Wellness and Session Rating of Perceived Exertion in Professional Basketball Players Within Different Weekly Contexts

ABSTRACT: Molina, R, Lapresa, D, Arana, J, Álvarez, I, and Salazar, H. Wellness and session rating of perceived exertion in professional basketball players within different weekly contexts. J Strength Cond Res 39(4): e546-e551, 2025-The objective of this article was to analyze the level of well-being-through the wellness questionnaire-and the training load-based on the session rating of perceived exertion (sRPE)-in professional basketball players within different weekly contexts during the season 2020/2021. The team analyzed played 2 competitions: Endesa League (Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto)-the highest level of competition in Spain-and the Basketball Champions League at the European level. Non-parametric statistics have been used because of the size of the sample and the ordinal nature of the scores. The contrast of related groups has not been significant for the wellness variable, remaining stable scores throughout different weekly contexts (weeks without competition, regular weeks with 1 game, and congested weeks with 2 or more games). Regarding the training load results, a significant effect size has been found in the contrast of medians depending on the proximity to the game in regular weeks and congested weeks, while in weeks without competition, moments of load alternation have been detected. This work is an example of the practical application of the wellness-sRPE relationship as an effective indicator within the week periodization.