| Title: |
Elite Swimmers’ Training Patterns in the 25 Weeks Prior to Their Season’s Best Performances: Insights Into Periodization From a 20-Years Cohort ; Front Physiol |
| Authors: |
HELLARD, P.; AVALOS-FERNANDES, Marta; LEFORT, G.; PLA, R.; MUJIKA, I.; TOUSSAINT, J. F.; PYNE, D. B. |
| Publication Year: |
2019 |
| Subject Terms: |
SISTM; Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie |
| Description: |
Background: This study investigated the periodization of elite swimmers' training over the 25 weeks preceding the major competition of the season. Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational study of elite male (n = 60) and female (n = 67) swimmers (46 sprint, 81 middle-distance) over 20 competitive seasons (1992-2012). The following variables were monitored: training corresponding to blood lactate 6 mmolL(-1), and maximal swimming speed; general conditioning and maximal strength training hours; total training load (TTL); and the mean normalized volumes for both in-water and dryland workouts. Latent class mixed modeling was used to identify various TTL pattern groups. The associations between pattern groups and sex, age, competition event, Olympic quadrennial year, training contents, and relative performance were quantified. Results: For the entire cohort, approximately 86-90% of the training was swum at an intensity of [La]b |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fphys.2019.00363 |
| Availability: |
https://oskar-bordeaux.fr/handle/20.500.12278/8119; https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12278/8119; https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2019.00363 |
| Rights: |
Attribution 3.0 United States ; open ; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.8C6F5CE3 |
| Database: |
BASE |