Cycling Performance Club: Layman’s Articles vs. Scientific Articles, Coaching To-Do Lists.

Semi-Pro Cycling

Host topics covered on this episode:

1:30 Listener feedback

4:20 What is a graded exercise test?

8:15 Where do you get your training information? We discuss the differences between layman’s articles (e.g. blogs) and peer-reviewed scientific articles as coach/athlete resources.

25:55 Continuous improvement is important as a coach. We discuss what is on our “coaching to-do lists”:

Nose breathing; functional reserve capacity (FRC); critical power vs. FTP; mental skills toolbox; gaining more experience; male vs. female endurance training; alternatives to performance management chart (PMC) (Trainingpeaks); continuous glucose monitoring; Aerolab vs. Aerotune; Golden Cheetah and R analyses; training during caloric deficit; altitude training in Europe; grit questionnaires.

Audience Question:

86:00 General advice for entry level cyclists.

This episode’s panel:

Jason Boynton, PhD

boyntoncoaching.com

Damian Ruse

semiprocycling.com

Cyrus Monk

cyclistscientist.com

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Episode #5 references

SPC126 – How to apply science to your cycling with Jason Boynton M.S.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/semi-pro-cycling/id541555808?i=1000354428181

The maximal metabolic steady: redefining the ‘gold standard’

https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.14814/phy2.14098

Will big lungs make you a better cyclist?

https://www.trainingpeaks.com/blog/busting-the-big-lungs-myth/

Intuitively using training technology with David Martin

https://podcasts.apple.com/id/podcast/intuitively-using-training-technology-with-david-martin/id1435395422?i=1000523066925

Humans in hypoxia: A conspiracy of maladaptation!

https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/physiol.00007.2015

Aspetar hypoxia and altitude presentations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ANwpVZCJNw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED9-AwtJ6wI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBL-N6gkVbA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScmsMYv4fAU

How to get more grit in your life

https://freakonomics.com/podcast/grit/

3 steps to becoming a better cyclist

https://www.trainingpeaks.com/blog/three-steps-to-becoming-a-better-cyclist