• 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 ...
    • 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: ...
    • Quantifying training intensity distribution in a group of Norwegian professional soccer players 

      Algrøy, Erling A.; Hetlelid, Ken J.; Seiler, Stephen; Pedersen, Jørg I. Stray (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      Purpose: This study was designed to quantify the daily distribution of training intensity in a group of professional soccer players in Norway based on three different methods of training intensity quantification. Methods: ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...