ReviewEuropean journal of applied physiology2025
Why low-intensity endurance training for athletes?
Review in European journal of applied physiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- The effectiveness of polarized versus high-intensity training in moderately trained cyclists: a randomized parallel-design study.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- The effectiveness of polarized versus high-intensity training in moderately trained cyclists: a randomized parallel-design study.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Acute Normobaric Hypoxia at 2000 and 3000 m Significantly Lowers the Maximal Lactate Steady State (MLSS) in Trained Cyclists: Training Implications.Journal of human kinetics · 2026Article
- Reconstructing the Iglói system: historical insights and current relevance for distance running.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Review
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Abstract
Endurance athletes prioritize most of their training in low-intensity zone. This forms a paradox, as immediate logic would argue against it: Acutely low-intensity exercise does not challenge the homeostasis or cardiopulmonary system of high-level athletes sufficiently to produce performance gains comparable to those from moderate- or high-intensity exercise. In this perspective study, seven possible explanations for the purpose of excessive-volume low-intensity training in endurance athletes are proposed. The hypotheses are not all mutually exclusive. They range from a psychological need for easy days and the incremental benefits of low-intensity training without accumulating stress, to the possibility that such training may ultimately be replaceable.
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