Total Cycling Performance http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:48:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 December Nutrition Challenge — Beat The Holiday Weight Gain! http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com/2011/11/december-nutrition-challenge-beat-the-holiday-weight-gain/ http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com/2011/11/december-nutrition-challenge-beat-the-holiday-weight-gain/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:48:31 +0000 Bob http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com/?p=606 We had run a 30 Day Nutrition Challenge in October, and it’s back by popular demand for the month of December.  The number of people who participated was high and results were very positive for those who stuck to the program.  The Holidays are marked by parties, celebrations and all that goes along with them.  Too [...]]]> http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com/2011/11/december-nutrition-challenge-beat-the-holiday-weight-gain/feed/ 1 30-Day Nutrition Challenge http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com/2011/10/30-day-nutrition-challenge/ http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com/2011/10/30-day-nutrition-challenge/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 22:13:33 +0000 Bob http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com/?p=602 Each person who reads this, including you, is an athlete.  You know the importance of nutrition to race performance and to a healthy lifestyle.  Knowing this, I’m not going to “sell” the benefits of nutrition.  This will be direct and to-the-point, with no fluff.  You’ve raised your hand and have expressed interest in this 30 Day [...]]]> http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com/2011/10/30-day-nutrition-challenge/feed/ 8 RIP Wouter Weyand http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com/2011/05/rip-wouter-weyand/ http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com/2011/05/rip-wouter-weyand/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 15:55:58 +0000 Bob http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com/?p=592 Cycling is one of the most demanding sports on the planet.  It requires strength, explosiveness and power…….and the ability to repeat heard efforts over and over again.  It also requires a tremendous amount of endurance, or the ability to spend hour after hour in the saddle.  In addition, cycling requires a tremendous amount of mental toughness.  [...]]]> http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com/2011/05/rip-wouter-weyand/feed/ 0 Spring Is Here — Get Out And Ride! http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com/2011/05/spring-is-here-get-out-and-ride/ http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com/2011/05/spring-is-here-get-out-and-ride/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 16:28:30 +0000 Bob http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com/?p=587 Here in MN, we had an extremely long winter and we have not had spring yet.  It continues to be cold, dark, dreary, rainy and windy.  As a result, people are at the [...]]]> http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com/2011/05/spring-is-here-get-out-and-ride/feed/ 2 March Indoor Cycling Training – #1 http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com/2011/03/march-indoor-cycling-training-1/ http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com/2011/03/march-indoor-cycling-training-1/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:22:20 +0000 Bob http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com/?p=580 We began what will hopefully be our final month of indoor training last evening.  The riders have been training all winter and are fit, strong and anxious to take their fitness outdoors.

We’ve spent time this winter focusing on cycling specific strength on the bike, threshold system training and VO2 Max system training.  So the goal for [...]]]> http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com/2011/03/march-indoor-cycling-training-1/feed/ 0