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3 days ago
9 min

Self-Selected Pacing during a 24 h Track Cycling World Record

Beat Knechtle,1,2,*Thomas Rosemann,2 and Pantelis Theodoros Nikolaidis3,4 The Cyclist The cyclist (35 years, 76 kg, 1.86 m, body mass ind...

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Mark Turnbull

Jun 19
4 min

Heart rate zones

Let’s start with the main reasons to use training zones. By using a power meter and/or heart rate monitor you can specify your workout.

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Mark Turnbull

Jun 19
3 min

What should I eat and drink before, during and after a workout?

You take your bike out for a ride regularly, and maybe you even monitor your training load.

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Mark Turnbull

May 28
5 min

Breaking point: a medicine that all athletes should avoid

There are occasions when antibiotic use is necessary or even life saving. However, there’s one class of antibiotic that all athletes shou...

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Mark Turnbull

Apr 15
1 min

What is the best way to taper for an event?

As a cycling coach perfecting a riders taper for an event involves a reduction in training volume without any modification to the intensity.

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Mark Turnbull

Apr 3
3 min

Could a Hot Bath Have Gym-Worthy Heart Benefits?

Soaking in the bathtub does more than wash away stress. Hot baths have been associated with a host of health benefits

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Mark Turnbull

Mar 27
4 min

Stretches to Alleviate the Strain of Stress, Sitting, and Riding

During the lockdown you may be spending additional time sat at the computer followed by indoor riding later in the day.

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Mark Turnbull

Mar 23
2 min

Variables to consider with indoor riding

As it looks like we'll all be spending a great deal on time on the indoor trainer over the next few weeks (months)

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Mark Turnbull

Feb 7
2 min

Correct post ride cool down

There are a number of studies that address the best protocol for warm-up but few that have evaluated the effects of stretching as a recovery

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Mark Turnbull

Jan 24
3 min

Relationship between training load of professional cyclists during training and racing

A high energy demand is required for training and racing in road cycling. On a daily basis, road cyclists are exposed to several stress fact

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Mark Turnbull

Jan 17
4 min

Lactate and Performance

Lactate is the byproduct of glucose utilization by muscle cells. The higher the glucose flux into the cell, the higher the lactate productio

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Mark Turnbull

Jan 17
3 min

Training Misconception Around Lactate Threshold

A typical training mistake that many athletes and coaches do is training at “lactate threshold” in order to improve lactate clearance capaci

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Mark Turnbull

Jan 16
11 min

Training periodisation across the year

Traditional periodisation always has base, preparatory, specialisation phases with subsets of each. As we advance as coaches training stra

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Mark Turnbull

Jan 9
4 min

The Valverde example; getting older and better

As you get older you lose muscle mass as a person, both the volume and the number of muscle fibers clearly decrease. The muscles also lose

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Mark Turnbull

Jan 7
28 min

Results of six weeks of a polarised training-intensity

Six weeks of a polarized training-intensity distribution leads to greater physiological and performance adaptations than a threshold model

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Mark Turnbull

Jan 6
11 min

Dr. Seiler's Hierarchy of Endurance Training Needs

What is the hierarchy and priority order of the various elements in endurance and triathlon training? Distinguished sports scientist Stephe

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Mark Turnbull

Jan 6
1 min

Lab Test: Is the Functional Threshold Power (FTP) a Valid Surrogate of the Lactate Threshold?

This study aimed to analyze the relationship between the Functional Threshold Power (FTP) and the Lactate Threshold (LT).

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Mark Turnbull

Dec 20, 2019
3 min

What is Tempo Training? And should it be part of my winter training programme?

We all the commitments my clients have in their everyday life, we are typically working with 60 - 90 min training time to spare on weekdays.

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Mark Turnbull

Dec 19, 2019
5 min

An overview of polarised training for cyclists

If you’ve looked into polarised training, you would almost certainly of heard of Dr. Stephen Seiler, Professor of Sport Science in Norway.

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Mark Turnbull

Dec 18, 2019
5 min

Balance your intensity distribution

However, the distribution of training intensity can single-handedly make or break your cycling programme. That is why it is important that

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Mark Turnbull

Dec 12, 2019
3 min

Finding your correct training volume

In order to improve your endurance capacity, you would imagine that hours in the saddle is the right way to go. This is correct to some deg

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Mark Turnbull

Dec 5, 2019
2 min

The effects of illness and detraining on VO2 max

Time off training (and to a lesser extent missed training sessions) means both your endurance capacity and current fitness levels will decli

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Mark Turnbull

Dec 5, 2019
2 min

Consistency: The most important element of a cyclists training plan

A client i'm working with recently asked me what is the most important part of their training plan?

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Mark Turnbull

Nov 28, 2019
3 min

Making full use of your smart trainer

You shouldn’t think of your static trainer as an alternative to riding in bad weather, you use it because it’s effective and controlled.

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