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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
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 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
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
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
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
5 Favourite Podcasts Winter is here and for a lot of us that means a bit more time on the turbo. I use the turbo most of the year anyway as it’s often the only way to fit in the
5 Most common Bike Fitting Myths Bike Fitting has become increasingly common and the information online is pretty endless. So here is a short post on the 5 most common bike fitting mistakes and how to avoid them. 01 Higher
How to Manage intensity When I did my Sports Science degree back in the 90’s there was a lot of emphasis on improving endurance performance by finding and training at ‘lactate threshold’ (LT). In fact, my undergrad dissertation was on
The key to improving your endurance performance There are so many things to look at in training. I find it all extremely interesting and spend a huge amount of time listening to podcasts, reading and attending seminars on
3 parts Part 1 – Load Management Part 2 – Strength and Mobility Part 3 – When/Why to Seek Advice 3 Ways to Solve Knee Injuries in Cycling – Part 3 Introduction Knee pain is one of the
Useful Links Returning from a knee injury Returning from a break in training What caused you to have a gap? There are loads of reasons why you might need to or have to take a break from training: Injury Illness
3 parts Part 1 – Load Management Part 2 – Strength and Mobility Part 3 – When/Why to Seek Advice 3 Ways to Solve Knee Injuries in Cycling – Part 2 Introduction In part 1 we discussed why
3 parts Part 1 – Load Management Part 2 – Strength and Mobility Part 3 – When/Why to Seek Advice 3 Ways to Solve Knee Injuries in Cycling – Part 1 Introduction Knee pain is one of the
Cycling time trial podcast interview Injuries are common in Cycling, avoiding them or managing them are is an important part of maintaining consistent training. The Cycling Time Trial Podcast has been a great source of information over the years. It
DIY Aero Testing On a bike, aerodynamics counts for a lot, in time trialling it counts for just about everything. The awareness of its importance has increased massively over the last few years. In the past being told something is
“Cycling in Switzerland is a joy! The air is fresh, the views are amazing, the roads are smooth, there are no gel wrappers, old tubes, etc on the side of the road and the terrain is ideal!” Cycling in Switzerland
British National Para-cycling championships This weekend I had the honour of piloting a tandem for para-cycling athlete Chris McDonald. We’ve ridden together previously, but not for about 2 years. So with only a few weeks to practise, we went to
What is Time Trialing? Time Trialing started about 130 years ago when bunch racing was banned in the UK. Competitive cyclist instead met up in secret and raced pre-determined courses, individually. Usually starting at 1-minute intervals, riders were then ranked
What makes a Great endurance athlete? Key Terms: Robust Athlete Durable Metabolic Control When you start. working with an endurance athlete the reasons they do it may vary, the goals may vary and the time they have