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Methods to Standardize Dietary Intake Before Performance Testing

Posted on March 20, 2013 by The Athlete Clinic

When preforming testing on Athletes dietary intake should be standardized for all testing to ensure continuity across testing. As from this study and others diet has shown to affect performance. If diet is affecting performance and testing protocol is not … Continue reading →

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Physiological variables at lactate threshold under-represent cycling time-trial intensity.

Posted on February 27, 2013 by The Athlete Clinic

Abstract BACKGROUND: The importance of lactate threshold (LT) as a determinant of performance in endurance sports has been established. In addition, it has been shown that during running and selected other endurance competitions, athletes perform at a velocity and VO2 slightly above … Continue reading →

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

Posted on November 23, 2012 by The Athlete Clinic

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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Power Meter Service and Repair (Program PM 2013)

Posted on November 2, 2012 by The Athlete Clinic

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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Overtraining- what do lactate curves tell us?

Posted on September 9, 2012 by The Athlete Clinic

Overtraining- what do lactate curves tell us? Asker E.Jeukendrup MSc  and Matthijs K.C. Hesselink MSc Department of Human Biology, University of Maastricht, Th eNetherlands In a cyclist ,competing at national and international level, submaximal lactate concentrations were initialy interpreted as … Continue reading →

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The Cycling Physiology of Miguel Indurain 14 years after Retirement.

Posted on August 20, 2012 by The Athlete Clinic

USP Araba Sport Clinic, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain. Abstract Age-related fitness declines in athletes can be due to both aging and detraining. Very little is known about the physiological and performance decline of professional cyclists after retirement from competition. To gain some … Continue reading →

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Hypoxic Training Improves TT Performance and Power Output

Posted on August 14, 2012 by The Athlete Clinic

Elite cyclists endurance performance following Intermittent Hypoxic Training (IHT) THE EFFECTS OF INTERMITTENT HYPOXIC TRAINING ON AEROBIC CAPACITY AND ENDURANCE PERFORMANCE IN CYCLISTS We welcome your opinion on all the papers we post. Add your comments, thoughts or your own … Continue reading →

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Drafting behind another Rider

Posted on July 12, 2012 by The Athlete Clinic

Line-outs – Echelons and Scrubbing The first ride in the image below is overcoming a total resistance on his frontal area. The frontal area being the area of his body that he is exposing to the direction in which he … Continue reading →

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EFFECTS OF AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC TRAINING PROTOCOLS ON 4000M

Posted on May 29, 2012 by The Athlete Clinic

This is a Thesis which was submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University Department of Kinesiology. http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-11112004-093751/unrestricted/Cheramie_thesis.pdf

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Study shows massage reduces inflammation following strenous exercise and promotes growth of new mitochondria

Posted on February 17, 2012 by The Athlete Clinic

Researchers from Buck Institute for Research on Aging and McMaster University in Hamilton Ontario have published a paper in the (Feb 1st 2012 Ed.) Science Transitional Medicine Journal on the effects of massage on reducing inflammation following strenuous exercise and on new mitochondrial growth. … Continue reading →

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