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Could overdressing during your run improve performance?

Want to be faster when racing in hot environments? Think blood volume / plasma expansion. In as little as two weeks you can be faster. Tony Martin took advantage of this technique to win 2016 World TT Championship. More to come on this subject later. I do all the research so you don’t have to.

Could overdressing during your run improve performance?
Could overdressing during your run improve performance?
Enduring the discomfort of a few extra layers, triggers physiological adaptations that help you better handle the heat
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The Mental Tricks of Athletic Endurance

We train hard and increase our fitness but many times the race is won or loss on who calls Uncle last. How many times have we seen the hungrier athlete beat the more fit or talented athlete? The research demonstrates there is way more to winning than the physiological performance, the psychological performance is at play every time you line up. Are you training it? I do all the research so you don’t have to.

The Mental Tricks of Athletic Endurance
The Mental Tricks of Athletic Endurance
Olympians often seem to achieve the impossible in competition. But what about the rest of us? New research suggests that even weekend athletes can dramatically extend their physical and psychological limits.
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W/m^2, Altitude and the Hour Record

Here is the second part of my trilogy on Altitude. Thanks to Alex for his work, he really is one of the pillars of applying the science to cycling. If you are interested in the subject, he has several more very good Blogs on Altitude. Alex did all the research so I didn’t have to.

W/m^2, Altitude and the Hour Record

W/m^2, Altitude and the Hour Record

More hour record stuff to follow on from the item on Jens Voigt’s hour ride . This time to look at the physics impact of increasing altitu…

W/m^2, Altitude and the Hour Record

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Altitude matters in cycling. This is the first in a trilogy on altitude. These posts will focus on work from the smartest guys in the room on performance and altitude. Charles Howe Did all the research so I didn’t have to. Thanks Charles.

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Seiler’s Hierarchy of Endurance Training Needs. (PDF Download Available)

Stephen Seiler serves up a big plate of enchiladas on intensity and volume, Check out the special sauce, gobble it up and improve your performance. Stephen does all the REAL research so We don’t have to.

Seiler’s Hierarchy of Endurance Training Needs. (PDF Download Available)

Seiler’s Hierarchy of Endurance Training Needs. (PDF Download Available)

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Seiler’s Hierarchy of Endurance Training Needs. (PDF Download Available)