Case Study When Coaching Really Counts Whenever I speak to athletes about how they can improve, hard work is never the issue. Most endurance athletes are more than willing to put in the hard work. What is more of an issue is when someone is working too hard, so much of …
Lactate Testing An Update on my Progress The previous post on lactate testing talked about it about the process of testing and how to analyse the results. I also talked about my plan and was looking forward to re-testing as I was getting much stronger. Unfortunately, things got a little derailed! I (like …
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 lot in recent months. As a strong believer in large amounts of Z1 training (3 …
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 far from where I live!!) It seems like a good time to discuss heat, what …
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, or anything else…not many people have the time to train like a pro athlete. Perhaps …
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 the importance of getting the intensity control, frequency and consistency right; and how to do …
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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 to fit cycling in on top is that you have limited time to train and …
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. Started cycling to stay fit and enjoy cycle holidays with friends. This year’s goal is …
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 Lab. Since then I moved to Switzerland and don’t have access to such a great …
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 the 20-minute all-out test and the take 95% of the average power. It’s not a …
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 out from the event…what to do? …this is a story I hear fairly often. The …
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 from the event…what to do? …this is a story I hear fairly often. The question …
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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 busy home lives, work lives and we need to make it work all together. Here …
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 anything else…not many people have the time to train like a pro athlete. Perhaps more …
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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 down from around the 78cm mark (measured from the centre of the BB to the …
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. Also, the illness itself can be a real issue and I would advise a very. …
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 bit of planning. Given the time of year, it’s pretty common to have new goals, …
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, like always, the opportunity to improve is something that is hard to resist. The picture …
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 at the end of your longest ever ride… there are lots of ways to endure …
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 go harder? When should I go longer? This is a great question! For those following/writing …
