Differences Between Olympic and National Athletes: Training and Experience Are the Keys to Success
Olympic athletes are older, have a larger body mass, and can sustain a larger training volume than elite athletes. However, no major differences in cardiac remodeling or clinical and laboratory parameters differentiate these 2 groups. Expertise and volume of training appear to represent the critical factors to translate from the national to the Olympic level.
Authors
- Antonio Pelliccia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4174-3401)
- Viviana Maestrini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3225-8378)
- Maria Rosaria Squeo
- Antonio Nenna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4069-6781)
- Erika Lemme
- Sara Monosilio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5960-7980)
- Giuseppe Di Gioia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9158-5440)
- Davide Ortolina
Institutions
- Foro Italico University of Rome (IT)
- Campus Bio Medico University Hospital (IT)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/jsm.0000000000001359
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00