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Having a personal coach has definitely helped me with my progress as an age group cyclist. Clayton used my VO2 max and FTP test to personalize my training for my races and goals. I highly recommend him!!!
The Best Fall Training Strategies for Cyclists
By Jim Rutberg, CTS Pro Coach, co-author of “Ride Inside“ and “The Time-Crunched Cyclist” As the summer cycling season winds down, cyclists face several options. With your biggest event goals in the rearview mirror, the next few months are full of opportunities! Rather than sitting on the couch and watching football, use this time to …
Improve Your Cycling Pedal Stroke for High Power at High Cadence
By Jim Rutberg, CTS Pro Coach, co-author of “Ride Inside“ and “The Time-Crunched Cyclist” Cyclists tend to associate work on pedal stroke with winter training, but it is much better to focus on your pedal mechanics now, in the fall. This is a unique time of year. You have a season’s worth of fitness and …
Jumpstart Your Mid-Summer Cycling Performance
By Maddison Russell, CTS Pro Coach At some point, all athletes lose focus and motivation. By the middle of summer, many athletes have been training consistently for months, and competing in several goal events. Whether it’s oppressive heat, vacations, or a lack of direction for the rest of the season, athletes can lose focus …
Substantial Fitness Gains You Can Make After 50 (and 60!)
By Jim Rutberg, CTS Pro Coach, co-author of “Ride Inside“, “The Time-Crunched Cyclist”, and “Training Essentials for Ultrarunning” Reviewed by Adam Pulford I have an important message to all Generation X and Baby Boomer athletes out there: It’s never too late to make meaningful and measurable gains in fitness and performance! Yes, there are …
Benefits and Risks of Two-a-Day Training for Cyclists
By Jim Rutberg, CTS Pro Coach, co-author of “The Time-Crunched Cyclist”, “Training Essentials for Ultrarunning” Time-Crunched Cyclists often struggle to carve enough time out of their schedules to complete individual long rides. To accumulate more overall training time, many ask whether they can ride twice in a day instead of once. This may mean they can …
New Athlete Handbook
New Athlete HandbookWelcome to CTS! We’re excited to have you on board and look forward to supporting you on your journey to achieve your athletic goals. This New Athlete Handbook is designed to be your go-to resource as you start working with your coach. It includes essential information on how to use TrainingPeaks metrics, understand …
Power to Weight Ratio for Cyclists: How to calculate, take advantage of, and increase it.
By Jim Rutberg, CTS Pro Coach, co-author of “Ride Inside“ and “The Time-Crunched Cyclist” Power-to-weight ratio (PWR) is a performance metric that is simple to calculate, but also easy to misuse. Individually, tracking PWR over time reflects the combined effect of changes in fitness level (power output) and bodyweight. Between two riders, PWR may predict …
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Two Short Rides or One Long Ride: Which is Better For Training?
by Jim Rutberg, CTS Pro Coach, co-author of “Ride Inside“ and “The Time-Crunched Cyclist” We received a question about short or long rides and thought we’d answer it for everyone. Here’s the question: “Would it be preferable to ride 6 hours in one day with a day off following, or 2 days back to back …