nk4322 Specific Endurance Exercises

Faculty of Sports Studies
spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/13/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jan Cacek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Sylva Hřebíčková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Šárka Klaclová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Luděk Helis (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Hana Homolková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Jan Cacek, Ph.D.
Department of Sport Performance and Exercise Testing – Faculty of Sports Studies
Supplier department: Department of Sport Performance and Exercise Testing – Faculty of Sports Studies
Prerequisites (in Czech)
BOZP_OK(bozp_po_stud) && BOZP_OK(bozp_po_stud_fsps)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of subject is provide knowledge about specifics, methods and forms of endurance training. The another aim is to educate the students with the correct technique, intensity and volume in endurance activities in different groups of population.
Learning outcomes
After successfull completion of the subject " Specific excersises in endurance activities" student will be able to:
To realise the correct technique of selected endurance activities (running, cycling, nordic walking, nordic running...),
To apply different endurance specific and no-specific activities for different sports activities,
to present actual recomendation in aplication of methods and forms using in endurance activities.
Syllabus
  • Seminars:
  • Technique of running and walking, bose running, (model technique, mistakes and their correction, specifics in sports disciplines,
  • Technique of nordic walking and nordic running,
  • Technique of cycling (trail, road, model technique, mistakes and their correction),
  • Technique of inline skating,
  • High intensity interval training,
  • Extensive interval training,
  • Fartlek,
  • Continual endurance training,
  • Repetitive training of anaerobic capacity,
  • Game based training to development of endurance and theirs modality.
Literature
  • Endurance training. Edited by Yann Le Meur - Iñigo Mujika. Infographic edition. Basque Country: Iñigo Mujika S.L.U., 2016, 262 stran. ISBN 9788493997038. info
  • SCHMIDT, Achim. Competitive cycling. 2nd rev. ed. Aachen: Meyer & Meyer Sport, 2014, 327 s. ISBN 9781782550334. info
  • GLASKIN, Max. Cycling science. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2012, 192 s. ISBN 9780226924137. info
  • MACKENZIE, Brian and Glen CORDOZA. Power, speed, endurance : a skill-based approach to endurance training. [Las Vegas, Nev.]: Victory Belt Pub., 2012, 416 s. ISBN 9781936608614. info
  • NOTTINGHAM, Suzanne and Alexandra JURASIN. Nordic walking pro vaši kondici : [vaše cesta ke štíhlé, pevné postavě a skvělé kondici]. 1. vyd. Praha: Talpress, 2011, 195 s. ISBN 9788071974130. info
  • PANZERA, Robert. Cycling fast. Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics, 2010, viii, 223. ISBN 9780736081146. info
  • Nordic walking. Photo by Martin Škopek. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2010, 96 s. ISBN 9788024732428. info
  • MAFFETONE, Philip. The big book of endurance training and racing. Edited by Mark Allen. New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2010, xii, 516. ISBN 9781616080655. info
  • SOVNDAL, Shannon. Cycling anatomy. Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics, 2009, vii, 191. ISBN 9780736075879. info
  • DANIELS, Jack. Daniels´ running formula. 2nd ed. Champaign: Human Kinetics, 2005, 285 s. ISBN 0736054928. info
  • NOAKES, Timothy. Lore of running. 4th ed. Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics, 2003, xi, 931. ISBN 0873229592. info
  • DANIELS, Jack, Robert FITTS and George SHEEHAN. Conditioning for distance running. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1978, x, 106. ISBN 0471194832. info
Teaching methods
Theory and practical excersises.
Assessment methods
- Pushup (w) 48/60s; (m) 54/60s on floor
- Beep test: level min 10 (w); min 11 (m)
- 6km run
Demonstration of technique of running, walking and cycling. Test - 15 questions (closed), 70% succes rate.
Language of instruction
Czech
Teacher's information
MTB, NW and Inline lessons are held outside the FSpS premises, and the place and time are always specified well in advance based on mutual agreement. In the case of unfavorable weather, students are notified no later than 1 hour before the lesson to move the lesson to another date for safety reasons.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024.
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