THE RIGHT COMBINATION OF INTENSITY, DURATION…
WHAT IS TRAINING PERIODIZATION Training periodization refers to manipulation over time of intensity, duration and frequency of training…
GAME CHANGING TRAINING AND NUTRITION STRATEGIES
WHAT IS TRAINING PERIODIZATION Training periodization refers to manipulation over time of intensity, duration and frequency of training…
WHAT IS METABOLISM Metabolism refers to the whole sum of reactions that occur throughout the body within each…
Jonas Vingegaard wins the 16 stage of 2023 Tour de France in 32min 36sec at an average speed…
Since September, Overvam has made available for Cardio and Strenght Bike indoor training the .fit files you can use through your cycle computer and/or the most popular virtual cycling applications. To take advantage of this, open the “weekly view” of your workouts in indoor mode; the “download workout .fit” dropdown will appear. Select it, and…
REGISTRATION Fill in the data on the first screen: name, surname, date of birth, height, weight and your weight target if different from your current one. If you know your FTP, you can indicate it directly in the initial registration, otherwise, OVERVAM will assign you one, and you can find the correct one later by…
REGISTRAZIONE Compila i dati che trovi nella prima schermata: nome, cognome, data di nascita, altezza, peso e il tuo obiettivo di peso se diverso da quello attuale. Se conosci la tua FTP la puoi indicare direttamente nella registrazione iniziale, altrimenti OVERVAM te ne assegnera’ una e potrai trovare quella corretta successivameente andanto nell’area allenamento ->…
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)…
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…
Is it possoble winning a major Italian Granfondo with only ten hours of training a week? The answer is yes. Let us see how. Granfondo are very competitive cycling races. Depending on their length, a cyclist must climb at least…
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…
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…
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 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…