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6 articles written by James Witts

Performance

How understanding lactate can benefit your performance

Lactate kills your power output and ruins your chances of a PB, right? Well, no actually, and we now know why thanks to input from Tadej Pogacar’s former coach, Inigo San Millan…

8 MINUTE READ
Performance

Why do you slow down?

Endurance journalist, James Witts, explores the physical and mental causes of fatigue, and how you can overcome it...

8 MINUTE READ
Nutrition

The truth about ketones - do they aid recovery?

What exactly are ketones, what are their reported benefits and are they of use to you? Sports journalist James Witts reports back on his findings after attending the Science & Cycling Conference.

5 MINUTE READ
Motivation

PB in the heat? It's all in the mind...

Sports journalist James Witts explains how the physical adaptation of training in the heat can also provide mental gains for athletes.

6 MINUTE READ
Performance

Can you trick your brain into thinking you're less fatigued than you really are?

Looking for your next exercise performance breakthrough? Understanding that lump between your ears is a good place to start…

7 MINUTE READ
Performance

The life of a cycling team doctor on the Tour de France

We talked to Dr Adrian Rotunno - Team Dimension Data’s team doctor - about supplements, the importance of technology in saving cyclists' lives and what it's like being a team doctor on a Grand Tour.

9 MINUTE READ
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