Always looking for that little edge with training, seems to make sense working that dead spot hard. Magical to see Juliet fitting into your routine sorry your routine fitting around Juliet, lovely balance right there. And another great video 👍😊
Alex, have you tried a baselayer similar to the Brynje super-thermo? Perfect for terrain where you're sweating your knackers off in nice weather, as you can basically get bare skin out. But it holds next to no sweat and fantastically warm with even a thin jersey on top. I bought mine for winter mountaineering (big hikes in up stepp hills with heavy loads, then hours of literally standing still on a frozen mountainside.) But wear it more often for winter commuting these days.
Great video - I thought I spotted a Revbox in the corner of your training room in a video last year. I bought mine in 2018 to rehabilitate my hip after suffering a femoral head fracture in the Tour Series. Bizarrely it is really consistent at very very low watts which smart trainers are not (very painful). I still struggle with hip on my TT bike and I am actually using it now similar to you (for the same reason). People think I am mad, and you have validated my little theory to the world. Thankyou very much and regards to your lovely little family
I'm surprised about you mentioning losing weight during your training block. Are you expecting to lose some watts in the process of getting down to race weight? Seems there is a push these days (at least among non-pro's) to focus on raw power. I'm a pretty small guy myself and my race weight would be around 62kg but I'm soooo slow on flats and downhill at that weight. Good luck with his season!!
Just a couple of thoughts about pedal deadspot 1) have you tried oval/osymmetric rings to offset that issue? Obviously there is a lack of evidence either way and may have sponsorship issues to race in them but I accidentally put misaligned them on the crank so that the 'hard bit' occurred between 10->2 deadspot which majorly accentuated iliopsoas load. 2) 1 legged pedalling drills 3) Go really bold in off season and try dissociated cranks.
A difficult way of making coffee doesn't make it taste better. But a good roasted coffee (no high temperature, short time industrial roasting process) plus a well chosen coffee plus avoiding preground beans plus the correct preparation definitively makes the coffee taste better. And it's better for your stomach, because good roasted coffee (20 minutes at 200 °C) contains less acid caused by high temp industrial roasting (4-5 minutes at 800 °C).
Another great vlog, Alex. Good insights. Quick question; didn't you once use Whoop? Thought i spotted one on your wrist a while back. If so, any reason you're not still using it, especially with the fatigue, recovery, illness insights?
Interesting about the fan trainer. I've moved from an Elite Drivo to a Wattbike Atom over the winter, and workouts were suddenly harder. I'm convinced it's that the Atom has no natural road inertia to the pedal stroke, where the Drivo did. Will be interesting to see how much of a difference it makes to riding on the road this season.
Thanks great video AD. Seems that riding your bike is the easy bit. Remember Lance Armstrong writing that refusing a dessert can be one of the hardest things to do,
I lost a ton of weight keeping away from porridge and bread last Year, I read up on modern wheat varieties and it's scary what we are consuming these days. I can do four to five hours on a mushroom omelette with bacon and then ride with a couple of bananas and some dried fruit.
Would oval chain-rings help get over the dead-spot in the pedal stroke? That cute 5.5kg weight will become 15kg quite quickly so you'll have to get stronger!
Love your vids and detail u go into. Would riding TT bike up hill not give a similar effect to the air trainer (though admittedly not as convenient pre-breakfast)?
Yep. Exactly like the Concept 2 ergs we loved to hate when I was rowing at uni. If the goal is neuromuscular training, that should absolutely work for optimizing the controlled explosive stroke.
@@mathewrose2951 I crewed in HS. We competed against Universities as no other HS in the area had crew teams. We had an old rowing machine that was half wood half steel. It had a bladed paddle fan made using a bike rear wheel and chain. Nobody liked it and preferred the newer machines. Crew is a nut in a shell...
Very good video, just gives us a peek behind what is happening on Pro level and for example myself struggling with nutrition and training, i would think someone like you would have every resource at your disposal, best nutritionist etc but hearing your experience with some of the pro teams made me realize it is far from the truth. Good luck man!
Oh no! Not the hell box! 200W's feels like 300 on that thing! And 300W for me is a lot! Friend in NZ lent one to me for rehab when off the road for 6months. Too hard for my feeble legs. But I know stronger riders, trackies etc seem to love them.
if you check what is in the kids blend - hardly any proteins, all carbs 😎😂 they just need energy and gemerate proteins by themselves! that's the key for adults as well
Alex, if you focused on pulling your knees up rather than pushing your legs down, you would fix that dead spot you're struggling with. I just made this video explaining it for you. ruclips.net/video/aQSn9hE8sUU/видео.html
I’m a nespresso drinker, it’s 99.999% as good (for me) as fancier coffees, then again I also drink Dunkin’ Donuts coffee (an American donut/coffee chain) so maybe I’m not the best judge of good taste in coffee lol
@@andreapolesello4892 I understand air density in relation to altitude. I also understand the relationship between air density and drag effects. And yes it takes more power at lower altitude due to the air density. This is the reason that hour records are attempted on tracks built at high altitude. The reason to train at altitude is to naturally increase red blood cells that increases O2 capacity. However Alex is trying to burn body mass. So riding at sea level increases power required due to drag and the atmosphere provides adequate O2 that is required for biological oxidation processes. So in theory you would burn more calories at lower altitude unless there is a stressor at altitude that increases baseline caloric needs. For instance high altitude mountain climbers typically loose weight due to the high caloric requirements of altitude not to mention the climbing aspect. But these are altitudes that are above the death zone. Also Alex is recovering from COVID that is known to damage lung tissue. So I was wondering if he could benefit from training lower to recover and build.
So can you train that dead spot out while having a closed hip angle or will you have to incrementally raise you position until the dead spot goes away?
You said stretching pre ride. How do you warm up the muscles to make those stretches productive. I’ve been told stretching on cold muscles is risky for a few reasons
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Oh I NEVER realised you were at altitude this whole time.. why did you not mention this previously ;)
Keep up...
You don't follow on strava then?
Sarcasm chaps.
It is impressive that Alex kept this living at altitude thing a secret this whole time 😆
@@benscrumhalf You shouldn't have responded. I was in full belly laughter at their comments and wanted more to pipe in. LOL
When are you going to talk about Juliet's recent FTP gains 🤷♂️
Your daughter is gonna be a supreme athlete growing up in altitude
or whinge constantly when she gets beat at altitude ;)
after a Coffe, 44 is fine...
me 58 heartrate, just laying and watch your video lol 😂
Found your channel yesterday! Haven't stopped watching since, even watched during my Zwift ride today! Keep up the good work.
Quality videos hey
@@troycollett8540 indeed!
He lives at altitude!!
@@merckxy54 I wish he'd have told us more!
Fascinating insight into life at pro level with humour!
Music choice is awesome, especially on the downhill moment!
17.13 So so smooth 🙌🏾
Always looking for that little edge with training, seems to make sense working that dead spot hard.
Magical to see Juliet fitting into your routine sorry your routine fitting around Juliet, lovely balance right there.
And another great video 👍😊
Great to see a guy spending time with his princess. Lovely family.
Alex, have you tried a baselayer similar to the Brynje super-thermo? Perfect for terrain where you're sweating your knackers off in nice weather, as you can basically get bare skin out. But it holds next to no sweat and fantastically warm with even a thin jersey on top.
I bought mine for winter mountaineering (big hikes in up stepp hills with heavy loads, then hours of literally standing still on a frozen mountainside.) But wear it more often for winter commuting these days.
Great video - I thought I spotted a Revbox in the corner of your training room in a video last year. I bought mine in 2018 to rehabilitate my hip after suffering a femoral head fracture in the Tour Series. Bizarrely it is really consistent at very very low watts which smart trainers are not (very painful). I still struggle with hip on my TT bike and I am actually using it now similar to you (for the same reason). People think I am mad, and you have validated my little theory to the world. Thankyou very much and regards to your lovely little family
Great vid. Top dad marks for baby exercises.
Especially appreciate your straight forward openness.
I love your honesty and the way you look at life, it's really enjoyful and keeps me smiling :) Thanks!
God Bless you and your family, I wish you the best!
Best pro you tube channel 🔥
Makes sense trying to strengthen that TDC spot. That fan up/down sounds like me when I go into the "erg mode" death spiral mode.....
Great video again Alex, and a good insight into your day while you are training
Thanks for sharing. It’s great window into a tour rider’s life.
That girl is gonna climb like the mountaingoats when she grows up, cuz of the altitude (and her DNA) :)
You make the best videos! Interesting, educational, fun and totally natural. The Vlog Don 👍
I'm surprised about you mentioning losing weight during your training block. Are you expecting to lose some watts in the process of getting down to race weight?
Seems there is a push these days (at least among non-pro's) to focus on raw power. I'm a pretty small guy myself and my race weight would be around 62kg but I'm soooo slow on flats and downhill at that weight.
Good luck with his season!!
Terrific vid Alex. Thoroughly enjoyed it 🙏
Just a couple of thoughts about pedal deadspot 1) have you tried oval/osymmetric rings to offset that issue? Obviously there is a lack of evidence either way and may have sponsorship issues to race in them but I accidentally put misaligned them on the crank so that the 'hard bit' occurred between 10->2 deadspot which majorly accentuated iliopsoas load. 2) 1 legged pedalling drills 3) Go really bold in off season and try dissociated cranks.
A difficult way of making coffee doesn't make it taste better. But a good roasted coffee (no high temperature, short time industrial roasting process) plus a well chosen coffee plus avoiding preground beans plus the correct preparation definitively makes the coffee taste better. And it's better for your stomach, because good roasted coffee (20 minutes at 200 °C) contains less acid caused by high temp industrial roasting (4-5 minutes at 800 °C).
There also is naturally less acidic beans to try as well...lots of things to try that can give the benefits without the nits of coffee.
Do you do any specific TT-aero position strength exercises/activations? Maybe a quick video, please?
As always, a fascinating insight into the world of elite sport. Thanks for sharing👌
LOL at that kit drawer because my hubby's is just like that.
Another great vlog, Alex. Good insights. Quick question; didn't you once use Whoop? Thought i spotted one on your wrist a while back. If so, any reason you're not still using it, especially with the fatigue, recovery, illness insights?
Brillaint insight in to your daily life. As ever, thanks for sharing with us.
Interesting about the fan trainer. I've moved from an Elite Drivo to a Wattbike Atom over the winter, and workouts were suddenly harder. I'm convinced it's that the Atom has no natural road inertia to the pedal stroke, where the Drivo did. Will be interesting to see how much of a difference it makes to riding on the road this season.
Love these long form videos!
Juliet is the star of this vlog. :)
If you have these dead spot issues, what is your crank length?
Juliet's new name should be 'this one' 🤣🤣
Revbox good old kiwi ingenuity. I found the early ones a little frail but awesome to see!
Thanks great video AD. Seems that riding your bike is the easy bit. Remember Lance Armstrong writing that refusing a dessert can be one of the hardest things to do,
found the information very informative and entertaining keep it coming .
I lost a ton of weight keeping away from porridge and bread last Year, I read up on modern wheat varieties and it's scary what we are consuming these days. I can do four to five hours on a mushroom omelette with bacon and then ride with a couple of bananas and some dried fruit.
Would oval chain-rings help get over the dead-spot in the pedal stroke? That cute 5.5kg weight will become 15kg quite quickly so you'll have to get stronger!
I was thinking that....If you used oval chain rings would the sound the fan made be different? (next video please Alex!)
Only ever used Elite turbos, never had a problem. Went Smart last year too
Love your vids and detail u go into. Would riding TT bike up hill not give a similar effect to the air trainer (though admittedly not as convenient pre-breakfast)?
Holy sh*t - avg HR of 104..?!? Wow...
Turbo with no inertia is very reminiscent of Graeme Obree's turbo training session.
Your legs will get strong as hell with that fan drive trainer. In the TT position you are in.
Could you give a bit of info on the what looked like plank in tt position? Something worth doing if your aiming to dial in the position?
Hey Alex, can you share more details of your pre ride routine? Looks good for everyone!
Like a rowing machine. Whoosh......Whoosh.....Whoosh
Yep. Exactly like the Concept 2 ergs we loved to hate when I was rowing at uni. If the goal is neuromuscular training, that should absolutely work for optimizing the controlled explosive stroke.
@@mathewrose2951 I crewed in HS. We competed against Universities as no other HS in the area had crew teams. We had an old rowing machine that was half wood half steel. It had a bladed paddle fan made using a bike rear wheel and chain. Nobody liked it and preferred the newer machines. Crew is a nut in a shell...
Very good video, just gives us a peek behind what is happening on Pro level and for example myself struggling with nutrition and training, i would think someone like you would have every resource at your disposal, best nutritionist etc but hearing your experience with some of the pro teams made me realize it is far from the truth. Good luck man!
Interesting video, thanks. Ordered one of those heart monitor things, thought they might be mega money but only 7 quid.
Oh no! Not the hell box! 200W's feels like 300 on that thing! And 300W for me is a lot! Friend in NZ lent one to me for rehab when off the road for 6months. Too hard for my feeble legs. But I know stronger riders, trackies etc seem to love them.
Sounds like Alex is explaining , Isotonic/Isokinetic force on the TT bike 🤔☺️
We know that each person absorbs in a different way, but you alex how long does it take to feel the effects of the base or a training block?
if you check what is in the kids blend - hardly any proteins, all carbs 😎😂 they just need energy and gemerate proteins by themselves! that's the key for adults as well
Great vid! What brand is that SPO meter?
Oval chain rings to help with dead spot?
haha a difficult way of making coffee.
Helmet glasses combination? 🧐
1000 likes and no dislikes so far that means people love it - rhodes island greece 10k- halfmarathon runner
What's wrong with a spoon of Kenco and hot water? Fancy schmancy machines! Keep on keeping on!
Great video
There is one theory that you can also try out, train on a mixture of bikes that has round rings and oval/non-round rings.
What body fat % is acceptable for ISN?
Great video 👍👍👍
Can you please recommend a SP02 monitor?
GP checks you out with an SpO2 of 93. Watch their eyebrows raise and them start questioning your life choices! :)
Re "dead spot" what are your thoughts on oval/squinty chainrings? Is Mr Froome still using them at ISN?
I believe he's on standard DA rings just now because of his injury, but not sure if he's switched back.
Whats the stretch at 6:40 it seems like a aero plank with pushups?
Alex, if you focused on pulling your knees up rather than pushing your legs down, you would fix that dead spot you're struggling with. I just made this video explaining it for you.
ruclips.net/video/aQSn9hE8sUU/видео.html
Would you rather race in Mavic Aksiums or Zipp 454 NSWs? This is Nespresso versus decent coffee for me haha :D
You with Juliette ❤❤❤
I’m a nespresso drinker, it’s 99.999% as good (for me) as fancier coffees, then again I also drink Dunkin’ Donuts coffee (an American donut/coffee chain) so maybe I’m not the best judge of good taste in coffee lol
I'm sorry, did I miss it? Is Alex at altitude?
Get yourself a Thermomix contract. We have one, they’re great
I also don't get the coffee thing. Don't drink the stuff at all.
More info on diet would be great. I'm trying to get back to birth weight
Just like a normal team breakfast then
Living the dream of every amateur cyclist 🤤
Another one for DR😂
Huh,altitude you say..who knew
44, after a coffee!!! I
Wouldn't you burn more calories at lower altitude due to availability of O2?
Outdoor nope because air in altitude is less dense than at sea level, so the drag force that you have to win in order to ride is less intense
@@andreapolesello4892 I understand air density in relation to altitude. I also understand the relationship between air density and drag effects. And yes it takes more power at lower altitude due to the air density. This is the reason that hour records are attempted on tracks built at high altitude. The reason to train at altitude is to naturally increase red blood cells that increases O2 capacity. However Alex is trying to burn body mass. So riding at sea level increases power required due to drag and the atmosphere provides adequate O2 that is required for biological oxidation processes. So in theory you would burn more calories at lower altitude unless there is a stressor at altitude that increases baseline caloric needs. For instance high altitude mountain climbers typically loose weight due to the high caloric requirements of altitude not to mention the climbing aspect. But these are altitudes that are above the death zone. Also Alex is recovering from COVID that is known to damage lung tissue. So I was wondering if he could benefit from training lower to recover and build.
So can you train that dead spot out while having a closed hip angle or will you have to incrementally raise you position until the dead spot goes away?
Just be big like Ganna
I hope Chris Froome is watching and taking notes 😬
woah 33hrs wk. cute baby!
Well at least I know I have my drawer set up like a pro.
44 ?????? Wow
Hi Alex, good video. I consider myself a cyclist. but do not drink coffee at all..no probs :-D have a good day!
Wow that’s insane at world tour level diet isn’t more of a focus...
You said stretching pre ride. How do you warm up the muscles to make those stretches productive. I’ve been told stretching on cold muscles is risky for a few reasons
He's not doing just classic static stretches, he's doing simple bodywork strength exercises and mobility work. Very dynamic
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Someone buy this man a moka pot
Awww da cutey ickle babby, oogle boogle boo.
FFS, I am a 52 senior professional, with two teenage kids...
18:00 Katusha base layer #oops
Hi
Keep that hair growning! Do like that wolverine look.
Don't you wish you could ride a 6.8kg bike if you're trying to lose a bit of extra weight, rather than a the 7.7kg bike you did a review of?
"hi"
i too wanna be held while stretching
Your daughter is very cute.
is it just me or does putting someone down in my mind mean killing someone??? :)