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Training for endurance in sport and fitness

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In this free course you will explore an important aspect of strength and conditioning which refers to the physical preparation of athletes: endurance. You will look at the physiological factors that underpin endurance and assess how endurance can be developed relative to performance in a range of sports.Transcript

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 What is endurance?
  • 1 What is endurance?
  • 2 Who needs endurance?
  • 2 Who needs endurance?
  • 3 Endurance exercise: physiological determinants
  • 3 Endurance exercise: physiological determinants
  • 3.1 VO2 max
  • 3.2 Lactate (anaerobic) threshold
  • 3.3 Exercise economy
  • 3.4 Anaerobic power/capacity
  • 4 Training endurance
  • 4 Training endurance
  • 5 Resistance training for endurance
  • 5 Resistance training for endurance
  • 6 Programming endurance training
  • 6 Programming endurance training
  • 6.1 Polarised training (or 80/20 training)
  • 6.2 Threshold training
  • 7 End-of-course quiz
  • 7 End-of-course quiz
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Acknowledgements

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