September « 2010 « LiveMultiSport

Pedal Efficiency

A Biomechanics way of analyzing a pedal stroke would start with, well, the pedal. Seeing how the athletes forces were distributed around the stroke would give a clear idea where practice is needed.

Typically, most cyclists have a force pattern similar to what is shown in Image 1. They use strong muscle forces to push [...]

Cycling Mechanics

So a triathlete walks into a bar and overhears three strangers talking about how to improve their cycling. At the table is an engineer, a physiologist and a bio-mechanist.

The engineer says that the most important thing for any athlete is to improve their aerodynamics. Decreasing drag will have the highest return for any cyclist [...]

Alberto Salazars Guide to Road Racing

Book Review

Up for discussion is a scientific book about running. But first, a little background about Salazar.

Alberto Salazar was a running star at practically every level: track, road and cross country. He’s most recognized by his three straight victories at the NYC marathon; 1980-1982. Since then he’s coached athletes at the Nike facility in [...]

Meal Plan Basics

Designing a meal plan can be as hectic as you wanna make it. Recipes, shopping lists, calorie counting, weight measurement, etc; these are all things that can be accounted for when it comes to losing weight or eating right.

The basics though, sometimes get overlooked. Think about what you really need. Food and water, [...]

Making your Own Gels

Gel 1009131

After my Jello creation, I decided to change the recipe. Out was the package goods and in was the bare essentials:

Cornstarch

Dextrose

Salt

Chocolate Almond Breeze

Chocolate

Electrolytes

This yielded quite a powerful result. With a whopping 4.5Ls of “gu”, the calorie count was near 1600 calories. Not that your going [...]

Start Your Own Supplement Company

How to Make Your Own Supplements

Do You Choose a Sport Or Does a Sport Choose You?

Question for Week 1: What makes you determine the sport that “defines” you?

Remember gym class when you were a kid? Each week it was something different. There was never a focus on just one thing: it was all about trying new things. Then somewhere along the way, you find something you like, and you stick [...]

Update

Placed third overall in a half marathon this morning here in London. I wanted to just get a running tour of the city so I signed up for this race last week. It ended up being better than I though as I earned some cash for my troubles!

http://www.chiptimeresults.com/resultsreader.php?y=2010&r=springbankH.htm

Run with the Champions

Book Review: Run With the Champions

“Training Programs and Secrets of America’s 50 Greatest Runners”.

This book has written exerps from the top 30 men and 20 woman runners of the 20th century. Inside, the runners are ranked by Runner’s World author Marc Bloom. These include runners like Steve “Pre”fontaine, Bill Rogers and Lynn [...]

Powerbar vs. Jell-o

Why would you want to compare these too? One is the mecca of the Ironman World while the other, a legend from the kitchen cupboard. Well my curiosity again, got the best of me and I wanted to find out if Jell-o could be used as an “endurance” source of fuel.

Below is a [...]

Who Do You Listen Too?

Most people I know have a few sites on the internet that they check out frequently. Each day they get updates from RSS feeds or just casually browse hoping to find some updates. I’ve got a few that I check regularly but I want to expand.

If you have a site that follows any [...]

LMS: Whats to come?

After my long 8 hour drive from Ottawa to London in my semi, I had a lot of time to think. Since my posting on here is becoming few and far between, I’m going to start focusing on some things that I feel are important to you and me.

My first thought is to keep up [...]

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