"Any way you slice it, the magnitude of load doesn't seem to have much impact on muscle development..." LOUDER, for those in the back, LOAD DOESN'T MATTER (how'd you like them apples?) via Brad Schoenfeld, PhD

An incredible extract...

Hi Perth sports science community, please be in touch if you are keen ! RT appreciated.

Comparing fatigability in running and cycling: "Running...is associated with greater impairments in nervous system function, particularly at the spinal level, whereas cycling...elicits greater impairments in contractile function" journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Full…

One of the highlights of this year's Science&Cycling conference was Spragg Performance fatigue resistance research which can potentially revolutionise performance testing/prediction in athletes

Great thread from Joe!

Including strength training with your endurance work can result in Improvements of maximal muscle strength Without increases in muscle size Here is an example from national team cyclists •

Valuable gains from small efforts🥇Brief periods of sprinting during low intensity rides may provide elite cyclists added performance📈 This is demonstrated in the publications and PhD thesis of Nicki Win(gate)field Almquist. A thread 🧵->

[JSC] Abstract: The Compound Score in elite road cycling jsc-journal.com/index.php/JSC/… PI EL James Spragg John Wakefield Jeroen Swart

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A reminder: Don't normalise exercise intensity to %VO2max or %Pmax physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/EP…

A member of one of Western Australia’s top cycling teams since 2015, Matthew Connan regularly competes for the Cycling Development Foundation at state and national level. Matt talked us through what week racing in Belgium looked like for him👇 infocrank.cc/matthew-connan… "

Pertinent to remember that the concept of what is nowadays often referred to as ‘zone 2’ training was probably MAF and already around in the late 60s early 70s ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

THREAD: Here are 10 insights I've learned over the last 5 years coaching executives, entrepreneurs, and athletes. Almost anyone can burn bright for a few days. But few can burn bright for years upon years. On sustainable success, peak performance, and career advice: 👇👇

With my official graduation coming up in a month or so, I am super happy to have the 4th paper from my PhD accepted in EJSS The intensity rather than the quantity of prior work determines the subsequent downward shift in the power duration relationship in professional cyclists

1. How off are we from the "REAL NUMBER" in sports (TDF for example)? Just imagine what we call 200w is not really the real number. Imagine it´s 250w. We're 50w off. Is it problematic? Well, if sensitivity of the measurement is good, probably it would not. A 🧵without pictures.

"Ptolemy made a universe which lasted 1,400 years. Newton also made a universe, which has lasted 300 years. Einstein has made a universe and I can’t tell you how long that will last.” - George Bernard Shaw pays tribute to Albert Einstein #OTD in 1930. #NobelPrize