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No significant differences were found in cardiorespiratory measures or VO2max as a result of the plyometric training.
Improvements in running economy may occur without changes in traditional cardiorespiratory metrics.
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There were no significant differences in any of the cardiorespiratory measures or VO2max as a result of the plyometric training.
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The study design allows for clear conclusions about the lack of change in these measures.
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Nine Weeks of Plyometric Training Improves Running Economy in Highly Trained Distance Runners
Philo U. Saunders et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2004
DOI 10.1097/00005768-200405001-01216
rct · n=13Cited 4×
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