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Knowledge Base Nutrition

Carbohydrate periodisation for improved performance

Periodisation of carbohydrate intake in endurance sports – a possibility to efficiently enhance performance and to burn fat.

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Cycling Knowledge Base Strength Training

Stronger through effective trainer workouts

Working out indoors is not the most pleasant thing for most cyclists. But engaging in it allows for very specific and effective workouts.

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Guidelines for a Successful Training Camp

Training camps are good, because all you have to do is concentrate on one thing which is training, okay and eating. But that’s about it. Nothing else to worry about, no bad weather mood, no stress. Just training. However nobody goes into a training camp alone. You either sign up for one or you make up your own with your training buddies.

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Knowledge Base Recovery

The Myth of the Training Break – Training in the off season

Do you need a break in training in Autumn or Winter? What can you do to begin the next season at a higher level? You have probably asked yourself similar questions. 2PEAK has the answers, which might surprise you but which are tried and tested.

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Altitude training – Thin air for the next performance level

By training in thin high altitude air, top athletes strive for peak performance. 2PEAK presents a summary of methods and experience of altitude training.

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Are the triple jump and 100 meter sprint really endurance events?

Musculature is an important performance-limiting factor in endurance sport. Read on, to see how you can train your musculature optimally.

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Knowledge Base Nutrition Recovery

Muscle Cramps: Causes, Prevention, and Solutions

Muscle cramps are part of sports. But what can you do to minimize the risk of cramps? And how can you get rid of a cramp once it occurs?

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Competition Knowledge Base Nutrition

Nutrition before a Race

Preparing for a race traditionally involves a pasta party. We show you the effects this has on your body and the alternatives for optimal nutrition before and during a race.

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Inspiration Knowledge Base

Training for the over 50s

Training through middle and old age keeps you unusually fit and resistant to social illnesses. All about training at advanced ages – what it does, how it works and where the limits are.

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Cycling Knowledge Base

Smooth Pedaling: faster with the right pedaling technique

Improve your pedaling style. The Munich engineer and biomechanics expert Wolfgang Petzke calls just about everything into question, ever published about “smooth action”. We explain his method and show how you can use to it improve your technique.