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

Posted on February 4, 2013 by The Athlete Clinic

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

Posted on February 4, 2013 by The Athlete Clinic

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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Top 100 Ranked Riders of All time (1869 – 2013)

Posted on January 30, 2013 by The Athlete Clinic

  1 Eddy Merckx 17-Jun-1945 Belgium 41790 2 Sean Kelly 24-May-1956 Ireland 33722 3 Joop Zoetemelk 03-Dec-1946 The Netherlands 28819 4 Raymond Poulidor 15-Apr-1936 France 26217 5 Gino Bartali 18-Jul-1914 Italy 26032 6 Francesco Moser 19-Jun-1951 Italy 25977 7 Felice … Continue reading →

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Testing & Training Data Mistakes

Posted on January 29, 2013 by The Athlete Clinic

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

Posted on January 16, 2013 by The Athlete Clinic

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

Posted on January 6, 2013 by The Athlete Clinic

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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The Feed Zone Cookbook by Biju Thomas & Allen Lim

Posted on December 21, 2012 by The Athlete Clinic

 The book is written by Biju Thomas and Allen Lim. Both are childhood immigrants to the USA and have found a way to combine both passions in their lives, cycling and food. Biju Thomas was born in India and landed in … Continue reading →

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Weight Training for Cyclists by Ken Doyle & Eric Schmitz (2nd Ed.)

Posted on December 18, 2012 by The Athlete Clinic

Ken Doyle has a degree in exercise physiology and is certified by the National Trainers Association along with the National Strength and Conditioning Association in the U.S.. He has coaching qualifications from the U.S. Cycling Federation and is Head Coach … Continue reading →

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Train Low Sleep High……The Hypoxic Way

Posted on December 15, 2012 by The Athlete Clinic

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

Posted on November 27, 2012 by The Athlete Clinic

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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