Successful Endurance TrainingIncreasing numbers of people of all ages are taking up sports and physical activity in order to counter the negative effects of modern civilization. A popular form is endurance training. This text focuses on endurance training offering advice on how to avoid injury. The book takes as its starting point the necessary adaptations of the body ...... |
Contents
Development Trends in Endurance Performance | 11 |
Training Load and Demands on the Body | 31 |
Adaptation in Functional Systems | 45 |
Performance Goal and Training Load | 125 |
Performance Structure of Endurance Sports | 157 |
Longterm Development of Performance | 171 |
Cyclical Structuring of Training | 184 |
Training Structure within Courses | 232 |
Common terms and phrases
ability achieved activity adaptation addition aerobic aerobic performance altitude training amino acids amount anaerobic athlete’s athletes basic beginning blood body breakdown breathing carbohydrate causes changes competition competitive sport considerably consumption creatine cross-country cycling decrease demands dependent determined distances duration effect endurance sports endurance training energy especially factors fatty acids fibres functional glucose glycogen greater heart rate heat higher immune increase individual influence intake intensity lactate lactate concentration leads limited longer lower maximum oxygen means measurement metabolism method mmol/l movement muscle necessary normal occurs oxygen uptake performance capacity period persons possible prerequisites proportion protein reached reduced regeneration regulation requirements resting result rise running short skiing speed sport-specific stage stimuli strength structure substances swimming Table takes place tests tolerance training load triathlon usually values velocity VO2 max volume weeks weight