The Most Valuable Ride of Your Week Is…..

The 3 key rides to get in each and every week include:

Shorter, intense intervals (VO2 Max level or higher)
Longer, threshold level intervals.
At least ONE long aerobic ride.

We cyclists rarely have trouble putting in the hard intervals. However, the long endurance level ride continues to be the most important ride, week in and week out. Cycling is [...]

9 Tips to Better Indoor Cycling

Indoor training is a great way to build your strength and fitness over the winter in preparation for the outdoor season’s beginning in spring.  The primary training focus is to strengthen those energy systems key to cycling success.

An added bonus of all the indoor training is improving your mental toughness.  Let’s face it, there’s no [...]

New Year’s Resolution for the Cyclist

Everybody is offering suggestions for New Year’s Resolutions.  You can’t turn on the TV or radio without hearing someone talk about how to make them and how to not break them, as most people do.  You can’t open your email or browse the internet without reading the same from some expert.

So I’ll give you some [...]

Lactic Acid — Friend or Foe?

I came across a fascinating article about Lactic Acid and wanted to share it with you.  When our legs burn from exertion, we’ll often hear people say this is from a “buildup of lactic acid.”  Is this truly the case?  Is Lactic Acid (Lactate) a good or bad thing for our riding performance?  Read the [...]

Do this for your best cycling season ever!

The end of one season is also the beginning of another.  Your training and racing this past season has taught you a great deal about your strengths and weaknesses, about your mind and body.  While the lessons are still fresh in your mind, use them to create an actionable plan for an even better season [...]