Our Perspective on Human Performance
This coming weekend, the London Duathlon will be raced for another year in the Royal Richmond park. The course is surprisingly far from flat and should not be under-estimated. So your preparation better have been top notch! However, good performance doesn’t stop at training alone. Avoiding physical crises such as glycogen shortage or ‘bonking’, cramps and […]
Intro.. Oliver Williams approached CPS In-Motion in July 2016 with the sole ambition of gaining top form for races in the 2017 season. Ollie had reached what he thought was his peak ability in 2015 having good results in the Tour of Cambridge, at the 6 stage Giro di Sardegna and Crystal Palace series. Suffering an […]
Understanding fit methodology CPS In-Motion has spent some time talking to Ronan Descy of FORM in south-west London. Ronan has developed an extensive reputation and experience in bike fitting over the last decade. Here are some of the points he made during our recent chat…… Thoughts on the commercial bike-fit market…. “The different […]
My previous post on Terrain’ing briefly explores the use of available terrain for effective physiological performance training, ideal for mountainous events on the continent. Exposure to intensities for durations long enough to stress that part of the physiological spectrum is key for improving and becoming ‘better’ and faster over the course. Essentially, frequency and sequence […]
This live demonstration of a full lactate threshold profile will provide valuable insight into current endurance sports performance assessment and best practices. VeloSport’s own Steve James will be the test subject on the night…so come along and witness his suffering! The lactate threshold power/ heart rate is an important parameter of cycling performance, and is now commonly used […]
The club 10 or an odd half-marathon now and again don’t seem to satisfy us endurance athletes anymore, as we seek bigger and bigger challenges the fitter we get. The number of sport science publications have also rocketed in the last few years, on hydration, fuelling and general long distance performance. Ultra-distance events are definitely […]
I have previously described the three primary independent factors which dictate endurance cycling performance which are known to applied exercise physiologists…. 1. Gross cycling efficiency – the ability to use oxygen and convert fuel (carbs/fats/ protein etc) to energy in the muscles and is dictated by individual expression of specific metabolic enzymes which control […]
I have highlighted the advantages and benefits of lactate threshold profiling for directing a structured training programme throughout this website. However, I haven’t had much time to emphasise the value of conducting regular Critical Power tests to support peak power output and interval training sessions. As most cyclists will only have a restricted expendable training […]
GB age group Triathlete Rob Parry 34 has just finished Winter training for his action packed season in European and World Triathlon. I first performed his end of 2013 and baseline LTP back in December last year. Rob has been racing since 2007 and competes in 20+ races a year at Sprint and Olympic distances, […]
Although now known as the most informative and accurately trackable performance parameter in cycling (and running), one of the most useful and direct applications for Maximal Lactate Steady State values are in Time-Trial, Duathlon and Triathlon, for a multitude of physiological reasons. Recently, I had the pleasure of profiling the lactate kinetics of three up-and-coming […]
The Team…. We kicked off the start of the year at Peak Cycle Performance conducting a head-to-head analysis of the current training status for the members of the Nuun sponsored road-race team, based here in South-West London. The newly formed team were looking forward to their first training camp together in Mallorca, to bring some […]
