Performance Diagnostic in Cross-Country Skiing

• Authors: Benedikt A. Gasser , Hans H. Hoppeler
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Purpose. Recreational cross-country skiers can benefit from a performance diagnostic when planning a training program. The aim of this study was to establish a simple test protocol to measure endurance capacity and provide training recommendations. Methods. The relationship between endurance performance and cross-country skiing technique was assessed using two tests. First, a lactate threshold test whereby running speed was determined on a treadmill at 4 mmol/l blood lactate concentration. Second, participants completed a variation of the Cooper test using skating technique on flat terrain to determine the distance covered in 12 min and maximum heart rate. Results. There was a correlative (r = 0.18 respectivelly R2 = 0.43) relationship of between the distance covered in the Cooper test and treadmill running speed at 4 mmol/l blood lactate concentration. Conclusions. The two tests allow recreational athletes to rank themselves with regards to their endurance capacity within a population. The relationship between distance covered and maximum heart rate can indicate whether future training should focus on technical or physical improvement.

Keywords

EN

performance testing; cross-country skiing; technical skills

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Human Movement
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 83-87

Dates

published

1 - 6 - 2015

received

21 - 4 - 2015

accepted

24 - 6 - 2015

online

27 - 8 - 2015

Contributors

author

Benedikt A. Gasser

• Institute of Anatomy, Swiss Health & Performance Lab, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland
• Institute of Anatomy Swiss Health and Performance Lab University of Berne Baltzerstrasse 2 CH-3012 Berne, Switzerland

author

Hans H. Hoppeler

• Institute of Anatomy, Swiss Health & Performance Lab, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/humo-2015-0030