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The Trainer Is Your Secret Weapon

When my to-do list expands beyond the threshold of manageable into the realm of overwhelming, a bike ride can be the perfect way to streamline productivity: by giving my brain the space it needs to reorganize thoughts and enable me to more efficiently and effectively tackle that daunting list. In fact, riding my bicycle is…

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Summer Intervals – Can you REALLY do them outdoors?

Having spent 7 of the last 8 winters on indoor trainers along with a large number of coaching clients, I’d face the same dilemma every year when the weather improved – do I shift my training outdoors or do I maintain my indoor consistency and regimen? And while it’s been said that he who has…

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How to Return from Illness or a Holiday Hiatus

Training Interruptions: When Not If Few things derail motivation the way that illness, injury or life’s many non-cycling obligations can. And it always seems to happen when your training is on the upswing, power numbers are going up, relative heart rate numbers are coming down, and the potential for improvement is inspiring to say the least.…

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Recovery Weeks?

Recovery weeks are typically part of most higher volume training plans every 3rd or 4th week, but since most of our plans thus far are lower volume plans in the 6-9 week range, scheduled recovery is better left up to each athlete. Often enough, when riders are only on their bikes for 3-4 hours/week, full…

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Aero Position & Assessment

Q: Should FTP tests (both original and subsequent) be done in Aero position or in horns? I’m still getting used to Aero position and not overly comfy yet. A: That’s a really good question, especially when considering how important specificity becomes to event performance. Too many riders want to put in a good time trial,…

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