Maximal strength training improves work economy in trained female cross-country skiers

The present study examines the hypothesis that maximal strength training improves work economy and anaerobic threshold in trained female cross-country skiers while working on a ski ergometer. It is concluded that maximal strength training in the upper-body improved the double-poling performance by improved work economy. Work economy was improved by a reduction in relative workload and time to peak force while double poling.
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Bibliographic Details
Subjects:
Notations:biological and medical sciences endurance sports
Published in:Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
Language:English
Published: 1999
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Fulltext/1999/06000/Maximal_strength_training_improves_work_economy_in.16.aspx
Volume:31
Issue:6
Pages:870-877
Document types:article
Level:advanced