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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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IM Training on TrainerRoad

Phil wrote: I am a TR customer currently on Base 1 and will proceed with Base 2 accordingly. My A races next year will be flat, hot and windy, Eagleman 70.3 (6/9) and Philippines 70.3 (8/4). What race specific TR workouts should I go with and when would it be best get on race specific training format? Would…

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Which Assessment Protocol Should I Use?

Paul J asked: …would one of these tests be ‘better’ than the other depending on the type of training/racing you will be doing? In other words, if my weakness is VO2max power and higher, and I really want to focus on this area over the upcoming season (think Cyclocross next fall) would I be better…

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