Training load, stress, recovery, mood, and motivation of athletes with spinal cord injury in wheelchair rugby during a competitive preseason

Aim: This study aims to characterize the stress, recovery, mood, and motivation together with training load of athletes cervical spinal cord injury (CSCI) during a period resumption wheelchair rugby (WCR) training. Additionally, it compare psychological aspects competitive preseason determine correlations between load, recovery. Methods: We evaluated variables such as mood (Brazilian Mood Scale, BRAMS), stress recovery (Recovery-Stress Questionnaire for Athletes, RESTQ-Sport 76) (Subjective Perception Effort - SPE) eight high-performance CSCIs at three different times (E1 = returning from vacation, E2 half preseason, E3 after 2 months training) monthly interval. also (Sport Motivation Scale) E1 E3. Results: Results indicated few changes in terms mood. However, decreased toward end this period. Furthermore, we found that physical complaints positively correlated depression when resuming In middle period, noted positive conflict/pressure fatigue energy loss. At SPE arbitrary units conflict/pressure. Conclusion: but not motivation, which did change On other hand, preseason. observed times.