Kryuchkov A.S., PhD
Federal Science Center of Physical Culture and Sport (VNIIFK), Moscow

Kryazhev V.D., Dr. Hab.
Federal Science Center of Physical Culture and Sport (VNIIFK), Moscow

Objective of the study was to determination of training load parameters for the world's strongest athletes specializing in sports with a cyclical nature of athletic movements and endurance.
Methods and structure of the study. Collection, generalization and study of materials of foreign studies obtained from reference and information databases Google Scholar and PubMed.
Results and conclusions. The article describes the parameters of the training load of elite athletes in cyclic sports. The distribution of training loads by intensity zones is presented. The percentage contribution of the training load performed in each of the intensity zones to the total volume in the annual training cycle for various sports is given. The main training tools used by elite athletes in each of the intensity zones are considered. For elite athletes performing in sports with a cyclic nature of sports movements lasting more than six minutes, the total time of the training load in the first intensity zone is 75-80% of the total volume of the training load in the annual training cycle. 10-15% of training sessions are held in the moderate (average) intensity zone. Elite athletes perform about 5-10% of the total annual volume with high intensity.

Key words: cyclic sports, highly qualified athletes, training loads, intensity zones.

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