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South Africans are well-known to embrace off road cycle events, which up until recently has been limited to mountain bike. As the global trend of gravel racing has increased in past months, of course, gravel events, interest and participation has grown, locally. The vision of the Lifestyle Grand Prix Series: […]
Altitude training and exposure is becoming ever more important in today’s times of training application as it has significant benefits which include a reduction in lactate build up, increase in aerobic capacity or V02Max, increase in the muscle protein myoglobin.
Achieving maximal results with polarised training When searching the internet for training advice or even when reading the most popular cycling training books, you will soon realise there is a lot of conflicting thoughts about the most effective training strategies. The very traditional school of thought has always advised long […]
Saddle sores or ischial hygromas as they are known in the medical field, are fluid filled cysts which form under the sit bones in the tissue between the skin and the bone. A combination of pressure and shear forces causes the connective tissue to necrose (die) and form a sac […]
I’ve seen many athletes make the big mistake of hiring a trainer who in fact has little or no knowledge about the sport they are training for and often turn out to be detrimental to the athlete leaving them worse off than before they went looking for help. Here are […]
Recovery should: Improve the quality of training Prevent overtraining or maladaptive training Decrease the risk of developing an overuse injury Improve performance in competition Sports scientists have been investigating which are the most appropriate techniques and procedures to assist athletes to recover. While the jury is still out on the […]
The bike rider within each and every one of us would like to become fitter and faster. There is no better way to achieve this than to train intelligently. One of the easiest ways to train intelligently is to structure your training. However, simply having structure and training regularly is […]
When we talk about racing with a powermeter, we instantly have the picture of Chris Froome staring at his stem in our minds. This is partly the reason for this particular article. Yes, we may be able to pace ourselves during a cycling race with a powermeter, but we still […]
Reduced training time due to illness will significantly reduce the chances of achieving a performance goal. Cyclists who remain healthy and are able to complete more than 80% of their planned training are more likely to achieve success at their target events. How can you avoid an illness that could […]
The researchers compared two methods of using heart rate to prescribe exercise intensity. Group 1 trained at percentages of heart rate reserve. Heart rate reserve (HRR) is calculated as follows: HRR = Maximal heart rate – Resting heart rate Obviously the simplicity of this method is appealing to most athletes. […]