1. The annual training periodization of eight. 1. World Champions in orienteering. 2. 3. Espen Tønnessen. 1. , Ida S. Svendsen. 4. , Bent R. Rønnestad. 3.
1
1 2
The annual training periodization of eight World Champions in orienteering
3 4 5
Espen Tønnessen1, Ida S. Svendsen4, Bent R. Rønnestad3, Jonny Hisdal2, Thomas A. Haugen1, Stephen Seiler5
6 7 8
1
9 10
2
11 12
3
13 14
4
15 16
5
17 18
Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports, Oslo, Norway. Section of Vascular Investigations, Oslo University Hospital, Aker, Norway. Section for Sport Science, Lillehammer University College, Lillehammer, Norway School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, United Kingdom. Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
2 19
Abstract
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47
One year of training data from eight elite orienteers was divided into Transition Phase (TP), General Preparatory Phase (GPP), Specific Preparatory Phase (SPP) and Competition Phase (CP). Average weekly training volume/frequency, hours at different intensities (Zones 1-3), cross-training, running, orienteering, interval training, continuous training and competition were calculated. Training volume was higher in GPP than TP, SPP and CP (14.9 vs. 9.7, 11.5 and 10.6 h/wk, p
