We’ve all been there, you arrive at the race venue and reach into your bag only to realize you forgot that crucial bit of kit. You finish a long hard race in the rain only to return to your car to find you have no spare socks or your towel is sitting in the nice…
A recent meta-analysis by Souabni et al. (2021) highlighted that napping proved both effective to physical and cognitive performance. Of the 18 studies included within their meta-analysis the authors showed that diurnal napping (naps during the day) had an overall positive effect on short term memory, reaction time and attention. Coupled with this, when looking…
A UCI C2 in Clonmel I’ve been wanting to but pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) and write something a little more personal on our blog here for a while. As most of you know cyclocross enthusiasts are kind of like vegans, they’ll let you know they’re a cyclocross racer. So, it goes without…
The recommended amount of sleep for young adults (18-25) is 7-9 hours, for older adults this figure drops slightly to 7-8 hours. These are the guidelines set by the US National Sleep Foundation. When compared against these sleep targets, research has shown that elite athletes obtain less sleep or the minimum amount of sleep that…
In recent years indoor cycling has exploded in popularity, with various online applications and training software(s) making it more popular than ever. During the recent restrictions more cyclists turned to online racing and training than ever before. Yet, to date, very little is known about how athletes fuel these indoor training sessions, or, in some…
For the unacclimated endurance athlete heat can be a massive hindrance. During exercise in the heat our performance decreases with the increase in our body temperature! There are numerous ways to help limit this performance decrease such as training in a heat chamber, training outdoors in hot climates, hot water immersion, sauna usage and interestingly,…
This study aimed to retrospectively analyze runner’s data uploaded to an online training platform (Runtastic) for all those who had completed at least one workout between 2017 and 2019 of 41-43KM in distance. You can view our full run down of the piece above.
“Serious athletes come in two varieties: those who have been injured, and those who have not been injured yet” (Brown, 2005) While this is probably a very grim way to start this post, it is unfortunately fairly close to the truth. As Jamie was describing in this blog post, cycling crashes happen all the time…
If you’re a junior or an under 23 bike rider given the opportunity to race your bike abroad, be that with a team, for a summer or at a major championship, your first feeling is often one of joy, elation, and excitement! But, after this initial reaction has settled down some inevitable doubts and hesitancy…
As a coach the biggest question I’m often asked is “how do I compare to….” or “what step up in power do I need to make to get to…”. Quite often athletes are very protective of their data and think giving anything away also gives away their competitive edge, leading to inflated or deflated numbers…