I had a terrible day on the bike today.
I coach endurance athletes, and every athlete I’ve ever coached has experienced a bad day here and there, and I generally tell them to not worry about it, that it was [...]
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Life is busy. We have jobs and families, and all the time commitment related to these and the rest of life. If we don’t schedule our exercise and training time, other pressures will mount and will force us to lose a training day. And cycling is as important as any other activity in our lives. [...] Love Lance or hate him, you have to admire him for his dedication and focus. While he’s a lightning rod for controversy, he’s genererated a huge amount of interest and viewership to cycling with his return this year. This is good for the sport and good for his cause. “Pain is Temporary. Quitting Lasts Forever.” This is [...] Threshold is a key predictor for cyclists. Whether you’re a roadie, an MTB rider or a triathlete, improving upon your threshold is your best avenue to improve your fitness and your results. What is threshold? You’ll see many terms out there; such as lactate threshold, aerobic threshold, anaerobic threshold and others. The functional definition I use is simply [...] For many cyclists, weekends are the best (and sometimes the only) days to get in their key rides. And that fits in just fine with my philosophy of a minimum of 3 key rides for the week: High intensity, but shorter (VO2 Max-level) intervals. Assuming you’ve gotten in your intervals during the [...] |
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