JOB VACANCY: EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGIST – CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
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by Nadine Wakefield
2M ago
JOB DESCRIPTION Science to Sport is seeking an energetic and enthusiastic individual to join our team.   We are recruiting an Exercise Physiologist who will assist with performing physiological tests and cycling biomechanics assessments (bike fitting) in our Cape Town laboratory at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa.   Previous experience with performance testing, bike fitting and an interest in coaching would be preferable. In addition, the position has numerous opportunities and career advancement prospects. Target start date: 1 March 2024 Applications close: 15 Feb ..read more
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IS IT TIME TO RETHINK HOW WE APPROACH STRENGTH & CONDITIONING AS A CYCLIST?
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by Nadine Wakefield
2M ago
Strength & Conditioning (S&C) is an important training tool that helps develop the bio-motor skills that underpin cycling performance – and in recent years, S&C has slowly but surely started to get more popular with cyclists of all ages and abilities looking to include it alongside their endurance training. Which as an S&C coach who also rides is awesome to see.   However despite the increased research focus and popularity in this area of training, a lot of misbeliefs or fears still surround the thought process of S&C for cyclists with the role and application of S&a ..read more
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Managing Your Off Season
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by Nadine Wakefield
5M ago
As the race calendar clears at the end of the year, many athletes have a scheduled block of no training, referred to as the “off season”.   While some athletes relish in this time off the bike – others can feel anxious about the absence of training.  The truth is that the off season provides an opportunity to use the active rest and recuperation constructively, for the season ahead.   Our coaches share some key advice on how to make use this time off the bike to set up a productive season ahead. CHILL TIME This time out is as much about mental rest as it is about physical ..read more
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KEY SESSIONS TO USE DURING THE DIFFERENT PHASES OF YOUR TRAINING
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by Nadine Wakefield
8M ago
Do you feel like no matter how much you train, your performance has remained unchanged (or decreased)?    If this is you – or if you simply want to improve your current cycling power, endurance and overall performance – then these key sessions used by our coaches at Science to Sport can do just that!    Science to Sport athlete, Tristan Cardew chatted to our coach, John Wakefield in this YouTube video to find out more about which sessions are best to include in your training – and when to use them.We’ve summarised the key points for your reading, in this blog article ..read more
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Athlete feature: Matt Beers and Catherine Colyn
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by science_admin
1y ago
South Africans are well-known to embrace off road cycle events, which up until recently has been limited to mountain bike.  As the global trend of gravel racing has increased in past months, of course, gravel events, interest and participation has grown, locally. The vision of the Lifestyle Grand Prix Series: Together, let’s grow cycling fandom in the United States, has significantly contributed to the popularity of the sport and inspired two particular South African athletes give it their best shot.   Following a strict application process to participate in the series, long time S ..read more
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The ins and out of altitude training
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by science_admin
1y ago
Altitude training and exposure is becoming ever more important in today’s times of training application as it has significant benefits which include a reduction in lactate build up, increase in aerobic capacity or V02Max, increase in the muscle protein myoglobin.  In this blog post, we will cover everything you need to know when considering training at altitude.   The most common benefit when anyone thinks about altitude, is the increase in erythropoietin aka EPO, the hormone that stimulates red blood cell production. Having a prolonged decreased partial pressure of oxygen stimulat ..read more
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CONCUSSION AND CYCLING
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by Science to Sport
1y ago
A concussion refers to a form of traumatic brain injury that causes a disturbance of the brain’s normal functioning but that does not result in any structural change to the brain. This disturbance of mental functioning can result in a broad spectrum of symptoms and signs such as headache, dizziness, poor sleep, balance disturbances, poor concentration and memory loss. These negative alterations of mental functioning are important in cycling because of the risk to the individual of a repeated crash should they return to training or competition earlier than advised.   Concussions occur b ..read more
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CELEBRATING SOUTH AFRICAN WOMEN’S DAY
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by Science to Sport
1y ago
Women’s Day in South Africa is a celebration that commemorates the 20 000 plus women who marched to the Union Buildings in 1956 to protest against the extension of pass laws. As a result, today, we’re able to celebrate how far we’ve come – while looking to continually improve the impact that we’re able to make in the field of women’s sport.  At Science to Sport we work with a broad and growing range of female athletes. We know and understand that it might feel intimidating to sign up for coaching services, so we chatted to a few of our women athletes who shared with us – what made ..read more
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The Science of Bike Fitting
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by Science to Sport
1y ago
We have recently launched a short course entitled, “Cycling Science: the essentials of cycling physiology and coaching”. For further information about the course, please click HERE. In this article we are covering content from the eighth module of this short course, which covers the basics of bike fitting. Bike fitting, or cycling biomechanics when referring to the scientific research and methods, is a rapidly evolving field with ever increasing numbers of tools at the fitters disposal. Despite this proliferation of technology, less than 15% of the tools available are validated scientifically ..read more
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How to prevent saddle sores
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by science_admin
1y ago
Saddle sores or ischial hygromas as they are known in the medical field, are fluid filled cysts which form under the sit bones in the tissue between the skin and the bone. A combination of pressure and shear forces causes the connective tissue to necrose (die) and form a sac like area that is filled with fluid debris (a cyst). This can eventually enlarge to a few centimeters in size and can become very painful to the touch, making cycling difficult. A potential complication is the spread of bacteria to this cyst via the blood. Once infected, a large abscess can form. This is obviously even mor ..read more
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