Methods of monitoring training load in welltrained competitive cyclists: the doseresponse relationship with changes in fitness and performance
Journal Title: Journal of Science and Cycling - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Quantifying training load is an important part in the training monitoring process of cyclists. An essential part in evaluating the validity of a training load method is to examine the dose-response relationship between the dose of exercise (training load) and the response (training outcome) (Manzi et al., 2009: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 41(11), 2090-2096). The most important advantage of an increased understanding of the dose-response relationship is that it allows coaches and trainers to improve the knowledge of how an athlete might respond to a given training dose. Knowing this, the coaches can be more proactive in the future when manipulating the training dose instead of reacting to a response (e.g. performance test).
Authors and Affiliations
D Sanders| Sport, Exercise and Health Research Centre, Newman University, Birmingham (UK)., G Abt| Department of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, The University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom, MK Hesselink| Department of Human Movement Science, School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism, MUMC+, Maastricht, Netherlands., TD Myers| Sport, Exercise and Health Research Centre, Newman University, Birmingham (UK)., I Akubat| Sport, Exercise and Health Research Centre, Newman University, Birmingham (UK).
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