Dr. Romanov Looks at Cycling
Dr. Nicolas Romanov, the inventor of the POSE Technique for running is now taking a look at cycling technique. This interview I find very fascinating. What I take away from it is that if you want to understand how to pedal a bike efficiently, look at how you go uphill. Now the only question I have is how much of difference can it make?
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Good article. I'm actually thinking of seeing someone about my riding position once I get back on the bike. I think some improvements on my postioning and maybe cleats could help.
This article will give me something else to train on the trainer for the next 6 weeks, 1 and 3 baby...
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I wish I could understand what he's driving at in that interview. I think I can see some of it but I can't really tell that it amounts to much that's different from many other "pedaling thoughts" you might have when you're pounding out the miles.
I mean, in the course of just one long hill I will sometimes find myself firing the muscles in different ways from one interval to the next. It's just a fact of life when you're pedaling in the red zone. Muscles get tired so the body shifts the load around. Do you think using one single technique could ever overcome that?
I guess I'll go read it again to see if I'm missing some piece of critical information. For now, I'm skeptical.
No Detail
There's just not a lot of detail in the interview. Some of what he says seems to link in with POSE running but it's still hard to understand exactly what he has in mind. The image of going uphill is the main thing I take away from it. Hopefully he will give more detail in the future as to what he is thinking.
More Thoughts
After chewing on this a bit more I have to say, I don't think Romanov's approach can amount to a great deal more efficiency (if any). Although there might be some ideas in terms of posture and injury prevention which are worth looking at. The reason I think there is not much to be gained in efficiency is because of the limitations imposed by the crank and crank arms. With running, there is much more range of motion possible so a runner has more opportunity to be inefficient. There is also the design of running shoes. The most common shoes have massive heals and support which tends to encourage an inefficient technique. But there is nothing like this in cycling. All cranks and crank arms are the same except for slight variation in length. I just don't think there is a whole lot to be gained. Like say, 2 minutes off your 40k TT. Just ain't going to happen with pedaling technique. But maybe I'm wrong?
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