Cycling Performance Club: What is the Best Cycling Warm Up?

2:10 More momentum for Critical Power over FTP7:30 What is the research supporting warm-ups for endurance events?12:30 What happens within the body during a warm-up?21:10 Psychological benefit to warm-ups24:25 Effect of warm-ups on performance28:50 Which subjects are used in this research?31:25 Does a warm-up really matter at all?35:00 Downsides to a warm-up36:55 Warming up for a specific phase within an endurance race39:10 What are the pros doing?42:35 Listener question on warm-up for an FTP test47:00 Recommendations57:40 Environmental factors affecting choice of warm-up70:50 ConclusionsThis episode’s panel:Jason Boynton, PhDboyntoncoaching.comDamian Rusesemiprocycling.comCyrus Monkcyclistscientist.comInstagram: @cyclingperformanceclubFacebook: @cyclingperformanceclubTwitter: @cyclingclubpodEpisode #9 References:Could Critical Power be a better alternative to FTP for training?https://www.bikeradar.com/advice/fitness-and-training/critical-power/Effects of mild whole body hypothermia on self-paced exercise performancehttps://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/japplphysiol.01134.2017Effects of ambient temperature on the capacity to perform prolonged cycle exercise in manhttps://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Fulltext/1997/09000/Effects_of_ambient_temperature_on_the_capacity_to.18.aspxErgogenic effects of precooling with cold water immersion and ice ingestion: A meta-analysishttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17461391.2017.1405077?journalCode=tejs20Warming Up Before a 20-Minute Endurance Effort: Is It Really Worth It?https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32182586/THE EFFECTS OF WARM-UP DURATION ON CYCLING TIME TRIAL PERFORMANCE IN TRAINED CYCLISTShttp://psjd.icm.edu.pl/psjd/element/bwmeta1.element.psjd-5f06136b-bdf0-411d-9f55-6c238b7a4380Warm-Up Strategies for Sport and Exercise: Mechanisms and Applicationshttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26400696/Effect of Warm-Up Exercise upon Muscular Performance Using Hypnosis to Control the Psychological Variablehttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10671188.1961.10762072