ArticleOpen access journal of sports medicine2019
Block periodization of endurance training - a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Block periodization vs. traditional periodization in high-intensity functional training: a randomized crossover study.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
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- Effect of two training modalities on sprint performance in young American football players.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Reconstructing the Iglói system: historical insights and current relevance for distance running.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Review
- Five weeks of dynamic finger flexor strength training on bouldering performance and climbing-specific strength tests. A randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- Performance indicators and functional adaptive windows in competitive cyclists: effect of one-year strength and conditioning training programme.Biology of sport · 2022Article
- Case Report: Training Monitoring and Performance Development of a Triathlete With Spinal Cord Injury and Chronic Myeloid Leukemia During a Paralympic Cycle.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2022Article
- No Differences Between 12 Weeks of Block- vs. Traditional-Periodized Training in Performance Adaptations in Trained Cyclists.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Intensity Control During Block-Periodized High-Intensity Training: Heart Rate and Lactate Concentration During Three Annual Seasons in World-Class Cross-Country Skiers.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundBlock periodization (BP) has been proposed as an alternative to traditional (TRAD) organization of the annual training plan for endurance athletes.
objectiveTo our knowledge, this is the first meta-analysis to evaluate the effect BP of endurance training on endurance performance and factors determinative for endurance performance in trained- to well-trained athletes.
methodsThe PubMed, SPORTdiscus and Web of Science databases were searched from inception to August 2019. Studies were included if the following criteria were met: 1) the study examined a block-periodized endurance training intervention; 2) the study had a one-, two or multiple group-, crossover- or case-study design; 3) the study assessed at least one key endurance variable before and after the intervention period. A total of 2905 studies were screened, where 20 records met the eligibility criteria. Methodological quality for each study was assessed using the PEDro scale. Six studies were pooled to perform meta-analysis for maximal oxygen uptake (VO
resultsThe meta-analyses revealed small favorable effects for BP compared to TRAD regarding changes in VO
conclusionBP is an adequate, alternative training strategy to TRAD as evidenced by superior training effects on VO
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