Western Union Accelerator Program

Wanting to change and improve is the first step

The stages around one another and among other things caught my attention the cadence of Carlos Sastre, the difference can be observed their peers, as its cadence is much higher. Is it due to change in length of rod that you have had?

Sastre has contested the Giro and the Tour where he used a rod of 170 mm and 165 mm now uses a fairly large reduction in length. This rider has already taken a big step forward assuming the shift rod, which professional cycling is reluctant to do under the idea that after years with a position and a type of rod can change or decrease performance generate lesions. But the really strange thing is that professional cycling do not use the optimal rod.

The best rod is one whose size is appropriate to the corridor and lets you express your capacity obtaining greater efficiency. This measure must be commensurate with the length of the rider's crotch. For example, a crotch 81 cm rod length of 170.8 should be adequate. Why use a standard measure , lower or higher than necessary? , which undermines the effectiveness and usefulness and can build muscle and joint disorders.

When we talk about professional cycling and high performance rod and the pedal sole proprietorship seem to be issues that are ignored, ignoring the benefits at the time of transmitting the total force effectiveness. By setting all components to the rider's body shape generate a more stable situation will improve performance. Concepts like plumb and proper seat height, excellent rod or Q factor, influence leg muscle activity, providing balance and contributes to the employment of all the muscles in charge, both in extension and flexion .

When When will all this change and cycling sees the necessity and importance of a set position?

Moreover, on this change professionals are not the only fortunate. Children also receive the benefit of the utility generated these settings, so that during the growth process and training get more training muscle, the more skilled and therefore higher performance without affecting health.