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@jem_arnold @BillySperlich @PeterDuking @EJAP_official Nice post 👌 For a real-world example: my lab test in December last year had me at 79 at the same time my Garmin forerunner watch had me at 72

A new study comparing V̇O₂max estimated by Garmin Forerunner smartwatch ⌚️ vs criterion gas exchange 🫀🫁 How accurate is your smartwatch at estimating your V̇O₂max? It might depend how fit you are 🧵/15 full article🔗👇 @BillySperlich @PeterDuking @EJAP_official

Maybe the best kept secret of the #TDF2025? Our daily 🇫🇷 Tour podcast with @Cyrus_Monk and Aiden Burgess. 🎧 Yesterday's episode: open.spotify.com/episode/2pmY66… If you enjoy it, a quick rating or share goes a long way 🙏

Telling my grandkids Pogi pipped Jonas in a bunch sprint

Up there with the best Grand Tours I can remember. Unpacked it with the Domestique team here 🎙️

@irishpeloton Thanks!

@StatsOnCycling @irishpeloton Solution Tech Vini Fantini just won the Tour of Hainan (2.Pro) GC with only two riders left racing the final stage. Surely a first ever for this level of race???

Want to know what it's like being a pro cyclist? @Cyrus_Monk takes us behind the curtain. escapecollective.com/12-things-i-le…

@boyntoncoaching @MenaspaP @AbbissC Any links to studies where athletes are excercising at core temps >39°C for extended periods? Interested to see how much it might have been costing me if it actually was this high.

@Cyrus_Monk @MenaspaP @AbbissC It is plausible. But you can also hand draw similar data on a graph and say it’s plausible for the conditions. The question is, is it accurate? And that’s where the doubt creeps in, given the validation data of the CORE device and it’s method for estimating core temperature.

Been lucky enough to get access to a few CORE sensors over the last few years to aid heat prep for races. Can’t say I rely on them solely for executing heat acclimation sessions and this is partly why. Graph from Stage 1 Tour of Thailand today in 38°C.

Sometimes I feel like we’re making inroads to bridge the gap between sports scientists’ findings from the lab and athletes/coaches practicing in the field. Other times we find a sports scientist trying to gate-keep endurance training…

The last study from my PhD investigating the effects of cool and hot HIIT on temperate performance and physiological response in trained cyclists is now available open access in @JSCRonline. Here is a summary of our (@AbbissC & @JeremiahPeiffer) intriguing findings with a number of practical applications at the end. 1/🧵 journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/full…

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Pleasure to chat with Noemi a few days after her TDU victory. open.spotify.com/episode/604tB0…

@AnnaKiesenhofer Taking the above into a count will lead to a fairly classical approach of 4-6week blocks with 1-2 hard days, 2-4 moderate days, and 1-2 rest days per week. Incorporating easier weeks between each block to recover + adapt before the next phase.

@AnnaKiesenhofer BUT ensure chronic load is at a point where there is still room to build through your key training phase. If you’re close to your limit months out there won’t be much room to ramp things up when necessary without falling in a heap

One topic I keep wondering about is how to train far away from your main goal, say 5+ months before... What foundations make sense to be laid before you embark on the specific training? The classic approach might be lots of Z2 training - but is it necessary, is it ideal?

Out - Zone 2 worshipping - Superteams winning every race - Sticky bottles - Riders moving up on footpaths - TV motorbikes towing the peloton - Taking time off the bike in the off season - Small chainrings - Downhill finishes - Pure sprinters - Stopping to piss

2025 Ins and Outs In ⁃ HIIT ⁃ Carbohydrate intake tailored to temperature - (Even) Less race days per rider ⁃ Short cranks - Breakaways winning - Creatine for endurance athletes - Drone race footage - Aero bidons on road bikes - Big helmets - Bicarb gels

Set yourself some S.M.A.R.T. goals for 2025. Write them down. Be accountable. Enjoy the process. Learn. Grow. (5/5)

It’s rewarding to tick things off; it’s even more rewarding to push yourself to new limits and see just how far you can get, even if reality gets in the way of some of those dreams. Don’t get so fixated on the destination that you forget to enjoy the journey along the way. (4/5)

I’m big on learning from the top dogs, not just in my own sport but across all professional sports. This time last year I took a leaf out of @JustinThomas34’s book and wrote down some goals for 2024. As you can see, a lot of them didn’t go so well. 🧵 (1/5)