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Re: Lets revisit Marco's LBP results for Tok's benefit.

by Robh » Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:26 pm

[quote="-Adam-"]Why is using cadence a good marker for neurological fatigue?

Cadence varies wildly on the road, especially while racing. So a steady cadence of 100rpm, but if thats not comfortable, then why does this mean you are nurologically fatigued?

The "fatigue" that happens during high cadence sessions, will not be cardiovascular (if you keep HR very low), it will be neurological, as this type of training requires a tremendous amount of neurological activity to keep you seated on your saddle.

Why is cadence a good marker? Try holding same power & HR when your fatigue this system you will find you won't be able to if you hold same cadence so you have to drop the cadence to do it. The brain is no longer communicating with motor units within a muscle.

Neuromuscular/Neurological training is the coordination of the harmonius function of muscles in the execution of movement.

Now I was playing around with cadences over a month ago. Was doing this twice a week. The improvement was to quick over a period of 1.5 months :-

1.5hrs - 10mins 110rpm/10mins 100rpm
1.5hrs - 15mins 110rpm/10mins 100rpm
1.5hrs - 15mins 115rpm/10mins 100rpm
1.5hrs - 20mins 115rpm/10mins 100rpm
1hr 45 - 3 x 20mins 115rpm
1hr 45 - 120rpm whole session

As this type of training was functional I started to suffer on my 3hr rides at the weekend as my power started to dip 1.5hrs into the ride and my cadences dropped to. I basically was starting to fry my neuro system and fatigue was catching up with me at the weekend...As soon as I stopped doing this I started to feel better at the weekend.

Leason learnt was I didn't use the controlled overload principle.

Rob

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