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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"endurance sport"”.
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Exploring psychological strategies to manage fatigue in endurance sport
… interventions and their contextual validity in endurance-based sporting events. Over the course of three studies the work examines interventions for coping with fatigue in both laboratory and real-world settings. Participants range in ability and experience from novice to sub-elite competitors. …
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Attributes contributing to the travel behaviour of trail runners
Worldwide, the sport tourism industry is growing rapidly every year, as it attracts large numbers of participants and spectators to sport events. Many nations host sport events as it contributes to the economic growth of a country, acts as a promoting instrument and leads to the development of …
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So you are having a bad day: gender, goal orientation and in-competition attrition rate in competitive cyclists
Cycling is an endurance sport defined by races that require long intensive efforts. In this atmosphere, athletes who experience a self-proclaimed “bad day” may be inclined to drop out of a competition instead of complete it. Previous research has shown that male athletes demonstrated higher levels …
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RESISTANCE TRAINING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CROSS COUNTRY SKIERS TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
<p>Cross country skiing is an endurance sport that requires complex physiological and biomechanical capabilities. In recent years, resistance training has become an essential requirement for success in cross country skiing due to the evolution of the sport. Although important for success in skiing, …
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Sources of self-efficacy in distance runners
… (Llewellyn, Sanchez, Asghar, & Jones, 2008). Endurance sport, particularly distance running, is a domain in which being able to cope with pain and persevere through setbacks is especially important; therefore the purpose of this dissertation was to increase our understanding of self-efficacy …
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GENERAL STRENGTH AND MUSCULAR ENDURANCE: RELATIONSHIP TO V1- AND V2-SKATE SKIING ECONOMY IN COLLEGIATE CROSS-COUNTRY SKIERS
… </strong>Cross-country skiing is a power-endurance sport requiring upper and lower body activation for propulsion across the ground. While high aerobic markers such as VO<sub>2max</sub> and lactate threshold are important performance indicators, recent research has demonstrated the …
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Affirm on the Run: Wearable Technology as a Tool to Improve Mentality in Endurance Athletes
… and rapid adoption of wearable technology for endurance athletes has accompanied this boom. Most runners now view wearable technology as integral to their sport. The wide adoption of this technology, in conjunction with the mental nature of endurance sports, makes it imperative for wearable …
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Identity, intentions, and consumer behaviour in Ironman triathlon: an enhanced Theory of Planned Behaviour framework
… that shape long-term commitment to endurance sports. <br/><br/>Using the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) (Ajzen, 1991) as a structural framework and Consumer Culture Theory (CCT) (Arnould & Thompson, 2005) as a contextual framework, this research examines the beliefs, social …
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Investigation of glucose and energy metabolism in eumenorrheic female ultra-runners across the menstrual cycle
… the utilization of continuous glucose sensors in endurance sports are each individually underrepresented in current literature. When these areas are examined collectively, a substantial gap in knowledge becomes evident. Therefore, the purpose of this PhD study was to collect glucose and energy …
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Determinants of Elite Rowing Performance: Implications for Developing Rowers
Olympic Rowing is a ‘power endurance’ sport with a range of anthropometric, physiological and technical requirements. Literature examining the physiological determinants of elite rowing performance has rarely included the analysis of different groups or their longitudinal development. Elite rowing …
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Ventilatory Mechanics in Endurance Athletes
… for exercise. However, upon further research, endurance athletes have been found to reach their maximum ventilation, demonstrating an insufficiency of the lungs to accommodate the demands of highly demanding endurance sport. This knowledge has inspired researchers to look further into the …