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The Maximal Intensity Period: Rationalising its Use in Team Sports Practice.
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- Physical and technical performance in and after the worst-case scenario in matches of the Chinese Super League of soccer.Biology of sport · 2025Article
- Position specific peak running demands, and influence of bout type in professional rugby union.PloS one · 2025Article
- Submaximal intensity periods in game-based drills vs. match demands in professional football.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Characterizing the most demanding passages of kinematic and mechanical activity in elite football: a multifactorial approach.Biology of sport · 2024Article
- Characterization of Running Intensity in Canadian Football Based on Tactical Position.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Analysis of peak locomotor demands in women's football-the influence of different epoch lengths.PloS one · 2024Article
- Top-class women's soccer performance: peak demands and distribution of the match activities relative to maximal intensities during official matches.Biology of sport · 2024Article
- Machine Learning on Prediction of Relative Physical Activity Intensity Using Medical Radar Sensor and 3D Accelerometer.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Quantifying the highest intensity of competition (the maximal intensity period [MIP]) for varying durations in team sports has been used to identify training targets to inform the preparation of players. However, its usefulness has recently been questioned since it may still underestimate the training intensity required to produce specific physiological adaptations. Within this conceptual review, we aimed to: (i) describe the methods used to determine the MIP; (ii) compare the data obtained using MIP or whole-match analysis, considering the influence of different contextual factors; (iii) rationalise the use of the MIP in team sports practice and (iv) provide limitations and future directions in the area. Different methods are used to determine the MIP, with MIP values far greater than those derived from averaging across the whole match, although they could be affected by contextual factors that should be considered in practice. Additionally, while the MIP might be utilised during sport-specific drills, it is inappropriate to inform the intensity of interval-based, repeated sprint and linear speed training modes. Lastly, MIP does not consider any variable of internal load, a major limitation when informing training practice. In conclusion, practitioners should be aware of the potential use or misuse of the MIP.
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