About structure of olympic training macrocycle in kayak rowing
Purpose of this work is to study training loads structure for olympic training cycle in elite kayak rowers. We investigate athletes of Belarus national rowing team during preparation to Olympic games-2004 (Athens) and 2008 (Beijing). Training documentation of the team for 2000-2004 years (1 stage) and 2004-2008 years (2 stage) has been analyzed. Number of training days during 1 stage was sustained in first three years of preparation, and slightly decreases in fourth year. During 2 stage there was tendency towards decrease of training days number in first two years, followed decrease and stabilization in third and fourth years. During the second olympic macrocycle athletes of national team fulfilled significant volume of intensive power and speed-power load with maximum of power training on the water and steady increase towards end of cycle, excluding device training, which was less intensive in second cycle. Studies of training loads during two olympic macrocycles allows to reveal of training process trends before the Olympics.