🚴‍♂️ CYCLING SCIENCE UNLOCKED. Crank length, cadence & single-leg secrets 🔑⚡

From mediocre road racer to world-leading cycling performance scientist! 

Prof. Jim Martin has spent a career merging engineering and exercise science to crack the code on performance 🚀

In this episode of The Training Science Podcast, Paul & Jim dive into:

⚙️ Crank length, cadence & aerodynamics
 🦵 The surprising power of SINGLE-LEG training for muscle adaptation & efficiency
 📉 Debunking chainrings & pulling up on the pedals
 🧠 Why trusting your spinal cord might be the best coaching cue you’ll ever use

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Today’s speakers:

Prof. Paul Laursen https://www.paullaursen.com/   

Prof. Jim Martin https://profiles.faculty.utah.edu/u0238089 

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References:

Crank length video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z73unkrBuY 

Crank length science:

https://journals.physiology.org/doi/epdf/10.1152/japplphysiol.01247.2010 

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