Category Archives: Training

Lactate Profile and how to Read it!

Having your Lactate Tested is good but if you don’t have the results profiled correctly their a waste of time. During the last nearly 50 years, the blood lactate curve and lactate thresholds (LTs) have become important in the diagnosis … Continue reading

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IS THE CRITICAL RUNNING SPEED RELATED TO THE INTERMITTENT MAXIMAL LACTATE STEADY STATE?

ABSTRACT The purpose of the present study was to compare the critical speed (CS) with the speed at the maximal lactate steady state (vMLSS) determined by a continuous and an intermittent model in trained runners. Eight male endurance runners (30.3 … Continue reading

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ACUTE EFFECTS OF THREE DIFFERENT STRETCHING PROTOCOLS ON THE WINGATE TEST PERFORMANCE

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the acute effects of different stretching exercises on the performance of the traditional Wingate test (WT). Fifteen male participants performed five WT; one for familiarization (FT), and the remaining four after … Continue reading

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Testing & Training Data Mistakes

I have been going over quite a number of testing data and power meter data from riders over the last number of months and one thing is standing out. Some of the rigs used by the testing facilities can be … Continue reading

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Racing Weight (2nd Edition) Released

Hit Your Fastest Weight This Season with the New Racing Weight Boulder, CO, USA – January 16, 2013 – Certified sports nutritionist and best-selling author Matt Fitzgerald has updated his proven weight-management programme for athletes in the new second edition … Continue reading

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VO2 max Outputs for Professional Cyclists

VO2 is a good predictor of what a rider can deliver. Once motivation, pain threshold and other factors are added to the equation that value becomes obsolete. So don’t get to hung up on these numbers. Here’s a list of … Continue reading

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Train Low Sleep High……The Hypoxic Way

Using the “live-high+train-low” is a beneficial way to boost human performance in the lead up to ones A priority Race. The strategy should be planned out in advance and should be structured to achieve the most from the time at … Continue reading

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Two weeks of high-intensity aerobic interval training increases the capacity for fat oxidation during exercise in women

Jason L. Talanian1, Stuart D. R. Galloway2, George J. F. Heigenhauser3, Arend Bonen1, and Lawrence L. Spriet1 Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, Department of Sport Studies, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland; and Department of … Continue reading

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Maximal Lactate Steady State in Elite Endurance Athletes

Never under estimate the level of tolerance an athlete has for Lactic Acid. Be sure that the calculated figures are correct or training could be wasted particularly in the high end Zones.  

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Intervals, Thresholds, and Long Slow Distance: the Role of Intensity and Duration in Endurance Training

A Brief Conclusion Optimization of training methods is an area of great interest for scientists, athletes, and fitness enthusiasts. One challenge for sport scientists is to translate short-term training intervention study results to long-term performance development and fitness training organization. … Continue reading

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