| Triathlon
Cycling Articles |
| Illiotibial
Band Treatment for Cyclists 1. Ice the area four
times daily. 2. Take a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
medication, with food, every eight hours. 3. Widen your
stance on the bike by moving you cleats as far to the
inside of the shoe sole as possible. Or, put a washer
on the pedal axle so the pedal doesn't thread as far
into the crank-arm. Limit washer thickness to 2 mm so
enough pedal screws in for safety. Some road riders install
a triple crank set to take advantage of the longer bottom
bracket axle. Read
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| Stability
Exercises for Cyclists The following exercises have
been specifically chosen to address the typical muscle
imbalances developed by cyclists. The biking position
causes certain structures to be elongated, while others
are kept in a contracted position. When a muscle is stretched
out for prolonged periods of time, (such as gluteus maximus
in cycling) it will become long and inefficient in portions
of its range. Other muscles, kept in a contracted position
will become shortened and overactive. This sort of imbalance
found between different muscles or even portions of one
muscle, can lead to injury and inefficiency. Read
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| On-Bike
Strength Training During the Base 1 training phase,
most athletes work very hard in the gym, strength training
through the Maximum Strength (MS) period. Once this period
ends, leg strength is not automatically transferred to
the bike. It can be frustrating to see gym built strength
fail to transfer to the bike. There are two links that
need to be taken care of to ensure gym strength is transferred
into on-the-bike strength. Read
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Cycling
- The Most technical Aspect of Triathlon Conventional
wisdom circulated in the sub-culture of triathlon says
swimming requires the most skill, followed by running
and cycling is the least technical. As this urban legend
goes, all you have to do to be a good cyclist is ride
lots. If you are an athlete looking to win, you should
encourage all of your competitors to adhere to this urban-legend
and then look closely at reality yourself.
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Eleven Reasons to Give
Santa Why you need a Power Meter for Christmas
As the season
winds down, most athletes start thinking about how to get a
notch faster next year. Christmas lies at a time of year when
training volume is low and is the best time to introduce new
equipment into your life ø how convenient! By now you must
have heard the buzz about power meters and owners raving about
them. It is the best training tool you can invest in after
hiring a coach of course! If you have checked them out then
you know they are a big investment, so here is a list of
reasons to tell Santa why you need one
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| Learning
a Cyclo-cross Mount-Dismount Learning and practicing
fluid mounts and dismounts without stopping is an advanced
skill top triathletes and mountain bikers can learn to
improve their performances. It will reduce triathletes
transition times. For mountain bikers it is a paramount
skill needed in order to flow through a course with several
hike-a-bike sections. It is much faster to hop on your
bike from a run, than decelerating to a full stop, mounting
your bike and then accelerating back up to speed. Use
the following lesson to learn a cyclo-cross mount and
dismount. In the next race seamlessly flow from running
with your bike to riding without a change in speed and
momentum. Read
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| Interval
Training the Scientific Way The three main variables
to consider when designing a training plan for yourself
are frequency—the number of times you ride per
week, duration—how long each ride lasts, and intensity—how
fast you go. Many athletes have work and family responsibilities
that largely dictate the frequency and duration components.
This is “volume”—how many miles or
hours you ride in a week. The hard part to figure out
is the intensity component. What intensity should you
ride to make the highest intensity workouts — intervals — contribute
to making you a faster cyclist? Read
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