@article{3083658,
    title = "Early phase changes by concurrent endurance and strength training",
    author = "Balabinis, CP and Psarakis, CH and Moukas, M and Vassiliou, MP and and Behrakis, PK",
    journal = "Journal of strength and conditioning research",
    year = "2003",
    volume = "17",
    number = "2",
    pages = "393-401",
    publisher = "ALLIANCE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP DIVISION ALLEN PRESS",
    issn = "1064-8011",
    doi = "10.1519/00124278-200305000-00030",
    keywords = "strength; endurance; power; body composition",
    abstract = "To compare regimens of concurrent strength and endurance training, 26
male basketball players were matched for stature, body composition, and
physical activity level. Subjects completed different training programs
for 7 weeks, 4 days per week. Groups were as follows: (a) the strength
group (S; n = 7) did strength training; (b) the endurance group (E; n =
7) did endurance training; (c) the strength and endurance group (S + E;
n = 7) combined strength and endurance training; and (d) the control
group (Q n = 5) had no training. The S + E group showed greater gains in
Vo(2)max than the E group did (12.9% vs. 6.8%), whereas the S group
showed a decline (8.8%). Gains were noted in strength and vertical jump
performance for the S + E and S groups. The S + E group had better
posttraining anaerobic power than the S group did (6.2% vs. 2.9%). No
strength, power, or anaerobic power gains were present for the E and C
groups. We conclude that concurrent endurance and strength training is
more effective in terms of improving athletic performance than are
endurance and strength training apart."
}