The acute: chronic workload ratio: Why one size does not fit all

Stephen West; Sean Williams; Dario Cazzola; Matthew Cross; Simon Kemp; Keith Stokes

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2021-IOC.111

The acute: chronic workload ratio: Why one size does not fit all

Stephen West, Sean Williams, Dario Cazzola, Matthew Cross, Simon Kemp, Keith Stokes

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Background The acute: chronic workload ratio (ACWR) is a widely adopted training load aggregation tool to manage injury risk in sport. Recently, methodological concerns have been raised regarding this approach.

Objective To establish best-fit calculation methods for the ACWR when assessing injury risk, and to assess reproducibility of methods between professional Rugby Union teams playing in the same league.

Original language	English
Journal	British Journal of Sports Medicine
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2021-IOC.111
Publication status	Published - 23 Nov 2021

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