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On Thu, 9 Feb 2006 18:57:53 -0600, Gene Goldenfeld
wrote: The first. I also note that the German women skiers interviewed pre-season talked about training mainly in classic style as better for endurance. Did it help with their hematocrit level too: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060209...N5bnN1YmNhdA-- JFT **************************** Remove "remove" to reply Visit http://www.jt10000.com **************************** |
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Actually, the findings are that poling in offset (V1) on hills moves to
~60% of propulsion. Short glide complemented by longer poling effort. In 1-skate (V2), poling is quick and gliding long, thus relatively more legs. Perhaps you should be videotaped to submit to the researchers as counterevidence. Gene "Peter H." wrote: Surely everybody who skates can tell that 1-skate uses more upper body and offset uses more legs! Interesting that the French use what I thought was Canuck terminology. For USians who might have forgotten, "offset" is V1 and "1-skate" is V2. (Don't mean to be patronizing, but I find it easy to forget the US terminology.) Off to CSM and Keskinada, so I'll have to drop out of this for 10 days. Best, Peter beorn wrote: Peter H. wrote: I seriously doubt that a person like Becky Scott say, would have much different average heartrate over a 15km. race, same course, doing one classic and the other skating. Is there actual data on something like this? I'd be swayed by individual reports from someone like Nathan here, but not too many others. I found this abstract: Millet GP, Boissiere D, Candau R. Energy cost of different skating techniques in cross-country skiing. J Sports Sci. 2003 Jan;21(1):3-11. http://makeashorterlink.com/?O16621C9C but unfortunately I don't have access to the full text article. Anyhow, authors report that different skating and poling techniques result in different HR and energy costs. I guess that something similar can also happen in a skating vs classic test. I agree when you say that for top class athletes it makes no difference which technique they use, as they will always push at their maximum...but I still think that different techniques and/or movements result in slightly different metabolic responses (that is, at the same perceived level of exertion, your HR and VO2 are higher/lower) -- beorn "You've got to learn to crawl before you learn to walk" Aerosmith (Amazing) |
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I assume you mean it moved from less than 60%,
not more. In any case, that figure is astounding to me, given the muscle mass difference, unless it was done in 1984 or something, when Gunde had 190 cm. poles. Even a relative result like that is very surprising. Skating up a long hill which is marginal between offset and 1-skate both ways always would give me the opposite result in terms of muscle fatigue. Hope I can continue this from Ottawa. Best, Peter |
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Sure, if you V2 up a hill the distribution of propulsion changes toward
poling, and heart rate and build up of lactate go with it. The slope of that change depends on individual technique, strength, conditioning and course conditions. The comparisons would normally be between V1 on hills and V2 on gentler or rolling terrain. The increased importance of poling on hills is why all the studies show high correlation between upper body strength and race results (and higher performance in poling lab tests). BTW, the idea that WC skiers "going hard" all the time is subject to misunderstanding. They are like the rest of us in the sense that, depending on the length of the race, they average near or a bit above LT (AT), take it up some on the hills, and save the bursts of speed for starts, tactics and finishes (sprints would be more level 4). The difference is in the genetics, technique and primarily training, which together allow them to raise the tempo and efficiency they can maintain at those levels. When Becky Scott was talking about keeping herself driving up the long hills at Canmore on the third lap, it was about maintaining a pace at LT into level 4. Gene "Peter H." wrote: I assume you mean it moved from less than 60%, not more. In any case, that figure is astounding to me, given the muscle mass difference, unless it was done in 1984 or something, when Gunde had 190 cm. poles. Even a relative result like that is very surprising. Skating up a long hill which is marginal between offset and 1-skate both ways always would give me the opposite result in terms of muscle fatigue. Hope I can continue this from Ottawa. Best, Peter |
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Oslo has different terrain than I am used to (long easy climbs, vs short steep ones) so it was difficult for me to say for sure how much, but there is no doubt there is a HUGE difference. Huge. I'll see what happens tommorrow on my home turf! I just got back from a 28km ski, and the difference is astounding. For all the shuffling I was doing previously I may as well have been snow-shoeing! Now I also see why a flexible shoe is necessary. The way the skis clamped themselves to the snow like magic when I flexed my foot to move my weight to the toes was something I had never experienced before. And the long festesone (what's that called in English?) from having proper flex gave me way more grip up the hills. I could stay in the tracks all the way up to almost 45 degrees! I used to have to fish-bone very early. This will make a world of difference. I am going to get used to the skis a bit more (the different cut and the floppy shoes needs getting used to on descents) then I will go have a few lessons. Thanks! Joseph |
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On 10 Feb 2006 wrote:
And the long festesone (what's that called in English?) from having proper flex gave me way more grip up the hills. I have seen the term "grip zone" Congrats on getting good skis and boots. Are you going to try the Holmenkollen Ski Marathon as a warmup for Birken? http://www.skiforeningen.no/hk/event...tag=hkmarathon Hmm, it's on Sat Feb 11 so it might be too late to sign up. -- David Dermott , Wolfville Ridge, Nova Scotia, Canada email: WWW pages: http://www.dermott.ca/index.html |
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David Dermott wrote: On 10 Feb 2006 wrote: And the long festesone (what's that called in English?) from having proper flex gave me way more grip up the hills. I have seen the term "grip zone" Congrats on getting good skis and boots. Are you going to try the Holmenkollen Ski Marathon as a warmup for Birken? http://www.skiforeningen.no/hk/event...tag=hkmarathon Hmm, it's on Sat Feb 11 so it might be too late to sign up. A bit short notice. Plus I want to practice a bit and mostly get used to the different cut. I was thinking of doing the http://www.grenaderen.com/ but at 90km that is probably a bit much for me at this point... So I think I'll do www.vindfjellopet.no (40km) and http://montebellolopet.com/ (25km) as preperation, in addition to just lots of skiing! Joseph |
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Peter H. wrote: After looking at the times for the corresponding bike event (and you're about half my age!), my 5 hour estimate is probably unduly pessimistic. But it does depend a lot on conditions. I see no reason why the HR numbers you give for cycling shouldn't apply to a ski race, if upper body fitness is okay. But Gary is right to say that it takes a while for the HR to settle in, maybe more like 10 minutes for me than an hour. Best, Peter I have been thinking about the 5 hour estimate, and have been trying to calibrate myself now that I have new gear that makes a huge difference. Looking at the profile for the bike race: http://birkebeiner.no/dokumenter/loy...tt2005_v11.pdf And the profile for the ski race: http://birkebeiner.no/dokumenter/profil_renn2005.pdf (notice one goes right-left, the other left-right) I am starting to think the bike race has steeper climbs, and I will not be as severly handicapped by my weight during the ski race. Less steep would certainly help me. But I maybe am not as bad on steep as I think. My local area has a loop I do often. I don't know if it is 5 or 6 km (they made changes so the map is not correct) but I do know it has over 100m of ascent. I can do 4 laps at a very comfortable pace in 55 minutes. This is at a pace I feel I could maintain for several hours. So 15-24 km with 400m of short steep climbs in about 1 hour. What does that mean for the 5 hour estimate considering my 100kg? Joseph |
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