93 - Puppy Paws, Aerobic Thresholds, and Records Waiting to be Broken

Endurance Innovation is now on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/enduranceinnovation]! Have a peek at our page and show us some love. * 1:30 the UCI ban on ‘puppy paws’ * 4:30 3 cases of the aerodynamics of a larger rider * Baseline position: riding with a fairly low torso but with hands on hoods (forearms close to horizontal) yielded a CdA of 0.259 * in ‘puppy paw’ posture yielded a CdA of 0.233, an increase in speed on flats of 1.5kph at 300W over baseline * Torso and arms similar to ‘puppy paws’ but hands wider and now on the hoods yielded a CdA of 0.236, an increase in speed at that same 300W of 1.3kph over baseline * 12:15 Michael’s HRV DFA Alpha 1 experimentation update * 21:00 breaking 7 / 8 strategies: * Downstream swim * Guter uber slippery on the bike * Run a 2:30 marathon For more DFA A1 and aerobic threshold testing context, check out our conversation with Bruce Rogers [https://endurance-innovation-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/87-bruce-rogers-on-hrv-estimation-of-aerobic-threshold].