Tag / Training
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Completing your first Ironman!
Ironman races have become some of the most popular and well attended endurance events in recent years. This does not come as a surprise, as the challenge is immense for both amateurs…
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Dealing with sports injuries
Injuries are a part of sport. Some individuals will experience them a lot more often than others and the severity of injuries will vary. Injuries can be categorized in two general ways.…
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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 professionals or sports scientists recommend, but because…
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How to improve cycling with a longer off-season
2020 has become a difficult year for many athletes to plan for. Race schedules are uncertain and offseason training suddenly got extended indefinitely. Organized athletes have had to restructure everything. Disorganized athletes are left…
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Zwift as a training tool
Zwift has become an extremely popular online platform for both cyclists and triathletes. It provides an exceptional opportunity to perform rides for training, racing and just for fun indoors in a safe,…
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Adapting your annual plan
In past articles we have covered how to structure and plan a season. This year best laid plans have been hit with a wave of uncertainty. Many sports governing bodies have postponed…
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Training from home
There are situations where we don’t have access to training facilities. Holiday periods are the most common but Global Pandemics and severe weather events are now also something we must deal with.…
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Competing and Training through the Corona Pandemic
2020 will be a historic year for sport. It is perhaps the first time where there has been a blanket postponement on racing and competition across sport. Certainly this is the first…
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How to Cycle Fast!
Cycling has become a very popular pastime in the last decade. Sportive events have acted as introductions to group cycling extremely well. For some, sportives are a challenge, others an opportunity to…
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How to chose the right coach for you
Many beginner athletes have great intentions and motivation but lack the knowledge to put their ideas into action. Many experienced athletes have learnt a great deal about how to prepare themselves but…
