1 October 2026

WHAT 380 MEDALS TELL US ABOUT HOW ROWERS SHOULD ACTUALLY TRAIN

Sandbakk, Ø., Tønnessen, E., Bucher Sandbakk, S., Losnegard, T., Seiler, S., & Haugen, T. (2025). Best-practice training characteristics within Olympic endurance sports as described by Norwegian world-class coaches. Sports Medicine - Open, 11(1), 45. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-025-00848-3

By Joe DeLeo

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Twelve Norwegian coaches whose athletes have won close to 400 medals were asked, for once, what they actually do. What characteristics are aligned with best practice from Norwegian endurance sports coaches?

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