Indoor cycling crossword
Across
- 2. A rotating mechanical device that stores rotational energy in spinning
- 6. These trainers require better technique than stationary bicycles
- 8. Increase this resistance setting to improve your explosive 'hill' power
- 12. When measuring exercise intensity, what is TSS?
- 13. What leg muscle are the antagonist to the quadriceps in the pedal stroke?
- 14. This specific race format is prepared for by long interval training
- 16. This pain killer alters kidney function & can cause damage in endurance sport - such as 12 hour cycles
- 17. A benefit of improved cadence
- 18. A condition that can occur in pro cyclists because of no weight bearing exercises
- 20. A high pace steady state cycling workout
- 21. What HR zone is commonly associated with 55-65% of your maximum?
- 22. Type of ride which is measured as 65% of MHR and features as a rest period in interval training
- 23. Weight bearing exercise to improve power output from the hips
Down
- 1. An isotonic sports drink contains these
- 3. A group of fibers which when injured can have symptoms that form a stinging sensation above or outside the knee joint. Associated with repetitive exercises such as cycling & running
- 4. This form of training should be incorporated in cyclist's schedules to improve bridging gaps, initiating breakaways, attacking on short climbs and accelerating out of turns during criteriums
- 5. Muscle group that provides a solid base of support for efficient power transformation to the pedals
- 7. In endurance sports such as cycling,this condition is caused by the depletion of glycogen stores in the liver
- 9. VO2 max is a measurment of fitness for a physical exercise depending primarily on what energy-generating process
- 10. Adjusted power indictor that quantifies the power of a ride in watts and which reflects the true physiological demands better than average power
- 11. A key tool to spot overtraining, analyze effort/performance, bring objectivity to a fitness program through zone training
- 15. What metabolite is associated with the 'burn' whilst testing for functional threshhold power
- 19. Training videos which are often cited as big motivators for indoor cycling