There is a difference between coaches and male and female cross-country runner's intentions and perceptions of easy, moderate, and hard intensity training sessions throughout a competitive season.
In conclusion, our results indicate that there is a systematic difference between coaches and male and female cross-country runner intentions and perceptions of easy, moderate, and hard intensity training sessions throughout a competitive season.
The duration and frequency of the high intensity training sessions in the present study (270 minutes per week) imply a larger training volume than in single mode exercise interventions (120-135 minutes per week).
Ronnestad et al. [1] observed that one high-intensity strength training session per week during the first 12 weeks of the in-season period represented a sufficient training stimulus for maintaining the pre-season (two sessions per week for 10 weeks) gains in strength, jump, and sprint performance of professional players.
These patterns did not change after a high-intensity training session.
A CPET assessment of those patients who have performed one high-intensity training session per week from week 5 onwards will provide further valuable information of the dose-response nature of high-intensity training in this population.
It is particularly important for those who train multiple times per day, six days a week, as inadequate recovery can reduce the body's capacity to maintain high-volume and high-intensity training sessions.
Descriptive modifiers, usually presented as a particular pace, or percentage of racing pace, were often added, particularly during "hard" high-intensity training sessions.
Stratifying their results by age revealed that with increasing age a higher intensity per training session or even several sessions per week are required to achieve the same risk reduction.
A higher level of physical activity appears to be required, that is a higher intensity per training session or even several sessions per week are needed, for achieving health benefits [ 29].
