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• Oct 07, 2014

  Should all intensity be removed from winter workouts?

  My short answer is – no. On Sunday's group ride, the topic of winter riding volume and exercise intensity came up. "Should triathletes, road cyclists and mountain bikers remove all intensity during the preparation or base phase of training? What does research support?" You know my short answer, now let's look into the answer in more depth. Before going further, let me define "intensity" for the purpose of this blog. I consider "intensity" to be any effort above an aerobic heart rate. (What I define as Zone 1 to 2.) Very high intensity is short duration (60 seconds or less)...

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  • aerobic, base training, high intensity training, HIT, lactate threshold, mountain bikers, off season training, research, road racers, runners, training plans, triathletes, winter
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• Sep 09, 2014

  Sleep deprivation impairs performance an average of 11%

  Most endurance athletes know that getting adequate sleep is important to top performance in training and races. At the same time, many competitive age group athletes are juggling careers, families, volunteer obligations and perhaps extended family care. Add the hours up for responsibilities and what remains is the daily budget for exercise, eating and sleep. It is not uncommon for busy endurance athletes to dashboard dine. That is, eating while driving or while doing work at a desk. This practice of distracted eating can lead to consuming too many calories, but that is another discussion. In my experience, a high...

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  • cyclists, deprivation, endurance athletes, performance, runners, sleep, triathletes
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