I was at course over the weekend that covered a lot of great topics. There were health professionals ranging from Kinesiologists to Doctors there and it was a great chance to make some new contacts and interact with some pretty smart people. The one thing that struck me though was that while not universal every person there had a interest in learning more, from the instructor, from the other professionals ... they were already very successful but also focused on getting better. Definately a motivating weekend and one that will keep me moving both in work and training over the next few months.
1. Successful people are constantly trying to get better
2. Successful people are life-long learners; always searching to 'know more'
What did you learn today?
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
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2 comments:
Hi guys!
First of - very very good information in this blog. Some questions:
1. Is too much flexibility ever a bad thing? For example, both my quads and hamstrings are tight; but, relatively speaking, my hamstrings are worse.
In my stretching routines, should I emphasize hamstrings until they "catch up" to quads in terms of flexibility? Or - just stretch everything.
2. Dynamic stretching during warm-ups. This is something that you covered in an earlier blog post - I'd just like to clear something up. Do you recommend doing the movements prior to any time on the bike (when the core temperature of the body is still low), or maybe hop on the bike for 10 min first?
(ps: Regardless of whichever way I do it, I notice that I feel WAYYY better on the bike after the stretches)
3. Indoor wattage on shorter (<5 min) intervals - Despite adequate cooling, I simply can not match my outdoor power on the trainer for VO2 max and AC intervals. Not even close - about a 13% discrepancy.
If so - is it even worth trying to do VO2 max or AC training indoors?
Thank you! Keep on posting the great info :)
Dmytro
Hello Dmytro,
Thank you for posting your questions and information on the blog...
1. I would say that you could gently stretch everything...unless you know you are within accepted range of motion...then you could possibly just check the range of motion and only stretch if you are getting tight.
Regarding the hamstrings I would recommend getting them within accepted range of motion as a goal.
2. I would say that 5 min super easy wouldn't hurt before the active flex but doing it first is also ok...remember the idea is to get muscles activated and firing properly before we start to really move...but as long as the warmup is very gentle you should be fine.
I am glad to hear you feel WAY better ... it is amazing how such little time spent getting ready to train makes such a big difference
3. This is something I hear different information from different people...I believe it has to do with many variables...
Mental...Pedal stroke...the maximum power spikes that lend to a higher average outdoors versus in...
I have always recommended for people that have this discrepancy to make sure they test indoors before a block of indoor training...this is likely the best way to get accurate information.
The same thing can be said of people training in TT position -- they just can't generate the same power ... so a TT position test is better for their TT workouts until power is closer to road position.
This may also lead to a limiter...outside I will often have road athletes test the same durations uphill and on flat terrain...if there is more than 3% difference then I focus the training more on the limiter...
Thanks again for your posts...let me know if you have any other questions...
Steve Neal
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