• Training and Coaching of Female vs. Male Endurance Athletes on their Road to Gold. Perceptions among Successful Elite Athlete Coaches 

      Bucher Sandbakk, Silvana; Tønnessen, Espen; Haugen, T; Sandbakk, Øyvind (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-11)
      This scientific short report investigated how successful male coaches perceive gender differences in training characteristics and coaching practice among medal-winning endurance athletes.<p> <p>Ten male Norwegian coaches with a track record of coaching both female and male endurance world-class athletes (total of 269 Olympic, World and European Championship medals) participated in semi-structured ...
    • The Training Characteristics of World-Class Distance Runners: An Integration of Scientific Literature and Results-Proven Practice 

      Haugen, Tommy; Sandbakk, Øyvind; Seiler, Stephen; Tønnessen, Espen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-01)
      In this review we integrate the scientifc literature and results-proven practice and outline a novel framework for understanding the training and development of elite long-distance performance. Herein, we describe how fundamental training characteristics and well-known training principles are applied. World-leading track runners (i.e., 5000 and 10,000 m) and marathon specialists participate in 9±3 ...
    • Training Distribution During a Paralympic Cycle for a Multiple Swimming Champion With Paraplegia: A Case Report 

      Baumgart, Julia Kathrin; Tønnessen, Espen; Eklund, Morten; Sandbakk, Øyvind (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-05-20)
      <i>Purpose</i>: To describe the training volume, intensity distribution, and use of swimming styles during a Paralympic cycle in a multiple swimming champion with paraplegia.<br><br> <i>Methods</i>: The female Paralympic swimmer was 23–26 years of age and had a body mass of 60 to 62 kg and a body height of 174 cm. She has a spinal cord injury at the Th6 level, competed in the S5/SB4 Para swimming ...