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What to Choose for Pre-ride ---Smoothies
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Smoothies are the best choice for cyclists for their pre-ride because smoothies contain lots of carbohydrates which are the best fuel to burn for the body when exercising. Besides, as a thick beverage made from blended raw fruit or vegetables with other ingredients, smoothies contain arrange of vitamins, minerals, proteins and fats. There are all kinds of smoothies such as banana smoothie, orange smoothie, apple pie smoothie, and so on.A perfect cyclist achieves the superior cycling ability through good training. However, without enough energy, the cyclists will suffer in a long distance which requires a large caloric of cyclists. Also...
The Best Recovery Tips Athletes Need (B)
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Many cyclists take their training plan very seriously. But if you are not fully recovered and able to work at your maximum, you won’t benefit fully from these workouts.Since the recovery project plays an essential role for athletes. Then what do we do to recover from high-intensity exercise soon and efficiently? In the last passage, we have already talked about some tips that we need to pay attention to, such as sleep, nutrition and lessen mental stress.And now, we are going to talk about other things like remedies, aids and massage to help you get clearer about the process of...
What to choose for post-ride smoothies? ( A)
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For cyclists, a post-ride smoothie is a perfect treat after a grueling bike ride. Drinking a cold post-ride smoothie will not only give you a quick infusion of energy but also give you the vitamins, antioxidants, and fiber that whole fruit smoothies provide. Making smoothies as a post workout nutritional supplement is a good choice to turbo charge your cycling training plan. Replenish your calories and add nutrients to your post-ride routine with the following easy and delicious smoothies. Here are the basics to get you started.1.Banana Apple and Peanut Butter Smoothiebanana apple peanut butter smoothieIngredients2 bananas, peeled and frozen2...
How to Do Cycling Fitness Testing
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In order to achieve high performance training, regular fitness testing is very essential in the course of training. In this article, we will show you how to do the test yourself and evaluate what the results mean.Testing will give you your anaerobic threshold, a good indication of aerobic fitness and, if you have a way of measuring, your power at threshold. You can then track if you are improving and by how much. As well, workout intensities are based your actual fitness rather than a theoretical percentage.While there are a number of testing protocols for the cyclist, I prefer to...
How to Do Cycling Fitness Testing
Posted by tan xiao yan on
In order to achieve high performance training, regular fitness testing is very essential in the course of training. In this article, we will show you how to do the test yourself and evaluate what the results mean.Testing will give you your anaerobic threshold, a good indication of aerobic fitness and, if you have a way of measuring, your power at threshold. You can then track if you are improving and by how much. As well, workout intensities are based your actual fitness rather than a theoretical percentage.While there are a number of testing protocols for the cyclist, I prefer to...