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 in time order. Time Trialing is a contradiction…on the one hand, it is probably the …
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 to train will vary. However, there are things that stay the same; things common to …
How to perfect your pedalling If you ride a bike, pedalling is something you can just ‘do’. It’s easy, you’ve been able to do it since you first jumped on a bike as a kid. However, does that mean you are good at it? Could it be improved? As an avid cycling fan …
Should I Get a Bike FIt? Neil Poulton Bike Fitter “Do I need a bike fit and if so, when should I get a bike fit?” Do i need a bike fit? This is an excellent question and not always easy to answer. I remember reading the Cyclist Training Bible by Joe Friel (which …
Everything is logged somewhere already In this day and age almost everything is logged on internet-based programmes like Strava or Garmin Connect. Personally, I enjoy everything being logged, I like seeing my ride route and a few details of the ride. However, this is not a training diary. You could use it as a training …
Finding the cause of your injury It’s common to think ‘I have knee pain because there is something wrong with my knee’. However, with cycling injuries there are areas of the body that are more likely to be injured (the bullied!) and areas that are more likely to be the course (THE BULLIES). Today we …
The Bullies and the Bullied in Cycling – What’s Causing Your Injury? Read More »
Hip Mobility issues are really common in cycling. If you’ve read my blog for a while then you’ll know the most important thing is to find out the root cause of any issue before you propose a solution. However, when it comes to things I most commonly see there are some quick hitters that are …
On Monday, we looked at Hip Mobility in Cycling. It’s certainly an interesting thing to look at as it can have many causes and like almost anything else, does not have a single solution. Today, we’ll have a look at assessing off weight bearing and a 3D on weight bearing assessment. Off Weight Bearing Clearly, …
Heading Level 4 Why recommend riding so much in zone 1? If you’ve read the research on polarised training, you (like me) may have raised an eyebrow at seeing that 80% of sessions should be totally in Z1 (3 zone model – Clear here to learn more about training Zones). May be even more of …
Heart Rate or power meter? When monitoring training, I’ve heard more and more people talking about heart rate monitors (HRM) being obsolete because of the almost ubiquitous use of power meters in cycling these days. A popular podcast I was listening to was talking about how HRM is not reliable as heart rate (HR) is …
Which Training Zone System do you Use? It’s pretty common these days to hear people talking about ‘a zone 2 ride’ or ‘intervals in zone 4’; but which training zone system are they using? Almost every cycling or triathlon magazine will have articles or workouts using ‘training zones’. Another important question is what are you …
Welcome to Summit cycle coaching Welcome to Summit Cycle Coaching! We are really excited to be offering online coaching for all cycles looking to achieve their goals. We are dedicated to learning and improving; working with our clients to build training plans that are based in the latest science of Endurance Training and fit into …
