Training for endurance in sport and fitness

In this free course you will explore an important aspect of strength and conditioning which refers to the physical preparation of athletes: endurance. You will look at the physiological factors that underpin endurance and assess how endurance can be developed relative to performance in a range of sports.Transcript

• Introduction
• Learning outcomes
• 1 What is endurance?
• 1 What is endurance?
• 2 Who needs endurance?
• 2 Who needs endurance?
• 3 Endurance exercise: physiological determinants
• 3 Endurance exercise: physiological determinants
• 3.1 VO2 max
• 3.2 Lactate (anaerobic) threshold
• 3.3 Exercise economy
• 3.4 Anaerobic power/capacity
• 4 Training endurance
• 4 Training endurance
• 5 Resistance training for endurance
• 5 Resistance training for endurance
• 6 Programming endurance training
• 6 Programming endurance training
• 6.1 Polarised training (or 80/20 training)
• 6.2 Threshold training
• 7 End-of-course quiz
• 7 End-of-course quiz
• Conclusion
• References
• Acknowledgements