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Category Archives: Training
Maximal Strength Training Improves Cycling Economy in Competitive Cyclists
Maximal Strength Training Improves Cycling Economy in Competitive Cyclists Sunde, Arnstein1; Støren, Øyvind1,2; Bjerkaas, Marius1; Larsen, Morten H1; Hoff, Jan2,3; Helgerud, Jan2,4 Sunde, A, Støren, Ø, Bjerkaas, M, Larsen, MH, Hoff, J, and Helgerud, J. Maximal strength training improves cycling … Continue reading
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Relationship Between the Talk Test and Ventilatory Thresholds in Well Trained Cyclists
Relationship Between the Talk Test and Ventilatory Thresholds in Well Trained Cyclists Rodríguez-Marroyo, Jose A.; Villa, Gerardo; García-López, Juan; Foster, Carl Published Ahead-of-Print The aim of this study was to extend the range of populations where the Talk Test (TT) … Continue reading
Power Meter Service and Repair (Program PM 2013)
Its that time of year again. If you haven’t had your power meter serviced then send it on to us and we’ll do it. Power Meters are serviced in Galway. If you have an old Power Meter lying up in … Continue reading
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Intervals all year round…..this should be the norm!
It should be said that while interval training was present throughout most of the training year it definitely did not make up the bulk of training in either Seiler’s study or Salazar’s program, or even Zatopek’s for that matter. In … Continue reading
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Periodization Paradigms in the 21st Century: Evidence-Led or Tradition-Driven?
Again I reiterate my stance on fatigue profiling riders. Eliminating weaknesses at a certain point in a riders development will bring the largest gains in performance. Periodization Paradigms in the 21st Century: Evidence-Led or Tradition-Driven? 2012, 7, 242 – 250 … Continue reading
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Theory of Planning your Training Program
In order for an athlete to be competitive at the specific times during the sporting calendar an athlete needs to be organized and take time to plan their calendar for competition and testing. The calendar has to be simple suggestive … Continue reading
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Tagged Annual Plan, Cpmpetition Phase, Cycling Endurance exercise engineering Fatigue Profiling Heart Rate Monthly Testing Protocol Orthostatic Heart Rates Power sports and exercise engineering sports engineering Sports Exercise Engineerin, Endurance, Fatigue Profiling, Macrocycle, Mesocycle, Microcycle, Preparation Phase, principles of training, Sports Exercise Engineering, Training, Transition Phase, winter program
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Why Strength Endurance is Important!
Over the last number of years Power Meters have become an important part in 80% of the riders who ride the Tour de France every year. Most of these riders are the elite of cycling from around the world. That … Continue reading
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Tagged Cycling Endurance exercise engineering Fatigue Profiling Heart Rate Monthly Testing Protocol Orthostatic Heart Rates Power sports and exercise engineering sports engineering Sports Exercise Engineerin, High resistance training, Low Cadence, Sports Exercise Engineering, strength training for cyclists, winter program
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FATIGUE FORENSIC: WHAT REALLY MAKES YOU SLOW DOWN
Fatigue Forensic: What really slow you down! Traditionally, cyclists have viewed fatigue as an inescapably muscular event – a situation in which muscles are simply unable to function with a desired level of force production. However, new research indicates that … Continue reading
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10 Tips for Improving Recovery
Here are a few little tips to improve your recovery after training hard. At the end of your workout slow down to a Low Intensity. Don’t stop but ease down in your effort and allow lactic acid to clear. In cold … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 Week Winter Training Program, Cycling Endurance exercise engineering Fatigue Profiling Heart Rate Monthly Testing Protocol Orthostatic Heart Rates Power sports and exercise engineering sports engineering Sports Exercise Engineerin, Endurance, ergometer training, principles of training, Professional Cyclists, Sports Exercise Engineering, VO2 Max, winter program
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One Reason Why High Resistance Low Cadence Work Is Important.
In reading the Abstract below it is clear that as cadence increases efficiency increases, 22.4 ±1.7% @ 60rpm to 24.2 ± 2.0% @ 100rpm. The cyclists are less efficient at lower cadences so training at a particular wattage will elicit higher demands … Continue reading
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