Coaching cyclists in Sacramento, San Francisco, and Online.
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I bought my first heart rate monitor in high school. The ability to view HR in real-time then later analyze the data blew my mind. I was hooked. As I went through college then graduate school, exercise technology continued to improve.
HR, GPS, then finally power. It all became more accurate, mobile, and affordable. Technology previously found in exercise physiology labs was available to athletes training in the real world. Data wasn’t boring, it was thrilling.
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I’ve been teaching or coaching in some form since shortly after my sophomore year in college. Youth soccer camps, basketball,…
In this post we take a look at the three primary languages of cycling training. Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE), Power, and Exercise Physiology (more specifically the three energy systems that power cycling: ATP-PCr, glycolytic, and oxidative).
The following is an excerpt from an upcoming book on technology, distraction, and why training simply is the most effective…
