Using FTP
Functional Threshold Power (FTP) has become the standard for testing cycling performance in recent years. It has not become the standard because it is what…
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Run Slow to Run Fast
Running has become a very popular pastime lately with the growing popularity of the parkrun and city marathons etc. Running is accessible because it requires…
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When training hard doesn’t work
Increasing fitness is a cyclical process of applying stress, adapting and progressing. Progressive overload is used in training to provide effective stimuli over weeks and…
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Watts Vs. Heart rate.
Any serious endurance athlete will have a training plan. This plan will generally use heart rate or wattage as the variable around which they structure…
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Heart rate training part 2: Using your zones!
In Heart rate training 1 we discussed what heart rate training was and why it exists. In this part the practical aspect will be discussed…
