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The Language of Training
In the last decade, I’ve learned that prescribing workouts (the “what” of training) is likely the easiest part of coaching.
Sure, programming, planning, and periodizing take some level of knowledge and skill, but quality differences between training plans never matter more than a cyclist’s ability to nail the number one objective in training: consistency.
How Mindfulness Meditation Can Help You Become a Better Cyclist
Mindfulness meditation has always kind of wigged me out. The act of meditating seemed more like a method to cede control of my mind rather than a reliable strategy to strengthen it.
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How to Race Better
How exactly do you race better? Coach Sam Bassetti and myself have put together this flow chart to highlight a few nuggets that might just get you over the hump and in the win column in your next race.
How To Train for a Cycling Tour
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. Our first step is to understand the specific demands of your tour.
Failure is your Friend
Unless your name is Peter Sagan or Eddy Mercx, you will lose 99.9% of the bike races that you start. Failure in sport is inevitable, but it is also an important part of developing as an athlete and ultimately achieving your goals. Read on to find out how failure fits in to your development as an athlete.
How to Improve Your Sprint Performance on the Bike
What Powers Your Sprint?
Your body has three energy systems that power movement. These are the oxidative, glycolytic, and ATP-Pcr systems, each of which serves a unique role in fueling your sprint performance [1]. All three systems contribute to supporting energy requirements, but their relative contributions change with the duration and intensity of your efforts.
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Using RPE to get Stronger on the Bike
**Check out our RPE for Cycling Guide at this link**
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].
How to Make Progress on the Bike
Everyone gets better when they start riding a bike, but what happens after you’ve been at it for a while? Why do some riders continue to improve while others plateau or burn out?
Winning The University Road Race
University road race is one of the toughest races on the NCNCA calendar. This year, Data Driven Athlete Aria Kiani won the P12 race, and became California road race state champion. Let’s take a look at his power file and find out what it takes to win on one of hardest courses in California.