Newswise — Philadelphia, Pa. November 23, 2011 – While pedaling power is important in bicycle motocross BMX racing—especially at the start of the race—other skills have a greater impact on performance on the difficult tracks encountered in higher-level competitions, according to a study in the November issue of The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, official research journal of the National Strength and Conditioning Association NSCA. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.
ScienceDaily (Aug. 30, 2010) — For competitive bicyclists with goals – whether competing in the Tour de France or aiming for the podium at a local race – faster cycling comes from training regimens based on various zones of exercise intensity. New research from exercise scientists at the University of New Hampshire has found that effective training regimens, which generally are created after expensive, time-consuming laboratory tests, can be developed from a relatively simple, do-it-yourself test.
Hydrogen sulfide, found in garlic, has very similar effects that nitric oxide has on vasodilation. The Mediterranean diet uses lots of garlic. Interesting.
This new study comes out gives more proof it’s protein that keeps us awake and thin.
Below is disproves why your Thanksgiving meal, or any meal with meat in it, does not make you sleepy. You’ll have to scroll down a ways to find the answer.
Yesterday I failed at some parts of life. Today is just like yesterday, I’m failing at parts of life, except I’ve learned from yesterdays failures by figuring out what didn’t work . Tomorrow, will be the same, I will learn from today’s failure.
This is how you become successful. Admit failure, correct failure and you will never be a complete failure.
Inorganic nitrate (NO3−) and nitrite (NO2−) are obligatory parts of nature’s nitrogen cycle in which atmospheric dinitrogen (N2) is fixed and made available for incorporation in plants and animals. In spite of this vital role, they are mostly known to the general public as potentially harmful constituents in our food and drinking water and among researchers as inert oxidation products of endogenous nitric oxide (NO). An increasing amount of research is now questioning this long-standing view and it is slowly becoming evident that nitrate and nitrite can be recycled back to bioactive NO, with important functions in the body (Lundberg et al. 2008).
Nitroglycerin belongs to a group of drugs called nitrates, which includes many other nitrates like isosorbide dinitrate (Isordil) and isosorbide mononitrate (Imdur, Ismo, Monoket).[14] In medicine, where it is generally called glyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerin is used as a heart medication.
Beetroot juice! Research by the University of Exeter, published in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, has shown drinking the juice enables competitive-level cyclists to cut down the time it takes to ride a given distance. This is the first study which has shown that beetroot juice can be effective in a simulated competition environment.
The professional nutrition specialists at the U.S. Olympic Committee have put together a variety of informational materials for athletes, coaches, and parents. In this section you can find access to these materials to learn more about sport-specific diet, travel nutrition, and eating guidelines.
One of the major concerns for cyclist is lower back pain. Personally, I deal with this on and off again. Riding off road really can flare it up. Since my broken left kneecap, I’ve definitely noticed lower back pain on my right side especially. I figure I’m over-compensating for lack of strength to the injured left leg. Along with the broken hip, in the left leg, I’m sure there’s a leg length discrpancy.
I’m also going to a local masseuse to work on all my twisted parts, Rebecca Hepburn. Part of building my sports performance team as mentioned by Marvin Zauder. Last night was the first session and, wow, when she dug into my lower right back, it must of been the psoas major muscle that is so tight. Understandably, the psoas forms part of a group of muscles called the hip flexors, whose action is primarily to lift the upper leg towards the body when the body is fixed or to pull the body towards the leg when the leg is fixed.
Something I do after every off road excursion is an inspection. Definitely, before every race, I give the baby a scrub down and a once over look. If you hear creaking you better resolve that before you ride again. Creaks come from two objects, that are separated, rubbing against each other. With all the lightweight components and frames, I hear about a lot of malfunctioning equipment.
