CHOOSE YOUR FORMAT ►WATCH THE VIDEO ►LISTEN TO THE PODCAST ►READ THE ARTICLE Normalized Power: What It Is And How To Use It In Cycling Training by Jim Rutberg and CTS Cycling Head Coach Adam Pulford, Normalized Power® (NP) is a valuable training metric used to account for the variability of power output during different …
CHOOSE YOUR FORMAT ►WATCH THE VIDEO ►LISTEN TO THE PODCAST ►READ THE ARTICLE The 40+ Masters Cyclist Training Playbook Do masters athletes actually need more time for recovery, or are they just busier with work and family demands and therefore struggling to manage their training load? This has been an ongoing debate for a long …
CHOOSE YOUR FORMAT ►WATCH THE VIDEO ►LISTEN TO THE PODCAST ►READ THE ARTICLE How AI Can Help You Become A Faster Cyclist Artificial intelligence has the potential to make you a faster cyclist, but you have to use it to do more than generate a training plan. There are tasks that AI already does well, …
CHOOSE YOUR FORMAT ►WATCH THE VIDEO ►LISTEN TO THE PODCAST ►READ THE ARTICLE Passive vs. Active Heat Acclimation for Cyclists Heat acclimation is one of the most accessible performance enhancing activities cyclists can add to their existing training programs. The science overwhelmingly supports the idea that repeated heat exposures, over enough consecutive days, improves an …
CHOOSE YOUR FORMAT ►WATCH THE VIDEO ►LISTEN TO THE PODCAST ►READ THE ARTICLE RPE: Cycling Training: How to Climb Faster Nearly every cyclist wants to climb faster, but most cyclists focus on the wrong things and miss out on a lot of potential uphill speed. Yes, high sustainable power and relatively low body weight are …
CHOOSE YOUR FORMAT ►WATCH THE VIDEO ►LISTEN TO THE PODCAST ►READ THE ARTICLE RPE: How to use Rating of Perceived Exertion in Training and Racing Exercise intensity is one of the most important variables that determines the effectiveness of a workout. As a result, most workouts express the target intensity by power output, heart rate, …
CHOOSE YOUR FORMAT ►WATCH THE VIDEO ►LISTEN TO THE PODCAST ►READ THE ARTICLE The Three Pillars of High-Quality Training for Cycling Most cyclist have no idea whether their training is high quality or not. Instead, they know some basic metrics: hours ridden, miles logged, average speed achieved, and maybe some average or normalized power values. …
CHOOSE YOUR FORMAT ►WATCH THE VIDEO ►LISTEN TO THE PODCAST ►READ THE ARTICLE How to Test Fatigue Resistance and Improve Durability in Cycling Here’s what happens to a lot of cyclists during long rides – especially Time-Crunched Cyclists who typically only ride 60-90 minutes on weekdays: You feel strong at the start. Your power numbers …
CHOOSE YOUR FORMAT ►WATCH THE VIDEO ►LISTEN TO THE PODCAST ►READ THE ARTICLE Social Facilitation: The Scientific Reason Group Training Makes You Faster You’ve heard it before and likely suspected it’s true from your own experience: training with other people makes you a faster cyclist. The science of social facilitation shows it’s true and reveals …
CHOOSE YOUR FORMAT ►WATCH THE VIDEO ►LISTEN TO THE PODCAST ►READ THE ARTICLE Do Cyclists Really Need Zone 2 Subzones 2a, 2b, 2c? So, your buddy tells you they’re heading out for a: “Zone 2a ride with some Zone 2b efforts, a few 2c micro-surges, and finishing with SupraSoul Crushers…” If your first response is, …