How Much Can I Increase My FTP – UPDATED 2021 – FTP Performance Percentage
So you have been training a lot but you are wondering how much can I increase my FTP before you start to plateau. Maybe you are looking to bump up your FTP by 100 watts before the summer. While this is possible, it is a...
Why Cycling Is Good For Your Health – UPDATED 2021
Staying in good health is the goal of many people. However, sometimes finding an enjoyable activity that fits in one’s schedule is difficult to accomplish. Cycling is one of those exercises that increases one’s health and can be very fun. The benefits of cycling are...
Cycling Performance Tests – Measuring Your Cycling Performance
If you don't measure, you don't learn, if you don't learn, you don't improve. It's that simple and that true. If we don't have measurable and comparable references of our performance we won't be able to know, with certainty and reliability, if our training is...
Special Cycling Disciplines – Hill Climbing And Sprinting
Hill Climbing We all want to be better climbers and there are countless sessions that you can practice to maximize your performance. Whatever you do, it will be painful — hills certainly hurt. Many events we ride include hills and being able to stay with attacks or indeed initiate...
Cycling Techniques And Drills – To Improve Bike Handling
The following cycling techniques and drills can be incorporated into training rides to help develop and improve road bike handling skills. They are grouped by techniques to apply, and specific drills to practice, during a ride. Be careful when performing these drills, and practice within...
Cycling Training To Get You Started
Cycling training, what does it take to be successful? And what is required? These are often questions you get as a coach. Many people are stuck in the old ways of long and low-intensity rides. They want to improve their performance, but in reality, they don't...
Cycling Training With RPE For Beginners – What Is RPE And How Is It Measured?
Cycle training is continuously evolving, and we consistently see a diverse range of levels come through our coaching program. Teaching the beginner cyclist to understand the fundamentals of cycle training is just as important as the elite riders and sport science. Cycling training doesn't need to...
Cycling Intervals For Hill Climbing – Low Cadence And Under Over Cycling Intervals
When you want to become a fitter, stronger cyclist adding hill cycling intervals to your plan are a sure way of enhancing your performance. To be a faster climber, first, you need to be able to increase your maximum sustainable power. Doing so increases your ability...
Speed Training Program For Cycling – UPDATED 2021 – Speed Intervals For Cyclists
As we get older, many cyclists drift towards a steady-state speed, focusing on a speed training program for four weeks can help solve this issue. Commonly, these types of cyclists spend too much time training at one speed. Doing so affects your ability to accelerate, meaning...
Criterium Training Plan for Cycling – Criterium Training Program And Workouts
Criterium training and racing is about attacking corners rapidly and forcefully through multiple corners. These races are raced around a 1-2km circuit and not a road race. Criteriums focus you on keeping your line and making you sprint hard in and out of every corner. [adning...