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Heat training for Masters sprint cyclists — worth it? Coach Steve Cronshaw breaks down the science and practical takeaways in a quick 4-min read. Find out if heat acclimation should be in your prep.

Heat Training for Masters Sprint Cyclists: Is It Worth the Effort? Should Masters Track Sprinters Heat Train? Separating the Science from the MythHeat training has become one of the hottest topics (excuse the pun) in endurance sport over the past decade. Professional cyclists, marathon runners and triathletes routinely include heat acclimation before major champion...

Top Track Cycling Shop for World Masters Riders

International riders ordering their track parts for collection at the world masters track champs. Tony will be up there all week, saving everyone on their delivery fee’s 👊🏼

Still time to place your orders with us for collection at Manchester velodrome (29th September - 7th October)

Believable performance?? UAE team coach Dr Iñigo San-Millán on 2021 Tour De France winner Tadej Pogačar. Pictured on the winner's podium at the 2021 Tour de France who also went on to win a bronze medal in the Toyko Olympics.
There was an interesting interview with UAE team coach Dr Iñigo San-Millán in the Tour de France

UAE team coach Dr Iñigo San-Millán on 2021 Tour De France winner Tadej Pogačar Tadej Pogačar on the winner's podium at the 2021 Tour de France who also went on to win a bronze medal in the Toyko Olympics. There was an interesting interview with UAE team coach Dr Iñigo San-Millán in the Tour de France highlights on ITV4 on 9th July at 7 pm asking him a few interesting questi...

Should you undertake morning Fasted Exercise?

If you had asked me five years ago, whether going out on the bike in the morning without breakfast in a fasted state beneficial, I would have said “NO way. DO NOT do it!"
But now..............

Some Science behind Fasted Exercise

Is Morning Fasted Exercise Beneficial? If you asked me 5-years ago about going out on the bike in the morning without breakfast in a fasted state!

Invitation to take part in a research study & gain knowledge yourself.
Nutritional Behaviours and Fuelling Strategies of Cyclists

Cyclists, can you help me with just 10-mins of your time, please?
With my on-line anonymous questionnaire survey.

It is part of my MSc Sports Nutrition research study to find out how cyclists fuel themselves before and during cycle training sessions. Also, if they undertake fasted cycling, but also high carbohydrate usage for training purposes.

To take part, you need to be 18-years of age or over, an active cyclist, who has consistently cycled for at least one year, have regularly carried out three training sessions per week recently and competed in one organised event of any distance?

If you are interested and can help me, please click on the link below which will redirect you to the survey.

At the end of the survey, you will have access to my FREE offer of sports nutritional information and pdf books for performance and body composition.
Also by subscribing your name will be entered into a FREE prize draw.

Please click on this “Link” to start and take you to “The Participant information sheet.”
https://ulster.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/draft-2-nutritional-behaviours-and-fuelling-strategies-o

If you have any further questions about the study, please contact:

Investigator:
Steve Cronshaw School of Sport & Exercise Nutrition, Ulster University, Tel: +44(0)774 6000 795. Email: [email protected].

Chief investigator:
Dr Gerard McMahon PhD, Lecturer in Exercise & Health Physiology, Ulster University, Jordanstown, Campus, Newtownabbey, BT37 0QB. Email: [email protected] Tel: +44(0)28 9036 6511

I do hope you can help me by taking part in this 10-min survey.
Many thanks,
Steve Cronshaw

Nutritional Behaviours and Fuelling Strategies of Cyclists Online survey BOS

Congratulations to two of my coached riders at the British Masters Cycle Racing Endurance Omnium over the weekend. Jan Birkmyre (TORQ Performance) who won the Women's Omnium with a dominating performance in all six events and close to her own 500m World Record.
Also, Bob Barber (Southend Wheelers) rode well all series but a powerful sprint in the last lap sprint of the Points race to secure a Bronze medal his last year in this age group against younger riders before he moves up next year.

World Masters Sprint Champ Dave Hughes, brilliant win, congratulations

Great day for my 5x coached riders today at LVRC track champs today with PB's all round. Jan Birkmyre smashed her own 500m World Record by 0.5sec to win a Gold, with also another Gold in the points race. Dave Hughes got another Gold and pb in 500m.
Brian Fudge and Alison Salthouse made progress and got new PB's in 500m and Paul Gittins got another Bronze in the 750m.

Congrats to those riders, amazing performance increases by just tweaking a few basic key sessions.
Well done to my Brooks Cycles team mate Deb Capewell on making progress with a new pb as well.

LVRC Track Champs yesterday at Newport Veldrome Sprint day, well done Paul Gittins and Brian Fudge standout rides to get Bronze both riding tactaly really well. Dave Hughes dominated his age group to win Gold as did my team mate Debbie Capewell. Alison Salthouse posted a good TT as well. All the best in the 500m TT today

Steve Cronshaw Coaching is offering a limited amount of FREE Strength and Conditioning coaching sessions for all types of sports, field, court or track and field, but only in August & September 2019 in Eccleshall, Staffordshire.

Please share/forward/tag with athletes, sportspeople who you think may be interested in some free sessions in Eccleshall, Staffordshire or contact Steve:- [email protected]

The main content is Speed/Agility running based, Plyometric, Ballistic (they are not aerobic or metabolic type sessions) but aimed at quality and speed of movement, not quantity.

Training & Improving Sports specific:-
• Acceleration and deceleration and ballistic rate of force development
• Transition into acceleration over 5 metres and their jump ability
• Acceleration from a variety of start positions.
• Jump ability and initial acceleration
• Ability to turn and reaccelerate
• Maximum running speed
• Change of direction ability.

These coached sessions are designed for athletes and sportspeople in three main categories:-
• Over-18's adult sports
• Age 16 to 18 years
• 12 to 16 years
Under 18's will need an adult with them.

An example of the 20 specified drills and scenarios are illustrated in the supporting videos on the UKSCA website:- https://www.uksca.org.uk/home

These are initially away from the weight room and just using bodyweight.

I am a fully qualified Level-3 S&C Coach also with an MSc in S&C, I have Full DBS security Checks, Insurance and First Aid as a qualified coach.

The main reason I am offering these limited free sessions is for me to gain further experience in coaching specific S&C skills for my next stage of certification that I am halfway through to become a fully Professional certified member of the UKSCA (UK Strength & Conditioning Association)

Further background information and details for applying can be obtained
from my website:- stevecronshawcoaching.com

• Associate Member of the UK Strength & Conditioning Association.
• I have worked with Newcastle-u-L town football academy.