INTRODUCTION: The ability to accurately monitor training loads is an important aspect of athlete effectiveness and the prevention of negative effects, such as performance decrease. OBJECTIVES: Compare and correlate different methods for controlling internal training loads in volleyball players. METHODS: Fifteen male volleyball athletes between 18 and 30 years old who compete at state and national levels, participated in this study. Training load for each session was calculated using three different methods: RPE/Foster, HR zones (TRIMP) Edwards and Stagno. RESULTS: It was observed that there is positive and significant correlation between the method proposed by Foster and Edwards and Stagno. However, the values of individual correlations RPE x Edwards (0.451 to 0.670), in general, were larger than RPE x Stagno (0.206 to 0.597). CONCLUSION: The method proposed by Edwards, as well as the method proposed by Foster, better reflect the training loads in volleyball, making it more reliable to control them that the method proposed by Stagno.
heart rate; athletic performance; exercise; RPE
