New Horizons for the Methodology and Physiology of Training Periodization

The theory of training was established about five decades ago when knowledge of athletes’ preparation was far from complete and the biological background was based ... Read more

Periodization Paradigms in the 21st Century: Evidence-Led or Tradition-Driven?

The planning and organization of athletic training have historically been extensively discussed and debated in the coaching and sports science literature. Various influential periodization theorists ... Read more

Periodization Theory: Confronting an Inconvenient Truth

Periodization theory has emerged as the dominant paradigm for training planning over the past seven decades. Its philosophical roots can be traced back to the ... Read more

Monitoring Locomotor Load in Soccer: Is Metabolic Power, Powerful?

The aim of the present study was to examine the validity and reliability of metabolic power (P) estimated from locomotor demands during soccer-specific drills. Fourteen ... Read more

Metabolic Power and Energetic Costs of Professional Australian Football Match-Play

Objectives: To compare the metabolic power demands between positional groups, and examine temporal changes in these parameters during Australian Football match-play. Design: Longitudinal observational study. ... Read more

Systematic Bias Between Running Speed and Metabolic Power Data in Elite Soccer Players: Influence of Drill Type

The aims of the present study were to: i) evaluate the agreement between estimates of high-intensity activity during soccer small-sided games (SSGs) based on running ... Read more

Monitoring Training in Elite Soccer Players: Systematic Bias Between Running Speed and Metabolic Power Data

We compared measurements of high-intensity activity during field-based training sessions in elite soccer players of different playing positions. Agreement was appraised between measurements of running ... Read more

Inertial Sensors to Estimate the Energy Expenditure of Team-Sport Athletes

Objectives: To quantify the energy expenditure (EE) of Australian Football (AF) training and matches and the total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) of AF players using ... Read more

Metabolic Power Demands of Rugby League Match Play

Purpose: To describe the metabolic demands of rugby league match play for positional groups and compare match distances obtained from high-speed-running classifications with those derived ... Read more

Aerobic Fitness Ecological Validity in Elite Soccer Players: A Metabolic Power Approach

The aim of this study was to examine the association between match metabolic power (MP) categories and aerobic fitness in elite-level male soccer players. Seventeen ... Read more