Individualising training intensity to reduce inter-individual variability in training response in trained cyclists
Journal Title: Journal of Science and Cycling - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Training to improve endurance performance commonly results in large inter-individual variability (IIV) in response (Bouchard et al. [1998]. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 30(2), 252–258; Mann et al. [2014]. Sports Medicine, 44, 1113–1124). A novel perspective to this issue centers on the differences in physiological response at set percentages of maximal performances; commonly used to prescribe training (Coyle et al. [1988]. Journal of Applied Physiology, 64(6), 2622–2630). By establishing individual profiles of performance using a Power Law (PL), training intensity could be prescribed on an individualised basis (García-Manso et al. [2012]. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 300, 324–329).
Authors and Affiliations
Ciaran O’Grady| Endurance Research Group, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Kent, UK., James G. Hopker| Endurance Research Group, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Kent, UK.
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