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If you have ever dealt with a stomach issue while racing, then you have experienced the gut wrenching, painful, disappointing feeling it brings. Once you are dealing with a stomach issue, there is little you […]
We all know that cycling indoors is not as pleasurable as it is outdoors on the roads and trails. Being stationary and not experiencing momentum may play a large role in why indoor exercise is […]
Indoor Cycling Training vs. Riding outside Studies show that cyclist with same (RPE) rating of perceived exertion ride at high watt value outside the road than they do indoors, Even athletes who live in year […]
We all know that you need to push your limits to make athletic gains. But how far beyond your current athletic limits should you push to make further athletic gains without overtraining. It is well […]
My Training at your highest possible potential, the most often, is the key to achieving increases in athletic performance. Recovery plays a very important role in this equation. Recovering properly from a block of training […]
The extreme weather of each season makes training outdoors difficult, and at times, impossible. That does not always make it easy to maintain a steady training schedule, but that’s the way it goes. Both the […]
Whether you train with a coach, on your own, or use a pre-written program, you are going to need to adjust your training program at times. General fatigue, lack of time, and life in general […]
As trail racing grows in popularity, the physiological needs of a mountain bike athlete become increasingly important to examine and understand. Racing a bike along a trail will require a different set of skills compared […]
Since the invention of the wireless heart rate monitor in the late 1970’s1, heart rates have been widely used by athletes, coaches and exercise enthusiasts as an important guide to training intensity. Heart rate training […]
Whether you race often or not, taking a break mid-season and changing gears is always a wise decision. That is of course if you are not preparing for a peak race in the middle of […]