TRAINING & PERFORMANCE at sportsci.org
This
page is an index for all the articles at the Sportscience site that
relate to training and competition strategies for enhancing
performance. I have not included conference reports here. Articles within each topic are sorted by date, with the
most recent at the top.
Cycling
Environmental Factors
Endurance
General Training and Performance
Skill
Strength
Swimming
| 2005 | High-Resistance Interval Training Improves 40-km Time-Trial Performance in Competitive Cyclists. Amy Taylor-Mason. Resistance training in the competition phase boosts power by ~7%. Commentary. Carl Paton. |
| Competitive Performance of Elite Olympic-Distance Triathletes: Reliability and Smallest Worthwhile Enhancement. Carl Paton and Will Hopkins. Aim for a gain of at least 1% in the run stage. Commentary. Brendon Downey. | |
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Cycling Uphill and Downhill by David Swain. Wind resistance determines a pacing strategy for hills. |
| 2003 | Precooling for Performance in the Tropics. Matt Brearley, James Finn. Cool off before an endurance event in the heat for gains of a few percent. |
| A Model of Wind and Altitude Effects on 110-m Hurdles. Joshua Spiegel, Jonas Mureika. A simulation study aimed at adjusting race times. | |
| 2002 | Little Effect of Training in the Heat on Cycling Performance at Normal Temperature. Jo Morrison, Will Hopkins, Gord Sleivert. July 4 |
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Symposium on Altitude Training and Research at Flagstaff by Natalie B Harlan. Bridging the gap between science and coaching in the field of altitude training. |
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Ice Jackets are Cool by David Martin et al. This pre-cooling strategy improves endurance performance in hot conditions. |
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Arnie Baker and Will Hopkins |
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Luanne Hallagan and Edwin Pigman |
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Lawrence Armstrong |
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Thomas Riley |
| 2009 | The Improbable Central Governor of Maximal Endurance Performance. Will Hopkins. An overview of a recent debate in J Appl Physiol. |
| Intervals, Thresholds, and Long Slow Distance: the Role of Intensity and Duration in Endurance Training. Stephen Seiler and Espen Tønnessen. Reconciling research and practice. Commentary. Steve Ingham. | |
| 2006 | One Hundred and Fifty Years of Rowing Faster. Stephen Seiler. A tutorial lecture on limitations to rowing performance presented at the ACSM 2006 meeting. |
| 2004 | Effects of High-intensity Training on Performance and Physiology of Endurance Athletes. Carl Paton and Will Hopkins. Gains of ~8% with some forms of resistance training. |
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Effects of High-Intensity Intermittent Training on Endurance Performance, by Christian Finn. All-out short bouts for long events. |
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John Hawley |
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John Hawley |
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Gordon Sleivert |
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John Hawley |
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2016 |
Effects of Core-Stability Training on Performance and Injuries in Competitive Athletes. Thomas Haugen, Lars Haugvad, Vibeke Røstad. Slideshow of research and practical guidelines. |
2011 |
Relationships Between Player Actions and Game Outcomes in American Football. Chris Cohea, Mark Payton. Identifying the actions that matter. Commentary. George Osorio. NFL rules and game statistics explained. |
| 2010 | Who Won the Olympics? Stephen Seiler. The changing fortunes of the major medal-winners. |
| 2005 | Competitive Performance of Elite Track-and-Field Athletes: Variability and Smallest Worthwhile Enhancements. Will Hopkins. Gains of 0.3-0.5% for elite track athletes and 0.9-1.5% for elite field athletes are worthwhile. Commentary. Esa Peltola. |
| Competitive Performance of Elite Olympic-Distance Triathletes: Reliability and Smallest Worthwhile Enhancement. Carl Paton and Will Hopkins. Aim for a gain of at least 1% in the run stage. Commentary. Brendon Downey. |
| Barefoot Running, by Michael Warburton. Evidence of less injury and more speed without shoes. |
| Mitochondrial DNA and Maximum Oxygen Consumption, by Matt Brearley and Shi Zhou. Genes for the subcellular powerhouse have an unclear effect on aerobic power. |
| Genes, Training, and other Constraints on Individual Performance, by Keith Davids. Dynamical systems theory may help us deal with individual athletes. |
| Genes and Training for Performance Revisited, by Joseph Baker. Training may be more important in cognitive sports. |
| Genes and Training for Athletic Performance, by Will Hopkins. Athletes are born and made. |
| Jane Goodall: A Model for Sport Scientists, by Dave Martin |
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Limits to Performance by Will Hopkins |
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Ace Gene in Doubt by Will Hopkins |
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Hypoxic-Muscle Update by Will Hopkins |
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Polarized Training and Hypoxic Muscles by Will Hopkins. Highliights of the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine. |
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Performance Gene Discovered by Will Hopkins |
| Will Hopkins |
| Stephen Seiler |
| Beefing Up to Win (American Football) |
| Frank Katch |
| Duane Knudson |
| Duane Knudson |
| John Hawley |
| Trish Shewokis |
| Trish Shewokis |
| Trish Shewokis |
| Duane Knudson |
| Sherylle Calder |
| Bjørn Johansen |
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Should Female Gymnasts Lift Weights? by William Sands and colleagues. Gaining strength without muscle hypertrophy. |
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A New Weights Machine with Dynamically Adjustable Resistance by Fred Hatfield. Novel technology for the gym. |
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The Power Clean vs the Power Pull for Strength Training by Rob Nicholson. Summary of a recent list discussion. |
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One Set or More? by Fred Hatfield |
| How They Train. Conditioning methods of world champion boxer Evander Holyfield |
| Fred Hatfield |
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Learn from Nature's Competitive Swimmers by Edwin DeMont. Aquatic animals avoid making waves, and they use unsteady fluid dynamics to generate force. |
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Making a Splash by Andy Stewart and Hideki Kagaki. The VIII International Symposium of Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming, Jyvaskyla, Finland. |
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Lift or Drag? Let's Get Skeptical About Freestyle Propulsion |
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Ross Sanders |