Individual Sprint Force-Velocity Profile Adaptations to In-Season Assisted and Resisted Velocity-Based Training in Professional Rugby

• Main Authors: Johan Lahti (Author), Pedro Jiménez-Reyes (Author), Matt R. Cross (Author), Pierre Samozino (Author), Patrick Chassaing (Author), Benjamin Simond-Cote (Author), Juha P. Ahtiainen (Author), Jean-Benoit Morin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We tested the hypothesis that the degree of adaptation to highly focused sprint training at opposite ends of the sprint Force-Velocity (FV) spectrum would be associated with initial sprint FV profile in rugby athletes. Training-induced changes in sprint FV profiles were computed before and after an...