Using Elite Athlete Training to Inform Practice with Øyvind Sandbakk | Koopcast Episode 156
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Episode overview:
Øyvind is the director of the Centre for Elite Sports Research at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
His research aims to improve the understanding of sport performance, by investigating integrative physiology and biomechanics, the effects of strength and endurance training, as well as the utilization of new technology to gain further understanding of these aspects in real-life environments. He also teaches these topics in Bachelor, Master and PhD courses, as well as the top coach education program.
Episode highlights:
(31:46) Quality over concentration: an argument against block periodization, examples
(41:02) Koop on targeting athlete weaknesses: takeaways for elite and non-elite athletes
(54:12) Øyvind’s takeaways for athletes: caveats, learning how to optimize key sessions
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