• High intensity long interval sets provides similar enjoyment as continuous moderate intensity exercise. The Tromsø Exercise Enjoyment Study 

      Sagelv, Edvard Hamnvik; Hammer, Tord; Hamsund, Tommy; Rognmo, Kamilla; Pettersen, Svein Arne; Pedersen, Sigurd (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-06)
      <i>Objective</i>: High intensity interval exercise sessions with interval sets over 3 min may provide superior cardiorespiratory fitness benefits. To our knowledge, the exercise enjoyment of interval sets over 3 min is not yet elucidated. The aim of this study was to examine exercise enjoyment following one session with four intervals of 4 min high intensity exercise (HIIE) versus one session ...
    • Relative age effect in international ski jumping: analysis of FIS World Cup and FIS Junior World Ski Championships 

      Hammer, Tord (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-30)
      The aim of the current investigation was to examine whether the relative age effect was present within the elitelevel category of international ski jumping and, for the first, time asses the relative age effect at the junior level of international ski jumping. Male and female athletes who placed among the top fifty in the overall World Cup rankings from 1999 to 2019 and the top fifty male and ...
    • Ski Skating Race Technique—Effect of Long Distance Cross-Country Ski Racing on Choice of Skating Technique in Moderate Uphill Terrain 

      Ardigò, Luca Paolo; Stöggl, Thomas Leonhard; Thomassen, Tor Oskar; Winther, Andreas Kjæreng; Sagelv, Edvard Hamnvik; Pedersen, Sigurd; Hammer, Tord; Heitmann, Kim Arne; Olsen, Odd-Egil; Welde, Boye (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-14)
      The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of prolonged ski racing using skating style on technique choice in a transition section among female and male high-level skiers. Fifty three national-to-elite level skiers (20 females: 26.7 ± 4.8 years, 167.0 ± 6.5 m, 61.0 ± 5.1 kg, and 75.5 ± 68.8 FIS points; 33 males: 25.2 ± 3.5 years, 179.0 ± 5.2 cm, 73.1 ± 5.7 kg, and 73.7 ± 63.2 FIS points) ...