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Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, 2009

1 online zdroj

ISBN 9781492595960 (online)

ISBN 9781492574446 (PDF ebook)

ISBN 9780736074841 (print)

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Tapering and Peaking for Optimal Performance offers in-depth discussion of the science, strategy, and program design of the tapering phase of training. This first-ever book devoted to the subject presents current scientific data on tapering, its physiological and psychological effects, and how these effects relate to athletic performance. Featuring various training models and experiential knowledge, this book allows readers to design optimal tapering programs for each athlete. Though most coaches and sport scientists are aware of the key role of tapering in preparation for competition, many tapering programs are developed by a trial-and-error process, often leading athletes to fall short of their optimal performance. In Tapering and Peaking for Optimal Performance, author Inĩgo Mujika, one of the foremost researchers on tapering in sport, presents various models and explains current scientific data on tapering and its effects on physiological and psychological factors that support or hinder performance. Using this information, coaches, athletes, and sport scientists will be able to do the following: Design optimal tapering plans specific to athletes and the competition; Set realistic performance goals for competition; Avoid negative outcomes associated with a deficient tapering program. Parts I and II of the text provide the academic reader with a clear understanding of the foundations, characteristics, and physiological and psychological changes associated with tapering. Readers will explore performance implications of tapering, examine tapering with the use of mathematical models, and learn the unique aspects of tapering for team sports. (...).

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Part I. Scientific Bases of Tapering -- Chapter 1. Basics of Tapering -- Chapter 2. Taper-Associated Cardiorespiratory and Metabolic Changes -- Chapter 3. Taper-Associated Biochemical, Hormonal, Immunological Changes -- Chapter 4. Taper-Associated Psychological Changes -- Part II. Tapering and Athletic Performance -- Chapter 5. Reduction of the Training Load -- Chapter 6. Designing the Taper for Performance Improvements -- Chapter 7. Insights From Mathematical Modeling -- Chapter 8. Unique Aspects of Team Sport Tapering -- Part III. Elite Sports Figures on Tapering and Peaking -- Chapter 9. Tapering for Individual Endurance Sports -- Chapter 10. Tapering for Sprint and Power Events -- Chapter 11. Tapering for Precision Sports -- Chapter 12. Tapering for Team Sports