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    Balancing Training – Work – Family and Everything Else!!

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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

    coach January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 Blog, Training No Comments Read more

    Season Review – Learning from Last Year

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      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.

    coach January 6, 2022January 7, 2022 Blog No Comments Read more

    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

    coach January 5, 2022 Blog, Theory of Training No Comments Read more

    Understanding Pain in Chronic Cycling Injuries

    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

    coach December 6, 2021 Bike Fitting, Blog No Comments Read more

    Intensify or Extend?

    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

    coach November 28, 2021December 13, 2021 Blog, Theory of Training No Comments Read more

    Podcast – Optimum Crank Length

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    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

    coach November 28, 2021April 22, 2022 Bike Fitting, Blog, Time Trialing No Comments Read more

    5 Awesome Podcasts

    5 Awesome Podcasts

    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

    coach November 23, 2021 Blog, Podcast No Comments Read more

    5 Common Bike Fitting Myths

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    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

    coach November 18, 2021 Bike Fitting, Blog No Comments Read more

    How to Manage Intensity

    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

    coach October 11, 2021October 11, 2021 Blog, Theory of Training No Comments Read more

    The Biggest Thing to Improve Your Endurance Performance

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      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

    coach September 27, 2021September 27, 2021 Blog, Theory of Training No Comments Read more

    3 Ways to Solve Knee Injuries in Cycling

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        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

    coach September 20, 2021September 20, 2021 Bike Fitting, Blog No Comments Read more

    Returning to Training After a Break

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    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

    coach September 15, 2021February 3, 2022 Blog, Theory of Training 1 Comment Read more

    3 Ways to Solve Knee Pain in Cycling. – Part 2

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        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

    coach September 13, 2021September 13, 2021 Blog 1 Comment Read more

    3 Ways to Solve Knee Injuries in Cycling – Part 1

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        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

    coach September 6, 2021September 6, 2021 Bike Fitting, Blog 1 Comment Read more

    Cycling Injuries on The Cycling Time Trial Podcast

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    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

    coach August 26, 2021August 26, 2021 Blog, Podcast No Comments Read more

    DIY Aero Testing

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    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

    coach August 23, 2021January 20, 2022 Aero Testing, Blog 2 Comments Read more

    I’ve Moved to Switzerland!

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    “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

    coach August 14, 2021August 16, 2021 Blog, Training No Comments Read more

    British National Para Cycling Championships

    British National Para Cycling Championships

    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

    coach June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 Blog, Racing No Comments Read more

    Time Trialling – The Race of Truth

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    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

    coach May 10, 2021 Time Trialing No Comments Read more

    What Makes a Great Endurance Athlete?

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      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

    coach April 28, 2021April 29, 2021 Theory of Training, Training No Comments Read more
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