Table 4.
Internal load variables.
| Author | Sample Characteristics |
Internal Load | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart Rate Mean | Heart Rate Peak | Blood Lactate | ||||
| Playing Position | %HRmax | Beats·min–1 | %HRmax | Beats·min–1 | mmol·L−1 | |
| Belka et al. [40] | Wings (n = 5) | 89.9 ± 3.5 | 183.8 ± 6.2 | - | - | - |
| Pivots (n = 2) | 90.1 ± 4.3 | 185.3 ± 9.2 | ||||
| Backs (n = 7) | 89.2 ± 4.4 | 182.9 ± 8.4 | ||||
| Kniubaite et al. [41] | Undefined | 84.8 ± 5.1 | - | - | - | - |
| Manchado et al. [9] | Wings (n = 8) | 86.5 ± 4.5 | - | - | 195 ± 1.0 | - |
| Pivots (n = 5) | ||||||
| Backs (n = 9) | ||||||
| Goalkeepers (n = 3) | 78.4 ± 5.9 | |||||
| Michalsik et al. [44] | Wings (n = 9) | - | 163 ± 6.0 | - | - | Pre-match: 1.5 ± 0.5 After 1st half: 3.7 ± 1.6 After 2nd half: 4.8 ± 1.9 Post-match: 2.8 to 10.8 |
| Pivots (n = 7) | ||||||
| Backs (n = 7) | ||||||
| Goalkeepers (n = 3) | ||||||
| Povoas et al. [47] | Wings (n = 10) | - | 157 ± 18.0 | - | 185 ± 9.6 | - |
| Pivots (n = 10) | ||||||
| Backs (n = 10) | ||||||
| Povoas et al. [48] | Wings (n = 10) | 79 ± 10.0 | - | 95 ± 4.0 | - | - |
| Pivots (n = 10) | 83 ± 9.0 | - | 98 ± 2.0 | - | ||
| Backs (n = 10) | 84 ± 9.0 | - | 96 ± 4.0 | - | ||
| Goalkeepers (n = 10) | 70 ± 11.0 | - | 90 ± 7.0 | - | ||
| Povoas et al. [49] | Wings (n = 13) Pivots (n = 14) Backs (n = 13) |
83 ± 8.0 | 159 ± 17.0 | 96 ± 4.0 | 187 ± 9.0 | After 1st half: 4.2 ± 2.3 After 2nd half: 3.1 ± 1.8 Mean: 3.6 ± 2.1 Peak: 8.0 ± 1.4 |
Notes: Undefined = no specified playing position; %HRmax = percentage of heart rate maximum.