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The effects of taper on performance in distance runners
Trained runners performed a 7-day systematic reduction in training volume. One group ran, the other used a cycle ergometer, and a control group continued with normal running. The running group improved in 5 km time and running economy while the other two groups did not.
Implication: Doing other activities in taper is a waste of time and may impede recovery benefits. This does not support cross training in taper.
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| Notations: | endurance sports |
| Published in: | Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise |
| Language: | English |
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1994
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| Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=1994&issue=05000&article=00016&type=abstract |
| Volume: | 26 |
| Issue: | 5 |
| Pages: | 624-631 |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | intermediate |