Ketone Esters Appear to Reduce Mental Fatigue and Muscle Inflammation in Endurance Athletes

Study Summary We’ve long suspected the following: Exogenous Ketones’ main benefits may be in regard to mental elements of a race. Particularly the ability for your brain to be alert and not want to quit. Now a new study appears to back this up. A study examined whether ketone ester supplements could help endurance athletes sustain their mental … Read more

Music Offers No Competitive Edge for Endurance Athletes

Music Provided No Actual Performance or Ergogenic Benefits Listening to self-selected motivational music conferred no actual performance benefits or changes during a simulated 10km competitive time trial. A recent study evaluated the effects of listening to self-selected motivational music during a 10km cycling time trial in well-trained cyclists. The cyclists performed the time trial on two separate occasions, once while listening … Read more

How To Become More Adaptable to Race Situation Changes

Competitive endurance athletes are always seeking ways to improve their performance. A recent study investigated the effects of changing the race distance on an athlete mid-race. The study looked at the Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) and how they coped with this manipulation. RPE is a measure of how hard an athlete feels they are … Read more

Improve Pacing By Limiting the Mental Pre-Race Self-Control Exertion Required?

A recent study has some interesting findings. Researchers discovered that having to complete mental efforts that exert self-control prior to a 10 km cycling time-trial may impact your pacing strategies, especially during the first 7 km of the race. The study involved fifteen trained male cyclists who performed four simulated 10 km time-trials on a … Read more

Training Mental Toughness in Cycling: Polarized Unknown Chaos Workouts

We often train our physiological systems for racing, but what about training for mental toughness? Can that be trained? If you’ve competed for any amount of time, you know in almost every race something unexpected happens. The ability to mentally cope with the unknown and unexpected is vital to race success. A Deeper Look at … Read more