Heavy sled training is one of the most effective training interventions to improve the horizontal force, i.e. the forward acceleration. This article relates to the practical experience of Benetton Rugby during the last season.   Introduction Many team sports, such as rugby, soccer and football, are characterised by many different playing positions, all defined by […]

“Metabolic Power Events in Football” is part of a series of webinars held by Cristian Osgnach to go deeper on the workload analysis and the concepts of metabolic power and high-intensity through specific examples on the field.   In the first part of the article, we introduced the theory of metabolic power events, specifically by […]

“Metabolic Power Events” is part of a series of webinars held by Cristian Osgnach to go deeper on the workload analysis and the concepts of metabolic power and high-intensity through specific examples on the field.   We know that MPE is often considered a smart solution to overcome the limits of acceleration. However, this is […]

For a training organisation, monitoring the training load is of paramount importance. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between internal and external load indicators and to propose a new method for monitoring actual physical fitness. The results support the use of an individualised analysis to better understand the TL administered to […]

High-speed is widely used in team sports to assess the so-called high intensity. For a decade, lots of papers have been written on this topic, but the goal of researchers has changed over time. Let’s start from the very beginning and follow the chronological sequence.   Intro The research on this topic started in the […]

introduction. I have covered less distance but the number of my accelerations is greater!” – this could be the comment from the majority of players while looking at the performance report after a training session or a match… and often the same would be the view of the coach! What’s right or wrong about that? […]

“Metabolic Power takes to the field” is part of a series of webinars held by Cristian Osgnach to go deeper on the workload analysis and the concepts of metabolic power and high-intensity through specific examples on the field.       Part 3   Workload monitoring is one of the main goals for a football […]

“Metabolic Power takes to the field” is part of a series of webinars held by Cristian Osgnach to go deeper on the workload analysis and the concepts of metabolic power and high-intensity through specific examples on the field.   Part 2 Workload monitoring is one of the main goals for a football fitness coach, keen […]

“Metabolic Power takes to the field” is part of a series of webinars held by Cristian Osgnach to go deeper on the workload analysis and the concepts of metabolic power and high-intensity through specific examples on the field.   Part 1 Workload monitoring is one of the main goals for a football fitness coach, keen […]

Although the injury is a complex and multifactorial phenomenon, numerous studies highlighted how less than optimal workload management represents one of the biggest injury risk factors. Therefore, the possibility of excluding one of these factors is an opportunity that trainers, coaches and sports scientists cannot ignore.   3 ACWR calculation models There are two main […]

Prof. PE di Prampero’s answer to Martin Buchheit publication. I read recently the short note by Martin Buchheit (Buchheit, 2020) wherein he recalls the first occasion in which we met personally in Clairefontaine (France), at a meeting organised by the “Institut de Formation du Football” in December 2011, and I feel somewhat embarrassed by his […]

Test your players without testing them. How to obtain an individual metabolic power profile (MPP) by considering a specific time period of normal training?   Metabolic Power Profile In last month’s gpexe webinar, Dr J Cassirame, C. Osgnach and Prof PE di Prampero presented the metabolic power profile for team sports. Here is an extract […]