Nate Dunn, M.S.

How To Train for a Cycling Tour

June 4, 2018June 4, 2018 Nate Dunn, M.S.

If you’ve recently signed up for a cycling tour you might be unsure about how best to prepare. In this post we’ll lay out a clear training strategy to make sure you arrive at your tour with fresh legs and enough fitness to propel you to a strong finish.

Life

Winning the Winston-Salem Classic: A Tale of Data and Tactics

June 1, 2018June 5, 2018 Nate Dunn, M.S.

Coach Sam Bassetti recently returned from North Carolina where he picked up a huge win at the Winston-Salem Cycling Classic. In this post we’ll take an in-depth look at the horsepower and tactical savvy it takes to win one of the biggest races in the country.

What I've Learned

What I’ve Learned: Read More, Browse Less

May 1, 2018May 20, 2018 Nate Dunn, M.S.

For most of my life reading has been a chore. I blame school. Book reports, essays, and multiple choice questions all turned reading into a means to an end. My “end” was ensuring my GPA stayed high enough so my parents wouldn’t stop paying for my car insurance. I always wanted to “read for fun”, school just seemed to make it impossible.

Training

Using RPE to get Stronger on the Bike

February 25, 2018April 4, 2018 Nate Dunn, M.S.

Power data has transformed what it means to both describe and prescribe effort. Training lexicon like Functional Threshold Power (FTP) enables intensity prescription down to the watt while providing a language to describe cycling performance in great detail [1].

Sports Nutrition

Does Beet Juice Really Make You Faster on the Bike?

February 15, 2018March 8, 2018 Nate Dunn, M.S.

Research into the performance boost of beets goes back a decade [1, 8]. From effects on cardiovascular disease [15] to repeated-sprint performance [14], our knowledge of how beet juice impacts the body has continued to grow. Most of us are familiar with the decade old claim that beet juice improves cycling performance, but how exactly does it work?

Author: Nate Dunn, M.S.