A lot of the discussions on this forum are about which training plan or recovery shake or carb ratios or recovery regimen are optimal. It seems that a lot of the research into all this stuff is done on/with professional athletes seeking to squeeze out every last bit of performance from their athleti…

[image] AJS914: Yes - and this subject population is also known as undergraduate students. They are the captive guinea pigs of university researchers. Don’t forget the graduate students.

I’m not sure if you know but in geology there are “hard rocks” and “soft rocks”. Sandstone, limestone, shale, etc. are “soft”. Granite, schist, basalt, etc. are “hard”. I like hard rocks.

[image] old_but_not_dead_yet: Low cadence training doesn’t actually target your fast twitch fibers any better than pedaling at a normal cadence. A lot of people, including Lance Armstrong and Sebastian Weber, have said low cadence riding is an effective way to improve fatigue resistance. Are…

What is the evidence that it increases fatigue resistance?

[image] old_but_not_dead_yet: Endurance paced rides will also train your fast twitch fibers if they’re long enough What is long enough?..this seems the key to the answer to this topic . Kindly provide some references if any. Thanks.

[image] old_but_not_dead_yet: What is the evidence that it increases fatigue resistance? What is the evidence that it doesn’t? :thinking:

Focusing specifically on trained cyclists, in keeping with the gist of this thread. Here’s a study showing measurable depletion of glycogen in about 1/3rd of type II fibers after 140 minutes of steady-state exercise, which is magnified during variable-intensity exercise at the same average power ou…

I agree. I listen to many podcasts,from Triathlon to MTB .I have tried various supplements, most of which were a waste of time and money, after listening to various debates about these. Everything is about marginal gains, and for the average Joe/Joanne, that is not going to be relevant. I am very i…

[image] old_but_not_dead_yet: The intensity was 58% of PPO (MAP), which in the TR world equates to an IF of 0.77, or zone 2. Interesting. Thanks. 0.77 IF is borderline, most scales have that as low tempo. Wonder what long enough is for 0.55-0.65 IF.

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What is long enough?..this seems the key to the answer to this topic. Kindly provide some references if any. Thanks.

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