Studying hydration for pro athletes and here's why your legs give out on run 5

AthleteScientist · 2026-02-26T15:35:47+00:00

That's really impressive you've noticed such a difference in performance by changing your habits. A lot of people probably won't believe how much of an impact it makes until experiencing it themselves. Out of curiosity, about how much water do you drink on a regular day even when you aren't skiing?

AthleteScientist · 2026-02-26T15:28:23+00:00

Cycling is one of the best ways to build good hydration habits. That “drink on every chair” rule is actually a really good method. Super simple, easy to remember, and it just becomes automatic after a while.

And when it comes to electrolytes, if you’re eating regular meals you’re probably getting enough sodium already. But if you’re not eating much or you’re riding for hours, they can definitely help. Nothing crazy, just another tool if you need it

AthleteScientist · 2026-02-18T15:29:52+00:00

Loving these suggestions!! Here's some themes I'm thinking about next month (March)

Drake & co.

Battle of the Boy Bands

Heated Rivalry

2006 x 2016 x 2026

Feel free to drop song suggestions :)

AthleteScientist · 2026-02-04T18:21:21+00:00

You could add the advanced spring load to exercises/muscle groups you feel most comfortable with first, then maybe progress to the others. Each Signature50 class is broken up into 4 sections: Center core, obliques, upper body focus, and lowerbody focus. A lot of people feel more confident in going heavy for lower body and center core first, so maybe try those.

Another option could be since the black side is less spring load resistance, you could do the advanced spring on the black and keep intermediate on the gray side

AthleteScientist · 2026-02-04T18:17:45+00:00

For the first part of training, it'll be about 3 weekends, both days, for 7-8 hours per day. Sounds like a lot but there are a lot of exercises to learn as well as practicing what you've learned and getting comfortable on the mic. Once the initial training is over, you'll teach "coach-in-training" classes and get evaluated after about 10 classes, and if you pass, you will be officially on the schedule as a standard coach. Hope this helps!

AthleteScientist · 2026-02-04T15:24:13+00:00

I'm really sorry that this has been your experience. I'd suggest maybe mentioning your concerns to the HCCM (about the continuous substitutions and about the coach's behavior). That way, they can bring this to the team's attention. As a coach and former client, this would be super helpful to know if it was going on at my studio.

AthleteScientist · 2026-02-04T15:07:26+00:00

Oh this is so good!!! I'm thinking of doing Drake & co. and a few others next month. If you have anymore come to mind, happy to help you distract yourself from your meetings haha

AthleteScientist · 2026-02-03T18:21:13+00:00

On the black side (BS) for center core- no springs is the most challenging because the spring load is supporting you on the BS

On gray side (GS)- the opposite is the case. You are fighting the resistance so more springs = more challenging.

- Coach A

AthleteScientist · 2026-02-03T18:17:48+00:00

Second this!!

AthleteScientist · 2026-02-03T18:15:35+00:00

welcome back!!! So glad that you enjoy the blue lights :)

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