TrainerRoad Blog RSS

bike setup tips, cycling, cycling training, goals, pedal wrench, power meter, recovery, Training, training plan, travel, traveling -

How to Avoid Losing Fitness While Traveling: 3 Solutions for Cyclists

Family vacations, work trips, even the oh-so dreaded holiday weekend at the in-laws … believe it or not, you can still hold onto your cycling fitness and even be getting faster. Training During Travel As much as we hope that it doesn’t, a training hiatus due to travel longer than a few days can derail…

Read more

aero, aerodynamics, ask a cycling coach, best bike split, cycling, ironman, kona, meter, pacing, podcast, power, ryan cooper, trainerroad, Training, triathlon, weight -

Perfect Pacing with Ryan Cooper of Best Bike Split

Ryan Cooper is the founder of Best Bike Split, Chief Scientist at Training Peaks, and an expert on all things aerodynamics and pacing. We met up with Ryan in Kona to discuss how to achieve perfect pacing, aerodynamic advantages in time trialing, and triathlon tactics. Topics covered in this episode How Ryan Cooper became an…

Read more

Training -

Training Plans Update: All Off-Road Specialty Plans Are Improved!

All Off-Road Specialty training plans are improved to be more specific to your riding and racing goals. What’s New Each Off-Road Specialty plan includes a TSS progression in line with the improved Build training plans. To allow flexibility for varying racing schedules, training stress remains steady from week to week throughout this 8-week block bringing…

Read more

anti-row, antirow, ask a cycling coach, base of support, berm, body positioning, bottom bracket, brakes, braking, cornering, drop, handling, lee likes bikes, lee mccormack, leelikesbikes, line choice, momentum, mountain bike, mtb, pump track, pump. pumping, pumptrack, rock, rock garden, roller, row, skidding, skills, switchbacks, technique, tips, trainerroad, Training, weight distribution -

How To be a Faster Mountain Biker

Power, weight and aerodynamics may be the determining factors in most cycling events, but mountain biking is different – if you can’t handle your bike properly, you will not win. Just like following a proper training plan to build your fitness, you need to follow a proper framework to improve your technique. After working with…

Read more

core strength, cycling, cycling training, cycling training plan, hip flexibility, racing, Strength, strength training, strength training plan, structure, trainerroad, Training, training plan, weights -

5 Strength Training Exercises for Cyclists to Integrate Into Your Training Plan

Importance of Strength Training for Cyclists The demands of being on the bike for extended durations, coupled with constantly turning over the pedals, brings to light the importance of functional strength for cyclists. Functional strength sounds like a bit of a buzzword, but it has real application in the world of endurance sports. Strength training…

Read more

Tags