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. 2020 Mar 5;15(3):e0229212. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229212

Table 1. Internal load during competition.

Study Competitions (n=) Participants (Competition Level) % of HR Lactate Threshold Mean HR (beats/min) Max HR% Max HR (beats/min) Blood Lactate Concentrate (mmol/l)
Daniel et al. [6] n = 6 Brazilian Basketball League (Elite) Defense- 104.2 ± 2.21 Offense- 103.7 ± 1.80 Defense Transition- 104.8 ± 2.44
Offense Transition- 104.3 ± 3.55
Lopez-Laval et al. [11] n = 3 Spanish ACB League/ABA/Spanish Juniors (Elite/Sub-Elite/Youth) Elite Adults- 150 ± 11
Amateur Adults- 168 ± 9
Elite Juniors- 167 ± 10
Elite Adults- 79 ± 4
Amateur Adults- 87 ± 3
Elite Juniors- 84 ± 4
Elite Adults- 190 ± 2
Amateur Adults- 193 ± 4
Elite Juniors- 199 ± 3
Abdelkrim et al. [18] n = 9 Tunisian U-19 National Team (Youth) All Positions-
Q1-173 ± 4
Q2-173 ± 5
Q3-173 ± 4
Q4-167 ± 4
Guards-
Q1- 176 ± 4
Q2- 176 ± 5
Q3- 176 ± 4
Q4- 167 ± 4
Forwards-
Q1- 173 ± 5
Q2- 173 ± 5
Q3- 174 ± 4
Q4- 167 ± 4
Center-
Q1- 171 ± 3
Q2- 170 ± 3
Q3- 171 ± 4
Q4- 165 ± 4
All Positions-
91 ± 2
Mean-5.49 ± 1.24 mmol/l
Torres-Ronda et al. [12] n = 7 Spanish ACB League (Elite) 158 ± 10 96.8 ± 2.6 198 ± 9.3
Abdelkrim et al. [9] n = 6 Tunisian Junior National Team (Youth) Mean-5.75 ± 1.25 mmol/L
Peak- 6.22 ± 1.34
Abdelkrim et al. [30] n = 6 Tunisian National Team (Elite) Q1-176 ± 5
Q2-176 ± 4
Q3-176 ± 4
Q4-172 ± 4
Narazaki et al. [21] n = 1 NCAA Division II (Sub-Elite) 169.3 ± 4.5 4.2 ± 1.3mmol/L
Puente et al. [26] n = 1 Spanish Basketball Federation (Sub-Elite) Guards- 89.6 ± 4.7
Forwards-87.8 ± 3.2
Centers-92.7 ± 4.7
Whole Group-89.8 ± 4.4

Heart Rate (HR) expressed in Beats Per Minute (BPM). Blood Lactate Concentrate express in millimoles per liter mmol/L. Q1 is 1st quarter, Q2 is 2nd quarter, Q3 is 3rd quarter, and Q4 is 4th quarter of match-play.