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WA RMIN G U P
ON T H E R EV BOX
WA RM IN G U P
- A l m os t a s ci en ce i n i t s ow n
r ight, p re p a r i ng t he hum a n b od y f or p ea k
p er f o r ma nce i n t he m i nut e s p r i or t o a n even t , i s
n ow und e r st oo d t o ha ve eve n m o re i nf l u en ce t h an
o n c e t h ough t. For t he a t hle t e co ns i der i ng ever y
d e t a i l ove r mo nt hs o r eve n yea r s of t rai n i n g , a
co r rect a nd p la nne d wa r m -u p s c h ed ul e n eeds
t o c o me f rom an i n-d e p t h a na l y s i s of t h e p ower
o utp uts, ca d enc e ra ng e , an d m om en t u m ra t es ,
a p p l i c a b l e t o t he c om p e t i t i on .
S t a n d ard tra i ne r d e s i g ns an d es p eci al l y t h e
"ro l l e r s " sty l e s a re of t e n no t ab l e t o p rovi de
en o ug h re s i st ance f o r a r i der t o repl i ca t e
cer t a i n he a r t rat es or p ower o ut put s at ca de nces
a p p ro p r i a t e f o r t he eve nt .
Ro ller s in par t icu lar a re n o t a b le t o ge ne ra t e
a nywh e re nea r t h e re q u ire d resist a n ce levels, so
even t h oug h t h e h ea r t ra t e o f a n in divid u a l m a y
b e ra is ed t o t h e t a r ge t zon e, re sist an ce f or t h e
m uscle s is n o t .
Th e Revb ox wit h it s cap a cit y t o p rovid e u n limit ed
res is t a nce in a t u n e d low in e r t ia f or ma t , me an s
a ny b ike r id er from a mat eu r roa d cyclist t o
wor ld c h am p ion tra c k sp r in t e r, ca n p rep a re b o t h
cardi ova s cula r a n d mu scu la r syst e ms a s be st as
p oss ib le. Eve n ts w he re t h e con d ition s will m ea n
t he r id er ca r r ies a low level of mome n tu m su c h
a s h ill cli mb s, or f l at roa d he a d w ind , a n d of
cours e m oun t a in b ik in g, n ee d t o h a ve sp ecia l
cons id era ti on g ive n t o t he wa r m u p . H igh in e r t ia
t rain e rs a re n o t a ble t o re p licat e t h ese loa ds.
Th e Revb ox is a p e r f e ct wa r min g up t o ol f or a ny
a t h le t e s e r iou s a bo ut ma x imu m p er f or ma nce .
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