ArticleFrontiers in physiology2019
Block vs. Traditional Periodization of HIT: Two Different Paths to Success for the World's Best Cross-Country Skier.
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- A Systematic Review of the Effects of Strength and Power Training on Performance in Cross-Country Skiers.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2022Pooled it
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- Day-To-Day Endurance Training Periodization of World-Class Cross-Country Skiers.European journal of sport science · 2025Article
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- The proportional distribution of training by elite endurance athletes at different intensities during different phases of the season.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Review
- From juniors to seniors: changes in training characteristics and aerobic power in 17 world-class cross-country skiers.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Long-term development of performance, physiological, and training characteristics in a world-class female biathlete.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
- How do world class top 5 Giro d'Italia finishers train? A qualitative multiple case study.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2022Article
- In Pursuit of a Comprehensive Understanding of Expertise Development: A Comparison between Paths to World-Class Performance in Complex Technical vs. Endurance Demanding Sports.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The return from underperformance to sustainable world-class level: A case study of a male cross-country skier.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- No Differences Between 12 Weeks of Block- vs. Traditional-Periodized Training in Performance Adaptations in Trained Cyclists.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- A 6-day high-intensity interval microcycle improves indicators of endurance performance in elite cross-country skiers.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
- Comparison of Aerobic Capacity Changes as a Result of a Polarized or Block Training Program among Trained Mountain Bike Cyclists.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- An Attempt to Predict Changes in Heart Rate Variability in the Training Intensification Process among Cyclists.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Effects of Individual Changes in Training Distribution on Maximal Aerobic Capacity in Well-Trained Cross-Country Skiers: A Follow-Up Study.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
In short-term studies, block periodization of high-intensity training (HIT) has been shown to be an effective strategy that enhances performance and related physiological factors. However, long-term studies and detailed investigations of macro, meso, and micro-periodization of HIT blocks in world-class endurance athletes are currently lacking. In a recent study, we showed that the world's most successful cross-country (XC) skier used two different periodization models with success throughout her career. One including extensive use of HIT blocks, namely BP, and one using a traditional method namely TRAD. In this study, we compare BP with TRAD in two comparable successful seasons and provide a detailed description of the annual use of HIT blocks in BP. The participant is the most-decorated winter Olympian, with 8 Olympic gold medals, 18 world championship titles, and 114 world cup victories. Training data was categorized by training form (endurance, strength, and speed), intensity [low (LIT), moderate (MIT), and HIT], and mode (running, cycling, and skiing/roller skiing). No significant difference was found in the total endurance training load between BP and TRAD. However, training volume in BP was lower compared to TRAD (15 ± 6 vs. 18 ± 7 h/wk,
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