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Stian Ellefsen

Professor at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
Verified email at inn.no
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Adaptations to endurance and strength training

DC Hughes, S Ellefsen, K Baar - Cold Spring …, 2018 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
… One such factor is the stiffness of the muscle–extracellular matrix (ECM)–tendon unit,
because adaptations within this system will enhance the body’s ability to store and use elastic …

[HTML][HTML] Diets and drugs for weight loss and health in obesity–An update

J Aaseth, S Ellefsen, U Alehagen, TM Sundfør… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
… Interestingly, energy from fat in people’s diets in USA has gone down from an average of
almost 40% to about 33% during the past 30 years, while overweight and obesity rates have …

Block periodization of high‐intensity aerobic intervals provides superior training effects in trained cyclists

…, J Hansen, S Ellefsen - Scandinavian journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of two different methods of organizing
endurance training in trained cyclists. One group of cyclists performed block periodization, …

Strength training improves performance and pedaling characteristics in elite cyclists

…, J Hansen, I Hollan, S Ellefsen - Scandinavian journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
s all-out Wingate test started while pedaling at 60 rpm without braking resistance. Then,
following a 3-s … and remained constant throughout the 30-s all-out test. Braking resistance was …

[HTML][HTML] Irisin in blood increases transiently after single sessions of intense endurance exercise and heavy strength training

…, JE Whist, T Strand, BR Rønnestad, S Ellefsen - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
… Correlation analyses were performed using Pearson’s method, except of the ones marked
sp , which were performed using Spearman’s method due to a lack of normal distribution. # = p…

Blood flow-restricted strength training displays high functional and biological efficacy in women: a within-subject comparison with high-load strength training

S Ellefsen, D Hammarström… - American Journal …, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
… at 94C for 30 s, followed by 39 repeats of 94C for 3 s and 60C for 30 s. For SYBR Select …
2 min and 39 repeats of 94C for 3 s and 60C for 30 s. For each cDNA synthesis, one qRT-PCR …

Strength training improves cycling performance, fractional utilization of VO2max and cycling economy in female cyclists

O Vikmoen, S Ellefsen, Ø Trøen, I Hollan… - … journal of Medicine …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
… training (E+ S , n = 11) or to normal endurance training only ( E , n = 8). E + S increased one
… vastus lateralis was reduced in E + S with a concomitant increase in type IIA fibers (P < 0.05)…

Irisin and FNDC5: effects of 12-week strength training, and relations to muscle phenotype and body mass composition in untrained women

S Ellefsen, O Vikmoen, G Slettaløkken, JE Whist… - European journal of …, 2014 - Springer
s-irisin and body mass composition, assuming a potential link between training-associated
alteration in lean body mass or fat mass and s-… muscular FNDC5 expression or s-irisin levels …

Effects of 12 weeks of block periodization on performance and performance indices in well‐trained cyclists

BR Rønnestad, S Ellefsen, H Nygaard… - … journal of medicine …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of two different methods of organizing
endurance training in trained cyclists during a 12‐week preparation period. One group of …

Benefits of higher resistance‐training volume are related to ribosome biogenesis

…, E Blomstrand, BR Rønnestad, S Ellefsen - The Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
… Participants were given two attempts at 60 s −1 and three attempts at 120 and 240 s −1 …
against the lever for 5 s. Participants were given two attempts, with 30 s rest in-between. …