Pacing, Exercise Intensity, and Technique by Performance Level in Long-Distance Cross-Country Skiing

Performance diagnostic in cross-country skiing

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 ...

Physiological and Biomechanical Factors Determining Cross-country Skiing Performance

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The effect of exercise intensity on speed and heart rate profiles, work rate and kinematics in skating cross-country skiing

Changes in technique and efficiency after high-intensity exercise in cross-country skiers.

This study investigated changes in technique and efficiency after high-intensity exercise to exhaustion in elite cross-country skiers. Twelve elite male skiers completed 4 min submaximal exercise before and after a high-intensity incremental test to exhaustion with the G3 skating technique on a 5% inclined roller-ski treadmill. Kinematics and kinetics were monitored by instrumented roller skis,...

Overuse injuries in cross-country skiing.

Cross-country skiing has always been one of the most popular winter sports in Scandinavia (Eriksson, 1976). Although downhill skiing has become more and more popular during the last ten years, cross-country skiing is still the most important mass sport in Finland. The number of competitive skiers has been increasing owing to the fact that the younger age groups as well as the veteran series hav...