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 …
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 …
Optimise Your Crank Length – Podcast Interview Here’s a summary of the podcast I did with Mark Florence on the cycling time trial podcast. General Info Cycling I worked with a former guest Coach Joe Beer, beat all my TT PB’s 10-100 miles, won 3 British National Titles. Learned a huge amount from …
Getting Cleat Position Right Cleat position is something we have all tinkered with at some point. When I first had clipless pedals, I accidentally bought cleats with no float!! I had anterior knee pain not long after and was changing the position to try and find a comfortable position. I was 18 and had no …
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 training. But it can be boring! I personally got bored listening to music on 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 Seat Height Allows you to Produce More Power There is a common thought that unless …
What is Intensity Distribution? I spent years training and racing without really understanding what it was. I had an understanding that some rides should be easier/harder…but actually, looking back at my old training diaries, there was relatively little variation. The topic has become more popular with the rise in popularity of polarised training. This …
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 developing a ramp test protocol for determining LT in rowers. As a masters athlete, my …
