Myburgh Corrie, Hansen Tobias, Holm Beck Anders, Boyle Eleanor
Department of Sports and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2017 Oct 9;3(1):e000274. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2017-000274. eCollection 2017.
High-quality training is a key determinant of performance in the Olympic distance triathlon and is potentially influenced by a unique array of context-specific biopsychosocial factors. Our objective was to explore and describe these factors among squad members of a university-based, elite Olympic distance triathlete developmental programme.
A qualitative investigation using a visual communication tool-assisted focus group and longitudinal semistructured individual interviews was conducted. Responses were solicited from the University of Southern Denmark's elite triathlon team (n=8), and inductive coding from the focus group formed the basis of questions for the two rounds of individual interviews 11 months apart. All interviews were transcribed verbatim and then analysed thematically.
Seventeen context-relevant factors were identified and 10 themes emerged, these being 'the cold weather ritual', 'digestive system conditioning', 'the curse of the night owl', 'the strings attached to sponsorship', 'my coach-my rock', 'mood maintenance', 'the asynchronous training rhythm', 'psychological slavery', 'the legacy of the asphalt tattoo' and 'the tension of family and friends'.
By reflecting on their personal training vortex, elite triathletes were able to provide context-relevant insights into the maintenance of training quality over the course of a competitive season. Further research is required to elucidate whether and how biopsycholosocial factors can be modified to optimise the achievement of training goals.
高质量训练是奥运距离铁人三项赛成绩的关键决定因素，且可能受到一系列独特的特定情境生物心理社会因素的影响。我们的目的是探索并描述一个以大学为基础的精英奥运距离铁人三项运动员发展项目的队员中的这些因素。
采用视觉交流工具辅助焦点小组和纵向半结构化个人访谈进行定性调查。从南丹麦大学的精英铁人三项队（n = 8）收集反馈，焦点小组的归纳编码构成了两轮间隔11个月的个人访谈问题的基础。所有访谈均逐字转录，然后进行主题分析。
确定了17个与情境相关的因素，并出现了10个主题，即“寒冷天气惯例”“消化系统调节”“夜猫子的困扰”“赞助的附加条件”“我的教练——我的依靠”“情绪维持”“异步训练节奏”“心理束缚”“柏油纹身的遗留影响”以及“家人和朋友的压力”。
通过反思他们个人的训练漩涡，精英铁人三项运动员能够提供与情境相关的见解，以了解在竞争赛季中如何维持训练质量。需要进一步研究以阐明生物心理社会因素是否以及如何能够被调整以优化训练目标的实现。
