ABSTRACT
Specificity is recognised as an important principle in sports training. Specific adaptations accrue long-term as athletes gain expertise and technical skills in their chosen sport. This specificity reflects the unique demands of the sport and the training drills performed in preparation for competition. It should be reflected also in the choice of ergometer used for assessment of the training status. To this end ergometers are now designed to match as far as possible the muscle groups and type of activity involved in the particular sport (Reilly and Lees 1984; Dal Monte 1988).
