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The aims of this study were to (i) verify the relationship between reserve oxygen uptake
(VOreserve) and reserve heart rate (HRreserve) in young male tennis players, and (ii) understand
the relationship between oxygen uptake (VO2) measured at the end of a tennis drill and recovery
heart rate (HRrecovery) after the tennis drill. Ten young male tennis players (16.64 1.69 years;
62.36 6.53 kg of body mass; 175.91 5.26 cm of height) were recruited from the National Tennis
Association. Players were instructed to perform a tennis drill based on an incremental intensity
protocol. Afterward, three levels of intensity were used based on VO2reserve and HRreserve. A
significant variance was observed between levels (VO2reserve and HRreserve = p < 0.001). VO2reserve
presented a significant and high agreement with HRreserve. The mean data revealed non-significant
differences (p > 0.05), a very high relationship of linear regression (R2 = 82.4%, p < 0.001), and high
agreement in Bland Altman plots. VO2, at the highest level of intensity (>93%), presented a significant
correlation with HRrecovery during the immediate 30 s after the drill (rs = 0.468, p = 0.028). Tennis
coaches or instructors must be aware of the differences between monitoring or prescribing training
intensities based on HRreserve or HRmax. They can also use HRrecovery for 30 s immediately after
exercise to verify and understand the variation in their players’ cardiorespiratory capacities.
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Oxygen uptake Heart rate Tennis Physical fitness Training
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Morais, J.E.; Bragada, José A. (2022). Relationship between oxygen uptake reserve and heart rate reserve in young male tennis players: implications for physical fitness monitoring. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. ISSN 1660-4601. 19:23, p. 1-9
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MDPI