Browsing AURA by Author "Tønnessen, Espen"
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Anaerobic performance testing of professional soccer players 1995-2010
Haugen, Thomas A; Tønnessen, Espen; Seiler, Stephen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Purpose: To compare sprint and countermovement-jump (CMJ) performance among competitive soccer players as a function of performance level, field position, and age. In addition, the authors wanted to quantify the evolution ... -
Crossing the Golden Training Divide: The Science and Practice of Training World‑Class 800‑ and 1500‑m Runners
Haugen, Thomas André; Sandbakk, Øyvind; Enoksen, Eystein; Seiler, Stephen; Tønnessen, Espen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Despite an increasing amount of research devoted to middle-distance training (herein the 800 and 1500 m events), information regarding the training methodologies of world-class runners is limited. Therefore, the objective ... -
Do elite endurance athletes report their training accurately?
Sylta, Øystein; Tønnessen, Espen; Seiler, Stephen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to validate the accuracy of self-reported (SR) training duration and intensity distribution in elite endurance athletes. Methods: Twenty-four elite XC skiers (25 ± 4 yr, 67.9 ± 9.88 ... -
Effects of initial performance, gross efficiency and VO_2peak characteristics on subsequent adaptations to endurance training in competitive cyclists
Skovereng, Knut; Sylta, Øystein; Tønnessen, Espen; Hammarström, Daniel; Danielsen, Jørgen; Seiler, Stephen; Rønnestad, Bent; Sandbakk, Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018) -
The Evolution of World-Class Endurance Training: The Scientist's View on Current and Future Trends
Sandbakk, Øyvind Bucher; Pyne, David B.; McGawley, Kerry; Foster, Carl; Kjøsen Talsnes, Rune; Solli, Guro Strøm; Millet, Grégoire P; Seiler, Stephen; Laursen, Paul Byron; Haugen, Thomas André; Tønnessen, Espen; Wilber, Randy; van Erp, Teun; Stellingwerff, Trent; Holmberg, Hans-Christer; Sandbakk, Silvana Bucher (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Elite sport is continuously evolving. World records keep falling and athletes from a longer list of countries are involved. Purpose: This commentary was designed to provide insights into present and future ... -
From heart-rate data to training quantification: A comparison of 3 methods of training-intensity analysis
Sylta, Øystein; Tønnessen, Espen; Seiler, Stephen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Purpose: We directly compared three frequently used methods of heart-rate based training intensity distribution (TID) quantification in a large sample of training sessions performed by elite endurance athletes. Methods: ... -
Maximal aerobic power characteristics of male professional soccer players, 1989-2012
Tønnessen, Espen; Hem, Erlend; Leirstein, Svein; Haugen, Thomas; Seiler, Stephen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Purpose: The purpose of this investigation was to quantify maximal aerobic power (VO2max) in soccer as a function of performance level, position, age, and time of season. In addition, the authors examined the evolution Of ... -
Sprint Conditioning of Junior Soccer Players:Effects of Training Intensity and TechniqueSupervision
Haugen, Thomas Andre; Tønnessen, Espen; Øksenholt, Øyvind Øvrebø; Haugen, Fredrik Lie; Paulsen, Gøran; Enoksen, Eystein; Seiler, Stephen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)The aims of the present study were to compare the effects of 1) training at 90 and 100% sprint velocity and 2) supervised versus unsupervised sprint training on soccer-specific physical performance in junior soccer ... -
The Effect of Different High-Intensity Periodization Models on Endurance Adaptations
Sylta, Øystein; Tønnessen, Espen; Hammarström, Daniel; Danielsen, Jørgen; Skovereng, Knut; Ravn, Troels; Rønnestad, Bent; Sandbakk, Øyvind; Seiler, Stephen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016) -
The road to gold: Training and peaking characteristics in the year prior to a gold medal endurance performance
Tønnessen, Espen; Sylta, Øystein; Haugen, Thomas A.; Hem, Erlend; Svendsen, Ida S.; Seiler, Stephen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Purpose: To describe training variations across the annual cycle in Olympic and World Champion endurance athletes, and determine whether these athletes used tapering strategies in line with recommendations in the literature. ... -
The role and development of sprinting speed in soccer
Haugen, Thomas A.; Tønnessen, Espen; Hisdal, Jonny; Seiler, Stephen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)The overall objective of this review was to investigate the role and development of sprinting speed in soccer. Time–motion analyses show that short sprints occur frequently during soccer games. Straight sprinting is the ... -
The training and development of elite sprint performance: an integration of scientific and best practice literature
Haugen, Thomas André; Seiler, Stephen; Sandbakk, Øyvind; Tønnessen, Espen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019) -
The Training Characteristics of World-Class Distance Runners: An Integration of Scientifc Literature and Results-Proven Practice
Haugen, Tommy; Sandbakk, Øyvind; Seiler, Stephen; Tønnessen, Espen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)In this review we integrate the scientifc literature and results-proven practice and outline a novel framework for understanding the training and development of elite long-distance performance. Herein, we describe how ... -
Vo2max characteristics of elite female soccer players, 1989-2007
Haugen, Thomas A.; Tønnessen, Espen; Hem, Erlend; Leirstein, Svein; Seiler, Stephen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Purpose: To quantify VO2max among female competitive soccer players as a function of performance level, field position, and age. In addition, the evolution of VO2max among world-class players over an 18-y period was ...