Here we are going to break down a UCI rider’s calendar. He is a very strong rider who likes hard races (long races with plenty of repeated efforts). Explore: Which of the races is the hardest in order to target when we want him to be a peak form. How a hard race is made …
The classic British opening race took place last Sunday. It finished in classic form. A British Conti team turned up and took a 1-2-3, with a few surprise names taking spots in the top 5. Perfs is always a hard race. It’s less than 2h long, the weather is always cold and wet (even when …
Over the years I’ve often been asked a similar questions. “Whats the best session for improving my X min power?” “I was looking at my power curve and..“ Worshiping at the alter of your power curve is an easy pitfall to get caught in. It’s you on your best day, who doesn’t love themselves on …
In my opinion the general understanding of fuelling and the basic principles of how our bodies utilise those fuels is poor and too much emphasis is placed on training outputs. Understand what you put in your body, how you utilise what you put in it and you will see all your training outputs improve. And …
In part 1 we looked at the massive physiological change Guy had seen over the first 6 months of the year through consistent solid training, nothing fancy. The second half of the year has been a more focussed approach. There was one major area for improvement. Fatigue resistance. Up to this point Guy had upped …
Guy started working with us back in January. He had raced a little bit over the previous 2 years achieving a Cat 2 licence but really wanted to push on and be competitive in National level road races. A fairly general goal, so we take a fairly general look at what that will take. Current …
Over the last 3 weeks we have been running the test event for Jake’s Giro. The idea was to try something a bit different now all the racing is cancelled. It turned into the most intense and successful training block any of us have ever done. Each session lasted on average 60 mins, the longest …
Last month I underwent Critical Power Testing using the INSCYD system. The results were a little humbling. It was still December, so the right time to be making some changes in approach but doubling down in determination. The biggest eye opener was the anaerobic threshold score, or just how low mine was. January 2019 I …
In my last post I introduced my training framework. Here I will give specific examples of how I am using it. Recently I undertook the INSCYD Critical Power test to give the most accurate picture of my current ability. The more insightful the data the more accurate the training program can be.
Everyones is looking for the perfect training program, but it all starts with what you want to achieve. Using this framework you will be able to understand; Where you want to go What it takes to get there How you’re going to get there This ultimately means you’re more likely to get there. 1.Goal. Can …