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@RodSiegel Really love this thread, not sure on the cycling rpm avg of 110-120 though 🙃

5/ Next, #Cadence (strides/strokes per min) 🔄 Running (~180-200), cycling (~110-120) & kayaking (~100-120) have faster cadences than swimming (~50-60) & rowing (~30-40). This ties into differences in force cycles, reinforcing muscle fibre recruitment and race fatigue profiles 😰

1/ Sports Scientists often criticise how other sports train. We hear things like "why do swimmers train such huge volumes compared to runners racing similar durations?" It’s not just coaching tradition & culture; it's about physiological & biomechanical demands 🧵👇#SportsScience

@Retlouping I’m gonna go do some more digging, big respect for those guys for orchestrating this research, I imagine there were a lot of headaches along the way 😂

@thecyclephysio Some videos in the supplemental materials

FYI @thecyclephysio

Clinical and cost-effectiveness of a cycling and education intervention versus usual physiotherapy care for the treatment of hip osteoarthritis in the UK (CLEAT): a pragmatic, randomised, controlled trial thelancet.com/journals/lanrh…

@KayM04945705 @DasD32326537 @Kristin220477 @der_kleene_Mo Passing through Germany, probably Frankfurt, but depends which route we plan :) Euro bike trip from UK to…as far as we can get

@thecyclephysio @DasD32326537 @Kristin220477 @der_kleene_Mo Only can tell you something about SoCal. Southern California. Been there ages ago. Even did races. But that was march, april. Supposed to be incredible hot in august. Not the best time to ride over there. We always started to ride at 7am. In march!

Frühstück im Garten 🥰 habt alle einen schönen Sonntag 🫶🏻

@KayM04945705 @DasD32326537 @Kristin220477 @der_kleene_Mo Oh god damn it’s in the USA? I will be passing through in August on bikes ;) advice for routes and where to stay would be welcomed!

@thecyclephysio @DasD32326537 @Kristin220477 @der_kleene_Mo They're going to play in Louisville, Kentucky. Think I won't visit the game 🙄. Unfortunately Villa isn't qualified for the Champions League. In any case, you are always welcome. With or without Avon. Bike would be better 🚴💪

@KayM04945705 @DasD32326537 @Kristin220477 @der_kleene_Mo Haha super, in other news, Frankfurt V Aston Villa (my team) 26.07! avfc.co.uk/match/mens/202… if I come, I can bring you some Avon 😂😂

@DasD32326537 @Kristin220477 @der_kleene_Mo Ja. Highly recommend by @thecyclephysio. Still works 👍.

@DrJN_SportsMed Interesting! We know at higher torque generally people will dorsiflex more (and therefore garner more knee extension), wonder if this was a driving factor - as obviously more hilly than the average bike ride.

Consent✅ Runner, cyclist Inferolateral knee pain ++ after Etape Tour de France stage event Especially aggravated by pushing hard out of saddle, particularly when fatigued and hyperextending knee MRI - intense Hoffa's fat pad inflammation Symptoms not settling with offloading, taping, NSAIDs, bike set up adjustment etc Agreed to undertake US guided CSI (video - see relatively homogenous hyperechoeic fat pad pattern vs the adjacent normal fat pad) I use soluble corticosteroid dexamethasone for these (less likely to flare & cause lipoatrophy)

@gem10whitehead He’s carrying an injury apparently

@spragg247 :(

Shittiest part of the job is seeing riders crash

Surely this should’ve been a penalty for Villa, right?

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@gem10whitehead Cheeeeeers, PL I can get no problem so long as I’m free

Bit annoyed at this @AVFCOfficial - there wasn’t notification when tickets went on sale (kept checking on ticket page, it used to appear there in advance e.g Munich and Celtic) and they sold out within seconds. Have 2 games in the bag by fluke, no way I’m getting a ticket 😢😢😢

@RezaAhm48673826 Hey Reza! I’m not a doctor 😉 but happy to help. Can it wait until March? Maybe you can DM me. I’m not on here often but will check.

Super summary. However one barrier that people seem to miss in elite sport is actually the role of team sponsors in all of this. Do they have a responsibility to promote athlete health and sport longevity? “Short term” saddle issues can cause career long problems.

@Pelotrain Super that you’ve had that experience, unfortunately mine has been the opposite, and that’s with prolific manufacturers, despite evidence and despite written documentation of the long term consequences. One of those being an U21 female.

@thecyclephysio I’ve found with experience that they do accommodate a none sponsored saddle when you provide correct info with evidence to back it up why the correct options do not work and saddle X does

@Pelotrain Nah that’s not what I mean John, I’m referring to the willingness of sponsors to accommodate non “sponsor” saddles in the relevant situations.

@thecyclephysio Point 5 adressed this but you need info and willingness and the know how to change this