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HOW TO USE OVERVAM’S FIT FILES.

HOW TO USE OVERVAM’S FIT FILES.

Da settembre Overvam mette a disposizione per gli allenamenti indoor Cardio e Forza Bike i file .fit da…

THE RIGHT COMBINATION OF INTENSITY, DURATION AND FREQUENCY OF WORKOUTS IS THE KEY TO THE BEST PERFORMANCE!

THE RIGHT COMBINATION OF INTENSITY, DURATION…

WHAT IS TRAINING PERIODIZATION Training periodization refers to manipulation over time of intensity, duration and frequency of training…

IS METABOLISM THE ULTIMATE PHYSICAL ADAPTATION TO BECOME A FASTER AND HEALTHIER CYCLIST?

IS METABOLISM THE ULTIMATE PHYSICAL ADAPTATION…

WHAT IS METABOLISM Metabolism refers to the whole sum of reactions that occur throughout the body within each…

HOW TO USE OVERVAM’S FIT FILES FOR ROUVY AND FULL GAZ.

HOW TO USE OVERVAM’S FIT FILES FOR ROUVY AND FULL GAZ.

Seguendo la procedura descritta nel precedente articolo scaricare il file .fit da Overvam: Aprire una pagina internet al link https://whatsonzwift.com/convert/workouts e selezionare “scegli file”: Selezionare il file dalla sezione download: Selezionare il formato ZWO per convertire il file e premere il tasto “Convertire”: Una volta convertito il file si vedrà visualizzato il nome, il grafico…

HOW TO USE OVERVAM’S FIT FILES.

HOW TO USE OVERVAM’S FIT FILES.

Da settembre Overvam mette a disposizione per gli allenamenti indoor Cardio e Forza Bike i file .fit da poter utilizzare attraverso il proprio ciclocomputer e/o attraverso le più rinomate applicazioni di ciclismo virtuale. Per poterne usufruire aprire la “vista settimanale” degli allenamenti nella modalità indoor, apparirà la tendina “scarica allenamento .fit”, selezionandola, il file verrà…

THE RIGHT COMBINATION OF INTENSITY, DURATION AND FREQUENCY OF WORKOUTS IS THE KEY TO THE BEST PERFORMANCE!

THE RIGHT COMBINATION OF INTENSITY, DURATION AND FREQUENCY OF WORKOUTS IS THE KEY TO THE BEST PERFORMANCE!

WHAT IS TRAINING PERIODIZATION Training periodization refers to manipulation over time of intensity, duration and frequency of training sessions to achieve the desired physiological adaptation for athletes to perform best during competitions. (Filipas et al., 2021) Training intensity distribution (TDI) defines an athlete’s time in different training zones. (Filipas et al., 2021) WHICH ARE THE…

TRAINING

HOW TO USE OVERVAM’S FIT FILES.

HOW TO USE OVERVAM’S FIT FILES.

Da settembre Overvam mette a disposizione per gli allenamenti indoor Cardio e Forza Bike i file .fit da poter utilizzare attraverso il proprio ciclocomputer e/o attraverso le più rinomate applicazioni di ciclismo virtuale. Per poterne usufruire aprire la “vista settimanale”…

THE RIGHT COMBINATION OF INTENSITY, DURATION AND FREQUENCY OF WORKOUTS IS THE KEY TO THE BEST PERFORMANCE!

THE RIGHT COMBINATION OF INTENSITY, DURATION AND FREQUENCY OF WORKOUTS IS THE KEY TO THE BEST PERFORMANCE!

WHAT IS TRAINING PERIODIZATION Training periodization refers to manipulation over time of intensity, duration and frequency of training sessions to achieve the desired physiological adaptation for athletes to perform best during competitions. (Filipas et al., 2021) Training intensity distribution (TDI)…

IS METABOLISM THE ULTIMATE PHYSICAL ADAPTATION TO BECOME A FASTER AND HEALTHIER CYCLIST?

IS METABOLISM THE ULTIMATE PHYSICAL ADAPTATION TO BECOME A FASTER AND HEALTHIER CYCLIST?

WHAT IS METABOLISM Metabolism refers to the whole sum of reactions that occur throughout the body within each cell and that provide the body with energy (Arturo Sánchez et al., 2022).  WHAT IS METABOLIC FLEXIBILITY Metabolic flexibility is the capability…

NUTRITION

NUTRITION, POWER TO WEIGHT RATION AND VAM  IN HOT WEATHER

NUTRITION, POWER TO WEIGHT RATION AND VAM IN HOT WEATHER

Jonas Vingegaard wins the 16 stage of 2023 Tour de France in 32min 36sec at an average speed of 50.6 kph (31.4 mph). He climbed the Côte de Domancy (2.8km at 8.5%) after 19 minutes of effort at ~7.5w/kg for…

SHAKE YOUR NUTRITIONAL HABITS

SHAKE YOUR NUTRITIONAL HABITS

Becoming a faster cyclist is related to improving Power to weight ratio.  A well-designed periodized diet (performing the same training routine) can favour increased Power while diminishing total body fat. Diet or nutrition periodization stands for manipulating carbohydrate intake to…

RACING

WOULD YOU LIKE TO CRASH YOUR RECORDS DURING A MULTI-STAGE COMPETITION? VAM IS STILL AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT!

WOULD YOU LIKE TO CRASH YOUR RECORDS DURING A MULTI-STAGE COMPETITION? VAM IS STILL AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT!

Stage races are very different from one-day races. They typically have quite a lot of elevation gain, where it is crucial to develop high VAM values both for those aiming for victory and those who need to ‘bail out’ for…

PEAK PERFORMANCE IN RACING REQUIRES A PERFECT STRATEGY

PEAK PERFORMANCE IN RACING REQUIRES A PERFECT STRATEGY

Peak performance is performance above someone’s standard (Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi., 1970).  While different training macrocycles aim to elicit an athlete’s power-to-weight ratio, VAM or stamina or sprint power output, the pre-race routine aims to obtain the maximal super compensation from previous…