Association Between Variations in Training Load, Sleep, and the Well-Being of Professional Hockey Players.
Int J Sports Physiol Perform
; 18(4): 363-367, 2023 Apr 01.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To evaluate whether sleep quantity and quality of professional hockey players is affected by external training load (TL), their perception of well-being, and contextual factors associated with match participation.METHODS:
Fifty male athletes were monitored daily during the 28 weeks of the regular season using well-being and sleep surveys. On-ice external TL was monitored using portable inertial measurement units during practices and matches. Linear mixed-effects models were applied to evaluate whether well-being perception (ie, pain, nutrition, stress, and rest) and external TL may affect sleep quality and quantity.RESULTS:
High levels of well-being positively affected sleep duration and quality (P < .001), whereas high-intensity TL had a detrimental impact on sleep duration (P = .007). Moreover, away and evening matches had a detrimental effect on sleep quantity and quality (P < .001). Finally, a high match on-ice load per minute had a negative association with sleep quality (P = .04).CONCLUSIONS:
Findings indicate that well-being and high-intensity trainings can impair sleep duration and quality. In addition, high-intensity match load, away matches, and evening matches can impair postmatch sleep. Therefore, monitoring well-being in conjunction with TL is essential to understand sleep disturbances in athletes. Practitioners should also implement sleep hygiene strategies that facilitate longer time in bed after high-intensity, away, and evening matches to help athletes recover.Palavras-chave
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Hóquei
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Sports Physiol Perform
Assunto da revista:
FISIOLOGIA
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MEDICINA ESPORTIVA
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá