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Monitoring Heart Rate for Cycling Performance

With the evolution of science and technology and as the ever-increasing number of training tools creep their way into our cycling training lives, many forget about some of the basics such as...

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One key ride to complete before race day

Most of us get nervous, excited, sometimes anxious before racing, after all, you only want to do your very best, and aim to beat previous best results. 

It goes without saying that preparation...

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Donā€™t get boxed inā€¦ Hereā€™s how to stay outta trouble in a bunch race!

If you’ve ever found yourself in a keirin, points race, scratch race, madison, elimination or any other bunch race event that involves more than 2 competitors, you may know what it feels like...

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Foundations of fast! Whole Body Track Sprinting - the Fitness for Speed.

In last week's blog we were talking about sprinters needing to have a greater capacity than just raw power to be competitive in track sprinting. We know that a rider with a lot of raw power is...

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Sprint Fitness - A few thoughts

Article: Michael Jordan – Physiological Performance Analyst

When Emily and I were first talking about sprinting in track cycling and what makes a person a pure sprinter we almost ended up...

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Integrate Weightlifting into your Cycling Program - with Max Dal Santo

Max Dal Santo has not only represented Australia in weight lifting, he has also coached a number of successful cyclists and helped them to achieve their best results on the bike through structured...

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The Keirin from Lane 6 - Advice from Shane Perkins

In this blog we turn our focus to undoubtedly one of the most exciting of the track cycling events - the Keirin. 

The Keirin was invented as a betting sport by the Japanese and...

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How To Develop the Right Mindset & Produce Your Best Results

If you’re familiar with the start line then it’s likely you’ll be all too familiar with the emotional highs and lows of competing and the mental energy it takes to wind down...

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Jordan Kerby, Cameron Meyer and the Onset of Blood Lactate Accumulation

Jordan Kerby became World Champion in the Pursuit, during the last week. He is local to Brisbane where the Track Cycling Academy live, work, coach, write and ride. Cameron Meyer became World...

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[Part 2] Aerobic Training ā€“ The Lactate Threshold and Lactate Buffering

 ‘It is not surprising that pH regulation adapts to exercise training and that this adaptation is important to performance.’

This sentence comes from Acta Physiologica, a journal...

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