KubiosHrvSoftwareDi Silvia Pratali, Gemma Taverni, Veronica Chiara Zuccal e Daniele Mazzei Quanto riportato in questo articolo stato sviluppato nel corso di un progettino. Why coaches should learn to code. Michael 4 Base Daz Studio. Part 2 Which language should I learn Alan Couzens, M. Sc. Sports Science Oct 3rd, 2017. Its been more than a year since I. Number 0107. Policy. Note Some plans have limitations or exclusions applicable to chiropractic care. Please check benefit plan descriptions for details. Alan Couzens Exercise Physiologist Ironman Coach. Alan Couzens, M. Sc. Sports ScienceDevoted to the science of Maximal Athletic Development. The Kona Qualifiers Basic Year. Alan Couzens, M. Sc. Sports Science Oct 1. Its that time again Dreaming. Season. Another Ironman World Championship is in the books and whether you watched the live stream or youre waiting for the drama enriched NBC version of the race, chances are youll get that little tingle down your spine as you share in the emotions of those who cross the Kona finish line. These emotions are the real deal. Pure joy bred from the sacrifice that it took to achieve a really tough, ambitious, audacious goal. Maybe sacrifice isnt the right word. Click here to read more. Why coaches should learn to code. Part 2 Which language should I learn Alan Couzens, M. Sc. Sports Science Oct 3rd, 2. Kubios Hrv Software' title='Kubios Hrv Software' />Its been more than a year since I wrote my first post on Why coaches should learn to code. It turned out to be a bit of a controversial post. S0169260713002599-gr1.jpg' alt='Kubios Hrv Software' title='Kubios Hrv Software' />
Some thought I was under valuing, or even overtly disrespecting, the gut feel methods of old school coaches who had put in their time and that as my own time continues to stack up, my opinions might change. And, since we all know that, in computer years, one year is equivalent to a decade I figured, on both counts, it was high time for an update. Click here to read more. Knowing your individual sweat rate A calculator for hot weather races Alan Couzens, M. Sc. Sports Science Sep 1. When racing in hot environments e. Kona a key performance limiter is your ability to dissipate heat. No matter the size of the engine you have built, if you cannot keep said engine cool, it wont be of much use to you in a hot race One of the most important ways that our body keeps the engine cool is via sweating. In a previous post, I broke down the relative contributions of the various mechanisms for ditching the heat that our bodies produce and showed how evaporation contributes significantly. Click here to continue. What is the optimal periodization structure for Ironman A machine learning answer to an age old question Alan Couzens, M. Sc. Sports Science Aug 7, 2. Nothing elicits more confusion around triathlon training than that magical word periodization. What does it meanAt its root, its definable enough break the training cycle up into periods. But beyond that, confusion and conflict abounds. Whats the optimal duration of each of the respective periodsWhat is the optimal content of each of the periods And what is the best order of the periods. Click here to read more. Altitude Training Racing Alan Couzens, M. Sc. Sports Science, Gordo Byrn, Justin Daerr Aug 1, 2. Ive received quite a few questions of late from athletes who are curious about implementing altitude training in their preparation. Perhaps inspired by tweets like the following. The fact is that elite athletes across the gamut of endurance sports have been using altitude blocks in their preparation for many years. I was first exposed to this. Click here to read more. How many watts did you put out on todays run A run power calculator for triathletes Alan Couzens, M. Sc. Sports Science July 5th, 2. About 5 years ago, I built a little calculator that gives an athlete an estimate of equivalent bike power in watts for a given running pace. Its been one of my most popular calculators, especially so given the growth of run power meters over those 5 years but with one obvious shortfall It assumes a flat course So, a much belated update Ive updated the calculator to include the option to input a course elevation gain. Of course, there are many ways that you can use this tool in your training and racing. However, one of the most useful applications, in my experience, is in assessing race execution. Click here to read more. How many days will you spend injured this year A predictive model for endurance athletes Alan Couzens, M. Sc. Sports Science May 3. In my last post, I addressed the question Is elite sport healthy Avoiding a knee jerk response to the question, I took a look at what my own data had to say on the issue. Specifically, looking at whether my athletes training at the highest levels were significantly less healthysignificantly more injured ill than athletes training at lower levels. While, I did find a general trend towards higher levels of injury in the higher load athletes in my sample, I also found that there were a number of factors apart from load that play a significant effect on the overall health risk of training. Click here to read more. Is high performance sport healthy Rates of injury and illness in high performance athletes Alan Couzens, M. Sc. Sports Science May 2. A ship is safe in harbor but thats not what ships are for William G. T. Shedd. It has been an interesting week. Stu Mc. Millan threw the proverbial cat among the pigeons with this tweetA tweet like this carries a little more weight when it comes from somebody who spends the bulk of their lives in this elite sport that theyre deeming unhealthy And I wasnt the only one whose mental gearbox was pushed up a gear. Brad Stulberg convened a virtual round table to offer thoughts for a coming Outside magazine piece. Click here to read more. The hidden benefits of employing an A. I. assistant coach Alan Couzens, M. Sc. Sports Science May 3rd, 2. About a year ago, I wrote a post entitled Why Coaches Should Learn To Code. The post obviously struck a chord with quite a few coaches out there, becoming one of my most popular and spurring a good number of follow up inquiries from coaches all over the globe. In that post, I outlined some of the benefits that I was finding as someone in a non computer related field coaching who decided to learn to code apply some of these basic programming skills to my daily coaching life. Benefits like being able to quickly query my database of athlete training files to ask any questions of the data that my curious brain could come up with Click here to read more. When it comes to Periodization,Maintenance isnt a dirty word Alan Couzens, M. Sc. Sports Science April 2. He who stands on tiptoe does not stand firm. He who rushes ahead doesnt get far Lao Tzu. As you all know, Im a huge fan of performance modeling. The widespread incorporation of the performance modeling research of Bannister, Morton, Busso co. For example, Training Peaks now offers all athletes the ability to keep ongoing track of their performance management metrics via the PMC chart located on your athlete dashboard. Click here to read more. Using VO2 Scores to Benchmark Performance in Triathletes Alan Couzens, M. Sc. Sports Science Updated April 6th, 2. The task of testing is integral to the whole training process. After all, training is a means to an end and, at least for endurance sports, a large part of that end is higher and higher levels of fitness. In short, you want to know that the training is working to make you a fitter athlete and the only way to do that is to test There are many ways to test to see if your training is making you better. There are lab tests that use lactate curves or gas exchange analysis to monitor specific physiological changes over time. There are field tests, such as Joe Friels 3. TT or Andy Coggans CP5CP2. Functional Threshold and there are races All of these tests have one thing in common they hurt Click here to read more.