Lars R. McNaughton

TL;DR: An improvement in the methodology of the existing V̇O2max criteria, or development of new criteria, is required in order to be valid across experimental studies, and new or improved criteria need to be independent of exercise modality, test protocol and subject characteristics.

TL;DR: IMT improves rowing performance on the 6-min all-out effort and the 5000-m trial and improves the resistance of the training group to inspiratory muscle fatigue after the 7-minute all- out effort.

TL;DR: There was a time dependant decrease in peak eccentric hamstring torque and in the functional strength ratio which may have implications for the increased predisposition to hamstring strain injury during the latter stages of match-play.

TL;DR: It is believed that scientists can still formulate worthwhile training recommendations by integrating the information derived from training studies with other scientific knowledge, which includes the acute physiological responses in the various exercise domains, the structures and processes that limit the physiological determinants of long-distance running performance, and the adaptations associated with their enhancement.

TL;DR: High-intensity training may be effective or even necessary for well trained distance runners to enhance VO2max, however, the efficacy of optimised protocols for enhancingVO2max needs to be established with well controlled studies in which they are compared with protocols involving other training intensities typically used by distance runners.