Monday, Nov 6, 2023
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In this article, let’s return to the topic and consider whether high-intensity speed workouts develop best as steady-state or interval sessions for different individuals, and what kind of intervals should skiers do? We asked Ville Vesterinen, an expert in sports physiology working at the Research Center for Competitive and High-Performance Sports.
Do high-intensity speed workouts work better for some skiers as steady-state efforts and for others as intervals? And what kind of intervals should a skier do? Sports Institute for Olympic Sports Research, with sports physiology expert Ville Vesterinen, provides insights.
Long-distance skiing is a versatile sport requiring many training hours with diverse workouts increasing an athlete’s physical capacity, endurance, VO2max, strength, and speed. It may not occur to many recreational skiers that long-distance skiing requires speed characteristics, but today’s aggressive skiing style also requires high speed.
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