Methods of Endurance Development in Endurance Sports : Undergraduate Thesis

Metode korištene za razvoj izdržljivosti za sve sportove mijenjale su se s godinama, počevši s kontinuiranom metodom početkom 20. st. i formiranjem intervalne metode koja je izazvala revoluciju u sportu u drugoj polovici prošlog stoljeća. Obje metode kroz povijest odigrale su značajnu ulogu u stvaranju modernog sporta. Zahtjevi sporta su s vremenom postali sve ekstremniji pa se i rekreativci uključuju u sportove izdržljivosti koje iziskuju mnogo sati predanog treniranja. Sportovi o kojima se govori su daljinsko trčanje, triatlon i njihove varijacije.Methods for endurance development in many sports have changed throughout the years, starting with continuous method in the early 20th century and ending with interval training method which was a revolution in sport in the second part of the last century. Both methods through history played an integral part in the making of the modern sport as we know it today. Sport requirements became very much demanding to some extreme points and amateur athletes started participating in some endurance sports that require many hours of dedicated training. Some of those sports are distance running, triathlon and their variatons