The Development of Physical Capacity of Talent-Transferring Athletes in Long Term Cross-Country Skiing Training——Based on Sports Physiological Evaluations

Objective:To explore the impact of long-term cross-country skiing training on the general and specific physiological capacity in cross-country skiing (i.e.,‘physical capacity’) of talent-transferred athletes (TTs),and then to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of cross-country training in TTs.Methods:24 TTs who participated in cross-country skiing training at Meråker High School in Norway completed 3 exercise physiological and cross-country skiing specific capacity tests in different time points.The repeated measures of ANOVA was used to do data analysis.Results:During the 6-month training program,the vVO_2max,submaximal CL,OBLA Power,vVO_2peak,30 s mean power,5 min mean power and seated pulling down 1 repetition maximum of TTs were increased significantly (P<0.05).Conclusions:During the 6-month training program,the economy of specific movement of skiing,specific performance of skiing,maximal work capacity of skiing and specific maximal strength of skiing of TTs were increased significantly,these findings fully demonstrated the feasibility and effectiveness of cross-country skiing training in TTs.It was suggested that the Chinese national team should set up a regular and systematic sports physiological testing system for TTs during cross-country skiing training,so as to monitor the development of general and specific sports capability of TTs.