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Northug's secret sprint gears?



 
 
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Old May 12th 10, 07:54 PM posted to rec.skiing.nordic
Terje Mathisen[_2_]
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Ro wrote:
Indeed, Peter Northug Jr. uses a lot of strategies. Compilation of
Northug's rankings for the 19 WC long distances (10 km+) in 2009-10
corroborates Paul H's excellent analysis.

Northug's average finish rank was 2.3 in mass start or pursuit races,
while only 10.8 in individual starts. Median finish ranks were 1 and 4
for mass start/pursuit and individual start races, respectively.

That says a lot!


Indeed.

When your median is 1, it isn't too surprising that you also win the
overall world cup by quite a lot. :-)

Terje

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Old May 13th 10, 01:31 AM posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Isn't possible to increase the amount of fast muscle fibers by training?

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It is certainly possible to train increase the amount of fast muscle fibers
by training. I'll bet you can get a LITTLE faster by training your sprint.
BUT, you can increase your ENDURANCE, red blood cell country, mitochondrial
density, capillary density, max VO2 a LOT!!!

Take two athletes.

Athlete A - has all the genetics to be an Olympic gold medalist world
champion 50k skate ski racer.
Athlete B - has all the genetics to be an Olympic gold medalist world 100m
sprint ski champion.

Now, do NOT allow either of these to train for one full year. They must
lead normal lives and never touch a ski or pole or run or rollerski or lift
weights or anything.

Now put both athletes in with the best skiers in the world in a race.
Athlete A does a marathon against the best in the world and athlete B does a
100m sprint against the best in the world. Which athlete would do better in
their race after one year? The sprinter!! Why? Genetics allows you to
sprint (quite well) without training. Genetics does not allow you to do a
marathon without training. Calculate how well they did by taking their %
back from the winner.

JKal.


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Old June 13th 10, 10:55 AM
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While sprinting is indeed a genetic talent, I have something else to offer as a consideration.

I was in my early 20's, wanting to be a good MTB racer. Really tall, heaviest rider in the scene. I would mix it up with top elite racer when just hammering down a flat gravel road, for longer amounts of time. On the slightest uphill, I'd lose minutes. As much as a minute over 30 vertical meters, I just didn't have an uphill power burst.
One season of (moderate) intervals, got me there. I turned from a granny gear climber into arguabl the fastest steep hill explosive climber of my national (sports) category. My weight or mucle definition didn't really change. I just had received a weapon. Seemed to happen voernight, after riding for years, and really trying to be fast in race-like conditions. I didn't understand how others would triple my climbing gears and speeds, until I at once did it myself.
I never became a good level ground sprinter though, implying indeed it was not genetics giving me the newfound explosive climbing speed. At high speeds, my tall body seems to get too high air drag to be efficieny.
I overcame my climbin problems despite bicycles at the time being greatly favoring shorter rider. It was actually a technical challenge to ride up a hill on a turn of century 26" bike, finding the middle being toppling back over and losing traction. So, I a big guy CAN be great climber if he figures out how, or how to trigger such muscles.

I've since quite racing and even training bikes, but my explosive burst never went away. I am now putting on weight also, which I used to assocoiate with springing muscles. When I was a flyer without bursts of speed, I wuld not put on weight nomatter what.

Anyway, I do believe Northug has a mental edge. He believes he can beat anyone, when he can se them. He is busy winning a race, where others seem to try and not lose. All those tactics to preserve power, do add up if you can harness them towads a stronger sprint to the line.
 




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