Masters sprinters Less is more
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Masters athletes have been considered a paradigm of successful aging, which research has shown that many of the age-associated physiological changes are more related to external factors to aging itself, such as sedentary lifestyle and deconditioning. Sprint training always poses a challenge, even more in such demanding athletes as masters sprinters, given that age mainly affects those physical capabilities that are most determinant of sprint performance, such as speed, strength, flexibility, and coordination. The main purpose of this paper was to comprehensively review masters sprinters training, emphasizing certain aspects that are especially relevant in these athletes, such as training principles, specific resistance training, recovery strategies, and invisible training.
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