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Longevity in Sport

This is the first part in “Building the House“; compilation. 

Building the house – I got sick and tired of reading countless magazines/books that all proposed their ideas as the right ones.  On top of that, each author has their own system.  Zone 5b, power level at CP30, swim at percieved effort 4; what [...]

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 [...]

GIMME SPEED

I’m not fast enough.  I put in so much work but I just can’t get faster.  I eat this, I wear these and I sleep in an altitude tent.  Why am I not getting faster?

Do a quick search for “fast” in google and you will have more than 725 million websites to [...]

Stretching

 

Stretching: Hate it, love it but do you need it? 

Previous studies have demonstrated that an acute bout of static stretching may cause significant performance impairments. However, there are no studies investigating the effect of prolonged stretch training on stretch-induced decrements. It was hypothesized that individuals exhibiting a greater range of motion (ROM) [...]

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