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Female Athlete Mystery: should she train with respect to her menstrual cycle?
The effect of the menstrual cycle on female athletes’ performance and training response is still unknown. Conversely, the effect of training load on menstrual cycle dynamics remains elusive. Athletica pairs up with Mira and HRV4Training to conduct in-field research to resolve the relationships between the menstrual cycle and endurance training.
Solutions to the programming puzzle require navigating context. Athletica launches => the Workout Wizard
One of the key training philosophies we embrace at HIIT Science is the simple saying “context over content”. You as an athlete know your context best. You know your situation. Even though a session sits in front of you in the plan, that session might...
Athlete phenotyping is the blueprint for training load individualisation (Part 1) – the convoluted science of the Anaerobic Speed/Power Reserve
New year, new me – Athletica introduces new athlete profiling features In our most recent blog, we discussed the scientific rationale behind power profiling in cycling. In case you haven’t read it yet, we strongly encourage you to go back to check it...
“Going beyond the threshold” – power profiling is the future of training load control
“Time is money” – the countless issues with an indefinite threshold-based intensity control In the endurance sports community, we often hear about the laboratory-measured parameters such as the V̇O2max, max aerobic power (MAP), fractional oxygen utilisation,...
After the ash settles – the Kona 2022 aftermath
Finally , the most anticipated event of the year comes to an end. In brief: Some athletes witnessed their “zero to hero” story written in real time, while others floundered. Big names rose to expectations, while others crumbled under pressure… Events were...
The Biggest Triathlon Event On The Planet – Ironman World Championship
Everyone dreams of competing here. It's the fuel that drags many people out of bed at 5 A.M., ready to jump in the freezing pool or on the bike on a rainy day. It’s the thought of racing here, on the biggest scene, why many people endure hours and hours of hard...
From Overtraining to World Championships
This is a story of Marjaana Rakai, a wife, mom, coach and an age-group triathlete. With a background in cross-country skiing, she discovered long-distance triathlon in 2015 and wanted to find out how good she could get. While still on that journey, her focus has...
New Release: Garmin Push Feature
New Release: Garmin Push Feature Our latest software release includes the ability to push Athletica training session files to your Garmin device via Garmin Connect for clear session guidance by your device wherever you are training. Importantly, once you sync (either...
Athletica Coach Version: a new tool to leverage the HIIT Science principles
I’ve long dreamed of making contributions to sport by leveraging technology to deliver innovations in training intelligence. It's always been about a simple question: What training should I do today? To more formally begin this journey, the first step was to gain a...
New Release: Bike and Run Performance-Duration Profiles
Our latest technical release includes vastly improved bike and run performance profile charts. Improvements have been made from both a visual standpoint, as well as under-the-hood work, resulting in clearer charts with more robust and accurate estimations of your...
Why?
I think I’ve heard it said that coaching an endurance athlete involves part science, part art. It’s a sentiment I broadly agree with and, for me, roughly translates to getting the athlete to do the activity that will help them most on a given day.
Athletica, is hiring a Data Engineer
Have you ever wondered how technology can help athletes? In this position, your job will be to take part in the development of data science- and machine learning-based softwares which will help athletes by providing an adaptive coaching plan that adapts to the...
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