Intensite de l'activite et recuperation post-match chez Farbitre de rugby Energetic demand during a match and post-match recovery of the rugby referee

摘要

Objective.-To evaluate the impact of a rugby match in term of energetic demand and the post-match recovery during the days following a rugby match in national level referees,Results and discussion.-A rugby match corresponds to an intense aerobic activity, with a total distance covered of 7,532(+-)1,081 km and a mean heart rate 160(+-)11 in 35(+-)4 years aged referees, During the match, the salivary cortisol level rises to 3 fold pre match level, showing a high physiological constraint. During the five following days, awakening cortisol levels were similar to basal one, meaning that this activity does not induce recovery difficulties in the subjects of this study