A quasi-experimental study of Chinese top-level speed skaters' training load: Threshold versus polarized model

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 103-112

  Yu, Hongjun ^a   Chen, Xiaoping ^b   Zhu, Weimo ^c   Cao, Chunmei ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Endurance training; Intensity distribution; Speed skating

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861594272     PISSN: 15550265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.7.2.103     Document Type: Article

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