Martin Buchheit and Paul Laursen – Science and Application of High-Intensity Interval Training: Solutions to the Programming Puzzle

The effectiveness and efficiency of high-intensity interval training has been proven to be used by both elite athletes and general fitness enthusiasts. Few resources have tried to explain the science behind the HIIT movement and its application to athlete training. Science and Application of High-Intensity Interval Training is a must-have resource for sport coaches, strength and conditioning professionals, personal trainers, and exercise physiologists, as well as for researchers and sport scientists who study high-intensity interval training. The authors blend science-based concepts of HIIT with practical application strategies. The Science and Application of High-Intensity Interval Training was written by Laursen, Buchheit, and a team of highly qualified contributors who bring hundreds of years of combined HIIT science and application experience from across all sports. Chapters in the first section describe five types of training, how to manipulate HIIT variables to maximize improvements in physical performance, and how to incorporate HIIT into a general training program. Readers will learn how HIIT can affect fatigue, stress, and an athlete’s overall health. Leading coaches or practitioners who have successfully applied HIIT principles at an elite level in their sport are the authors of the final 20 chapters. There are specific ways to incorporate HIIT into a training regimen for everything from combat sports to endurance events to the most popular U.S. and international individual and team sports. Each chapter contains sport specific preparation and competition phases, an overall one-year training program, and a brief story of how the coach or practitioners who authored the chapter used HIIT to successfully prepare an athlete for a competition. Proper protocols for incorporating high-intensity interval training into a fitness or conditioning program can lead to excessive fatigue, illness, or injury. High-Intensity Interval Training is an essential guide for those who want to incorporate it into their own training. The exam is available! A companion continuing education exam can be completed after reading this book. The Science and Application of High-Intensity Interval Training Online CE Exam can be purchased separately or as part of the Science and Application of High-Intensity Interval Training With CE Exam package.

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