Lactate Testing – What to do and how to use the Results I don’t know if it’s just my Twitter feed, but the amount of talk about lactate testing and lactate-based training seems to have increased a
Lactate Testing
Understanding Heat Training
Understanding Heat Training Given the recent heatwave, the high temperatures in both the men’s and women’s Tour de France and some really high temps in the tour of Switzerland (which I experienced directly as it was not
Planning – From Seasons to Sessions
Planning – From Season to Session…How do you do it? Why Plan Planning your training can be tricky, especially with all the other elements of your life to balance! Whether it’s a partner, kids, busy job, social commitments,
Effective Training for Busy Professionals – Part 2
Effective Training for Busy Professionals – Part 2 In part one we covered the importance of getting the basics right over fancy gizmos, gadgets and supplements. We covered the first 2 Balance and Patience. Today we will discuss
Effective Training For Busy Professionals
Effective Training for Busy Professionals Most cyclists aren’t professional cyclists and I would wager most don’t really want to be either. One of the biggest issues for those with a life full of everything else and trying
Case Study – Time Crunched Athlete
Case Study Time-Crunched Athlete How did a time-crunched athlete increase FTP from 145 to 225 Watt FTP on 3-5 hours a week over the winter? Here’s How… Athlete – 56-year-old male with no history of bike racing.
Out and Back Aero Testing
Out and Back Aero-Testing: How to Get Faster One of the most popular posts I’ve ever written was on Aero-Testing. In that post, I described the process using an outdoor velodrome and doing analysis with Golden Cheetah’s Aero
FTP Testing – A How-to Guide?
FTP Testing: A How-to Guide? FTP (Functional Threshold Power) has had so much written and said about it that it’s hard to tell what it is and what it isn’t anymore. I started like many, by doing
12-Weeks to Your Event – Part-2
12-Weeks to Your Event? How to Maximise Your Training Gains RECAP: So, you’ve entered an event, training has been a bit hit and miss, but you’ve been doing some on and off, but… now you are 12-weeks
12-Weeks to Your Event? – How to Maximise Your Training Gains
12-Weeks to Your Event? How to Maximise Your Training Gains So, you’ve entered an event, training has been a bit hit and miss, but you’ve been doing some on and off, but… now you are 12-weeks out
5 Tips for the Time Crunched Athlete
5 Tips for the Time-Crunched Athlete Finding time to train is an ongoing battle we all face. We can’t all be pro athletes with 25 hours a week to train and the rest left to eat and sleep! We have
Balancing Training – Work – Family and Everything Else!!
Balancing Training – Work – Family and Everything Else! Where to Start? No matter what your training goal is, balancing all the elements of your life is tricky! Whether it’s a partner, kids, busy job, social commitments, or
Getting Your Saddle Height Right!!
Getting Your Saddle Height…Right!! Why Is Saddle Height So Tricky!? It’s a constant source of confusion and frustration…what should your saddle height be? I experimented mainly within about a 10mm range for most of the time, up and
Season Review – Learning from Last Year
Season Review – Learning from Last Year Obviously, COVID is still a very present issue everyone has to deal with. From a sporting/cycling point of view. Clearly, races moving and being cancelled makes planning a little more tricky.
Planning Your Year
Planning Your Year Happy New Year Everyone! Hope you enjoyed yourself and are ready to get back to some quality training. Whatever your goal, you will always benefit from having some structure to your training. Having structure requires a
Optimising VLAmax for Time Trials
Being a time trial enthusiast, when I first heard Sebastian Weber talk about this it was really eye-opening. I’d spent most of my cycling time trying to increase my threshold power without knowing this very important detail! How frustrating!! However,
Understanding Pain in Chronic Cycling Injuries
Understanding Chronic Pain in Cycling Injuries Pain in Cycling Pain and suffering in cycling is something we are all familiar with. Whether it is the pain you feel in the second half of a kilo, to the pain
Intensify or Extend?
Key questions How should I make my programme progressive? What do I do when extending is no longer an option? When do I increase the intensity? How can I best create the adaptive signal? Intensify or Extend? When should I
Podcast – Optimum Crank Length
New Podcast Last week I was interviewed for the Cycling Time Trial Podcast hosted by Mark Florence. The question we tried to answer was around the biomechanics of optimal crank length. We talked about how cranks affect your: Aero Position
What Size Cranks do I Need?
Optimise Your Crank Length – Podcast Interview Here’s a summary of the podcast I did with Mark Florence on the cycling time trial podcast. General Info Cycling I worked with a former guest Coach Joe Beer, beat all