and return-to-sport
decisions following shoulder injuries in athletes. The Athlete Shoulder Consensus Group …

Although heart rate variability (HRV) indexes have been helpful for monitoring the fatigued
state while resting, little data indicate that there is comparable potential during exercise …

Background Maximal strength is a critical determinant of performance in numerous sports.
Autoregulation is a resistance training prescription approach to adjust training variables …

Background The perception of effort provides information on task difficulty and influences
physical exercise regulation and human behavior. This perception differs from other …

Purpose Collecting reliable and valid rating of perceived effort (RPE) data requires properly
anchoring the scales' upper limits (ie, the meaning of 10 on a 0–10 scale). Yet, despite their …