Merkes, P.F.J. (Paul) (2014) The Relationship between Training Characteristics and Power Profile in Elite Junior Road Cyclists. thesis, Human Movement Sciences.
Full text available on request.Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between training volume and intensity and power profile in junior road cyclists in a span of ten weeks. Seven male and seven female cyclists participated in two separate tests in which they performed 5s, 30s and 20min time trials to create a power profile. Between the two tests the cyclists registered their training duration, training frequency and session rating of perceived exertion (training intensity). The differences between the two tests were related to training characteristics. There were no changes in power profiles in male cyclists. In females, power output during the 20min time trial increased by ~2,5%. Furthermore, an increase in training volume lead to less improvement or even a decrease in the power during the 5s and 30s time trials in male cyclists. In female cyclists the power output during the 20min time trial improved less when weekly training load increased. In conclusion male and female cyclists use different training methods. This results in different changes in power profile, which are caused by training volume (males) and weekly training load (females). Key words: training duration, training frequency, training intensity, session rating of perceived exertion, cycling
| Item Type: | Thesis (UNSPECIFIED) |
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| Supervisor name: | Lemmink, prof. dr. K.A.P.M. |
| Faculty: | Medical Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Apr 2022 10:38 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Apr 2022 11:19 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3038 |
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