SynthesisSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2024
Comparison of Polarized Versus Other Types of Endurance Training Intensity Distribution on Athletes' Endurance Performance: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Performance, physiology, and determinants of success in IRONMAN® 70.3: A systematic review.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
- Which Training Intensity Distribution Intervention will Produce the Greatest Improvements in Maximal Oxygen Uptake and Time-Trial Performance in Endurance Athletes? A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis of Individual Participant Data.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Pooled it
- The effectiveness of polarized versus high-intensity training in moderately trained cyclists: a randomized parallel-design study.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Unlocking high-intensity performance thresholds through ventilatory signatures in the ECG.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Effects of 8-week polarized vs. threshold training on cardiorespiratory fitness, post-exercise heart-rate recovery, and target accuracy under fatigue in table tennis players.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Why low-intensity endurance training for athletes?European journal of applied physiology · 2025Review
- Polarized or threshold training: is there a superior training intensity distribution to improve V̇OJournal of physiology and biochemistry · 2025Article
- The Effect of Polarized Training Intensity Distribution on Maximal Oxygen Uptake and Work Economy Among Endurance Athletes: A Systematic Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundPolarized training intensity distribution (POL) was recently suggested to be superior to other training intensity distribution (TID) regimens for endurance performance improvement.
objectiveWe aimed to systematically review and meta-analyze evidence comparing POL to other TIDs on endurance performance.
methodsPRISMA guidelines were followed. The protocol was registered at PROSPERO (CRD42022365117). PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched up to 20 October 2022 for studies in adults and young adults for ≥ 4 weeks comparing POL with other TID interventions regarding VO
resultsSeventeen studies met the inclusion criteria (n = 437 subjects). Pooled effect estimates suggest POL superiority for improving VO
conclusionsPOL is superior to other TIDs for improving VO
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