Winning in the Heat Heat Block Sessions 4-6 Heat Adaptation Training Heat Session 4 Intervals into Heat Session – Small Signs of Progress So, for this session I experimented with doing some intervals in the first half hour. I was interested to see how that influenced the rise …
Metabolic testing Having a Sports Science background makes me interested in all things physiology and testing. I’m sure we are all familiar with various tests, FTP tests, lactate testing, VO2max tests, etc. But it was some interviews I listened to with Sebastian Weber of InScyd that got me really interested in metabolic testing. What previously …
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 Holiday Family pressures Work Pressures Life Stress End of the season After a big goal …
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 more aero or copying the position or equipment of the fastest riders was about as …
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 …
