Jens Bangsbo
Jens Bangsbo is a Professor at the University of Copenhagen. He has many scientific publications, and is well know for his role in developing the Yo-Yo series of fitness tests. He is also one of the world's foremost experts in soccer training. In the field of soccer, he is an accomplished coach, instructor, author and player. He had a stint as the assistant coach for Juventus FC, where he helped contribute to the technical, tactical and fitness training for the team. He has also consulted for AEK Athens, where he supervised tactical aspects and individual development for the highly successful club.
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Selected Bibliography
- Bangsbo Jens; Gunnarsson Thomas P; Wendell Jesper; Nybo Lars; Thomassen Martin. Reduced volume and increased training intensity elevate muscle Na+-K+ pump alpha2-subunit expression as well as short- and long-term work capacity in humans. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 2009;107(6):1771-80.
- Bangsbo Jens; Iaia F Marcello; Krustrup Peter The Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test: a useful tool for evaluation of physical performance in intermittent sports. Sports Medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) 2008;38(1):37-51.
- Bangsbo Jens; Iaia Fedon Marcello; Krustrup Peter Metabolic response and fatigue in soccer. International journal of sports physiology and performance 2007;2(2):111-27.
- Bangsbo Jens; Mohr Magni; Krustrup Peter Physical and metabolic demands of training and match-play in the elite football player. Journal of sports sciences 2006;24(7):665-74.
- Krustrup P, Mohr M, Nybo L, Jensen JM, Nielsen JJ, Bangsbo J. (2006) The Yo-Yo IR2 test: physiological response, reliability, and application to elite soccer. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. Sep;38(9):1666-73.
- Krustrup, P., Mohr, M., Amstrup, T., Rysgaard, T., Johansen, J., Steensberg, A., Redersen, P, K., Bangsbo, J. (2003) The Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test: Physiological Response, Reliability, and Validity. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 35(4), 697-705.
- Bangsbo Jens; Gibala Martin J; Krustrup Peter; González-Alonso José; Saltin Bengt. Enhanced pyruvate dehydrogenase activity does not affect muscle O2 uptake at onset of intense exercise in humans. American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology 2002;282(1):R273-80.
- 2001: Bangsbo J; Krustrup P; González-Alonso J; Saltin B ATP production and efficiency of human skeletal muscle during intense exercise: effect of previous exercise. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism 2001;280(6):E956-64.
- 2000: Bangsbo J; Krustrup P; González-Alonso J; Boushel R; Saltin B Muscle oxygen kinetics at onset of intense dynamic exercise in humans. American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology 2000;279(3):R899-906.
- 2000: Bangsbo J Muscle oxygen uptake in humans at onset of and during intense exercise. Acta physiologica Scandinavica 2000;168(4):457-64.
- Bangsbo J Optimal preparation for the World Cup in soccer. Clinics in sports medicine 1998;17(4):697-709, vi.
- Bangsbo J; Gollnick P D; Graham T E; Juel C; Kiens B; Mizuno M; Saltin B Anaerobic energy production and O2 deficit-debt relationship during exhaustive exercise in humans. The Journal of physiology 1990;422():539-59.
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- Procedures for the Yo-Yo endurance tests and the Yo-Yo intermittent tests
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