Kinesiology Research at the University

A friend asked if I could help them with a Kinesiology research project and of course I said yes before really even knowing what I was getting into. The research is to find out if a few high output short interval training sessions at least 48hrs apart will improve a trained cyclists endurance.

The first day (Thursday Nov. 10) I had to do a Vo2 Max test and my body can do 75.8 ml/kg/min and 500+ watts followed by a 10mile TT on a stationary bike to get a base reading.

The second day (Tuesday Nov. 15) I did not realize how intense 4 windgates would be on my body so I ate 20 minutes prior to the workout and was told to wait until the following week, was a good decision.

The third day (Thursday Nov. 17) I had to do 4 windgate workouts, if you have never done them you do not know how hard it is until you do it.  5 minute warm up, followed by getting your cadence up as high as you possibly can with no resistance and then resistance. You pedal as hard as you can against this magnetic resistance for 30 seconds and cool down for 5 minutes and repeat. Each windgate was producing more than 1600 kilojoules which is more than 380 calories in 30 seconds.  More than 1500 calories are burned over the 4 workouts

The forth day (Tuesday Nov. 22) I had to do 5 windgates, which by the end feels like I am going to pass out. For 15 minutes after I am super light headed and for a few hours after my ears are ringing.

On Tuesday the 29th I will have to do 6 windgates and then on Thursday I will have a final 10 mile TT on the stationary bike to see if I have improved. I can't decide if I am more excited for this to be over because of how hard these are on the body or to see the results since they are not showing us numbers until the end.