Subject’s Composition The next facet of preparing to launch our study is the issue of sample size & composition. We need a suitable sample size (the number of test subjects or participants) and composition (the demographics and/or physical attributes or “profile”) of the subjects involved in the test to represent a cross section of the population with which you hope to apply these results. In academia, the university environment and
Blog Post #10 Baseline & Performance Testing
Study Controls One of the next most important aspect of executing your research is having a way to accurately and consistently conduct the prescribed drills and record their results. This is the proverbial “before and after”; also commonly referred to as “baseline” and “performance testing”. This is so important that we researcher types typically like to be physically present for all Baseline tests, as well as final and/or intermittent performance
Think Like A Researcher – Blog Post #9
Long climbs of modest grades are the ideal terrain for Muscular Endurance Before we get to the fun of actually conducting our experiments (from a nearby but unknown location comes the sound… “Moo hoo hoo ha ha ha” said with a deep and ominous voice) – sorry about that – when we get close to actually conducting our experiments… well, you know – my lab assistants gets very excited. As
Blog Post #8.5 – Sidebar #1 Climbing Grades n’at*
* n’at a “general extender”[2][3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_English) For those of you not well versed in the language of “Pittsburghese”, we use the phrase “n’at” for a variety of reasons, but in this case it means “along with some other stuff”. Consider this a “side-bar” to the story I’ve been building in this Evidence Based Cycling blog. John Macgowan wrote an article on incorporating the “grade of a climb” into your Indoor
Muscular Endurance: Researched & Defined
[plulz_social_like width=”350″ send=”false” font=”arial” action=”like” layout=”standard” faces=”false” ] Long climbs of modest grades are the ideal terrain for Muscular Endurance There are really two types of research available on virtually any topic related to cycling performance or physiology. There’s the research regarding what people are doing or what they think about a topic. These are people from many different perspectives; coaches, authors, bloggers, and we know that last category can
Make It Personal, Keep It Objective
So, my little ploy to try and get you to help me write this blog, and do some of this research has fallen flat – no response, no takers L Not to worry, we intrepid pioneers are used to surprises good and bad, obstacles and nay sayers. Heck, I no sooner had the first few blog posts up and the criticisms in the forums started. Undaunted we press on. However,
Using The Scientific Method – It’s Your Turn!
If you’ve read the prior blogs (my hats off to you – I couldn’t get through them without nodding off), you know that the first place to start is with a review of the existing literature. Whatever you can find on the internet and/or conversations with other experienced cycling instructors and coaches should be thoroughly reviewed before beginning your first project. Solve a Problem, Meet an Objective, But Be Specific
Starting Your Own Evidence Based Cycling Program – Blog Post #4
Gil our guinea pig is training for our next EBC (Evidence Based Cycling) project. The problem is his bike is in the shop, so he might just have to sit this one out. Unless you have a whole team of guinea pigs as talented as Gil, you will have to recruit students or fellow riding buddies to participate in your quest for Evidence Based answers as it relates to cycling
Based on Science, Used in Medicine – Blog Post #2
Until I took the red pill (see initial post), I spent 95% of my working life in healthcare; specifically workflow methods and technology. As I got more and more involved on the clinical side of the equation, I began to learn about a distinct approach to the real life practice of delivering care to the patient called Evidence Based Medicine. In some ways, it looked to put to bed some
I’ve decided to start a new Blog
I’ve decided to start a new Blog. It will be a cacophony of Rants, Research and Reality Checks. In 2007 I took the proverbial “red pill” see original Matrix movie if you are not familiar with that reference – it will be good for you :), for Indoor Cycling and the science of training, and ever since I’ve been wondering if I wouldn’t have been better off taking the blue
Meterless Doesn’t Mean Powerless
It’s time to start thinking about developing our power, but what do we do if we don’t have a power meter? First, you will want to build on that good cardiovascular foundation that you now have underneath you from base building this winter. What’s that? You mean you didn’t do any base building during the heart of the winter season? Oh well, this may hurt a bit, but, you’ll get
