You've been there. You download that highly-touted training plan, full of promise and the scent of PBs. You're motivated, you start strong, but then life happens. A terrible night's sleep leaves you groggy, an unexpected project lands you with a mountain of stress, or you simply wake up feeling inexplicably flat. Your rigid, static plan, … Continue reading The AI Coach in Your Pocket: Hyper-Personalized Training Plans Driven by Data
This post explores fat adaptation and metabolic flexibility, highlighting their significance for endurance athletes. It explains how the body shifts between burning carbohydrates and fats for energy, improving performance and endurance. By optimizing training and nutrition, athletes can enhance fuel efficiency, prolong endurance, and reduce reliance on carbohydrates during long efforts.
Cycling requires a mix of endurance, power, speed, and technical skill. Key fitness components include endurance fitness, aerobic power, anaerobic capacity, muscular strength, and neuromuscular coordination. A structured training plan blending various workouts enhances overall performance, allowing cyclists to improve endurance, power, and efficiency for different riding challenges.
The Explosion of Pre-Workout Products In recent years, the market for pre-workout supplements has exploded. Athletes of all disciplines, from strength training to endurance sports, are turning to these products for an extra boost before training sessions. Pre-workout formulas often contain a blend of stimulants and other performance-enhancing compounds designed to increase energy, focus, and … Continue reading The Role of Stimulants in Endurance Exercise: Risks and Benefits
Welcome back, endurance athletes! As we turn the page on another year, it's time to set our sights on new goals and conquer new distances. Whether you're a seasoned marathoner or a budding cyclist, a well-crafted annual training plan is your roadmap to success. In this guide, we'll delve into the world of periodization, SMART … Continue reading Craft Your Winning Season: A Step-by-Step Guide to Annual Training Plans
In recent years, smart trainers have become a cornerstone of indoor cycling training, offering cyclists a highly effective way to train during the off-season or on rainy days. Unlike traditional trainers, which provide a static resistance based on rider effort, smart trainers use advanced technology to deliver dynamic resistance and integrate seamlessly with virtual platforms … Continue reading Science Behind Smart Trainers: Are They Worth the Investment?
Understanding proteins is a great place to start when you want to push the limits of biology. Proteins are responsible for most of the functions of life, and many of the critical processes of metabolism which facilitate endurance exercise are mediated by proteins. Proteins sit like little ice bergs in the seas of cell walls … Continue reading Denaturing Endurance;
Jumping back into my series on physiology, I wanted to cover the other side of the coin to my last post. My last post covered the reasons why hydration can affect aerobic performance; the rate limiting step in aerobic metabolism is oxygen movement in the blood, and thinner blood can move faster because it flows … Continue reading Metabolism for Endurance Athletes, Part 3
High school biology class was not particularly interesting. The topics covered, while not interesting to the average tenth grader, are extremely pertinent to endurance athletes. Endurance sport, for the individual, comes down to the capacity of the body to convert the molecules in food into specific forms of movement. Knowing a bit of physiology and … Continue reading Metabolism for Endurance Athletes, Part 1
Right off the bat, nothing here is medical advice. You should always consult with your doctor before beginning an exercise routine. Delayed onset muscle soreness is a topic requires that warning, because it's a symptom many experience when they first start exercising, especially after a period away. Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) is pain and … Continue reading Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness, and what can be done about it;
