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Building Your Base Without Burning Out: A Cyclist’s Guide to Optimal Training Load
Introduction Base building is essential for every cyclist, but it’s not a one-size-fits-all process. The key lies in understanding your...
Peter Cummings
Dec 20, 20247 min read
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Hydration and Electrolytes for Optimal Endurance Performance
Introduction The importance of hydration for endurance athletes remains significant, but recent research shows that balance—specifically,...
Peter Cummings
Oct 29, 20244 min read
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Overtraining or Over-reaching
This is my review of a presentation by Randall L. Wilbur, Ph.D. - Head of the Athlete Performance Lab and Senior Sports Physiologist,...
Peter Cummings
Oct 28, 20245 min read
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To Train or Not to Train: Training with Illness
In my article ‘Overtraining or Over-reaching', I discussed the delicate balance athletes must strike between pushing hard enough to...
Peter Cummings
Oct 25, 20243 min read
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Indoor Training – Is the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in Your Training Center Ruining Your Workout?
I’ve always been particular about my indoor training environment—or at least I thought I was. I’ve long known that air movement is...
Peter Cummings
Oct 10, 20245 min read
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So, you have got a new coach?
In the rapidly evolving world of sports and fitness, artificial intelligence (AI) has become a powerful tool for coaches, athletes, and...
Peter Cummings
Oct 10, 20245 min read
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Building an Aerobic Power Base
In my article, ‘ Periodization: What Is It and Why Should I Use It?’ , I mentioned that the Aerobic Base Phase is the most important...
Peter Cummings
Oct 10, 20244 min read
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Hammering vs. Periodization
...this allows for precise adjustments to optimize each workout and ensure that the training aligns with their capacities, expectations ...
Peter Cummings
Sep 9, 20243 min read
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Does Weight Training Benefit Trained Cyclists?
...the focus in most gyms has been on bodybuilding and powerlifting,not on sports-specific endurance training.
Peter Cummings
Sep 7, 20243 min read
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Transition Phase – Here We Go!
...it's time to sit back and reflect on what you’ve accomplished—or perhaps, on what you haven’t.
Peter Cummings
Sep 7, 20244 min read
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Periodization - What Is It and Why Should I Use It?
...This method of training is scientifically proven to produce better improvements in performance than non-periodized training programs.
Peter Cummings
Sep 7, 20243 min read
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