• Activity profiles in international female team handball using PlayerLoadTM 

      Wik, Eirik Halvorsen; Luteberget, Live; Spencer, Matt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Team handball matches place diverse physical demands on players, which may result in fatigue and decreased activity levels. However, previous speed-based methods of quantifying player activity may not be sensitive for ...
    • Assessing the cumulative effect of long-term training load on the risk of injury in team sports 

      Bache-Mathiesen, Lena Kristin; Andersen, Thor Einar; Dalen-Lorentsen, Torstein; Clarsen, Benjamin Matthew; Fagerland, Morten Wang (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Objectives: Determine how to assess the cumulative effect of training load on the risk of injury or health problems in team sports. Methods: First, we performed a simulation based on a Norwegian Premier League male ...
    • A cherry, ripe for picking: The relationship between the acute-chronic workload ratio and health problems 

      Dalen-Lorentsen, Torstein; Andersen, Thor Einar; Bjørneboe, John Andreas; Vagle, Markus; Martin, Kevin Nordanger; Kleppen, Michael; Fagerland, Morten; Clarsen, Benjamin Matthew (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Objective: To investigate whether the relationship between the acute-chronic workload ratio (ACWR) and health problems varies when different methodological approaches are used to quantify it. Design: Prospective cohort ...
    • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease does not impair responses to resistance training 

      Mølmen, Knut Sindre; Hammarström, Jens Konrad Daniel; Falch, Gunnar Slettaløkken; Grundtvig, Morten; Koll, Lise; Hanestadhaugen, Marita; Khan, Yusuf; Ahmad, Rafi; Malerbakken, Bente; Lien, Roger; Raastad, Truls; Ellefsen, Stian; Rødølen, Tore Jørgen; Rønnestad, Bent R. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background: Subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are prone to accelerated decay of muscle strength and mass with advancing age. This is believed to be driven by disease-inherent systemic pathophysiologies, ...
    • Does load management using the acute:chronic workload ratio prevent health problems?: A cluster randomised trial of 482 elite youth footballers of both sexes 

      Dalen-Lorentsen, Torstein; Bjørneboe, John Andreas; Clarsen, Benjamin Matthew; Vagle, Markus; Fagerland, Morten; Andersen, Thor Einar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background: The acute:chronic workload ratio (ACWR) is commonly used to manage training load in sports, particularly to reduce injury risk. However, despite its extensive application as a prevention intervention, the ...
    • How much is too much? (Part 2): International Olympic Committee consensus statement on load in sport and risk of illness 

      Schwellnus, Martin; Soligard, Torbjørn; Alonso, Juan-Manuel; Bahr, Roald; Clarsen, Benjamin Matthew; Djikstra, H Paul; Gabett, Tim J.; Gleeson, Michael; Hägglund, Martin; Hutchinson, Mark R.; Rensburg, Christa Janse Van; Meeusen, Romain; Orchard, John W.; Pluim, Babette M.; Raftery, Martin; Budgett, Richard; Engebretsen, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-07-03)
      The modern-day athlete participating in elite sports is exposed to high training loads and increasingly saturated competition calendar. Emerging evidence indicates that inappropriate load management is a significant risk ...
    • Maximal Heart Rate for Swimmers 

      Olstad, Bjørn Harald; Bjørlykke, Veronica O.; Olstad, Daniela Schäfer (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      The main purpose of this study was to identify whether a different protocol to achieve maximal heart rate should be used in sprinters when compared to middle-distance swimmers. As incorporating running training into swim ...