Today, weโre launching Masters training plans, lowering the intensity of our existing plans, and adding the ability to change the workout duration of any workout in a plan!
How Aging Affects Cycling Recovery, And What You Can Do About It
Recovery is key to getting faster, but it seems to take longer as we get older. Luckily, there are many factors beyond age that influence your ability to recover.
Q&A with 3x Olympian Geoff Kabush โ Ask a Cycling Coach 171
3x Olympian, 15x National Champion, Multi-time BCBR Champion and all around MTB legend Geoff Kabush (Yeti Cycles, Maxxis, Shimano) joined us to answer your questions on maintaining race fitness and motivation, equipment choices and technique, and a funny story that involves Chinese olympic basketball player Yao Ming. Tune in and enjoy! ๏ปฟ Topics covered in…
How Age Affects Performance, Can Time Trialists Sprint & More โ Ask a Cycling Coach 138
How age affects performance, can time trialists sprint, why average power is so low in cyclocross & more in this week’s episode of the Ask a Cycling coach Podcast. ๏ปฟ Topics covered in this episode TrainerRoad’s Facebook Beta Group What DEXA scans tell you about your body Do I need to replicate the distance of…
Should Aging Athletes Hold Back on Intensity During Base Training?
When it comes to base training, Head Coach Chad Timmerman usually recommends Sweet Spot Base. Sweet Spot Base is more intense than a Traditional Base training approach. Everything from neuromuscular bursts to VO2 max intervals andย Sweet Spot work is included to get you generally fit in a hurry. When an athlete whoโs โ physiologically โ…
How Aging Athletes Can Get Faster (Yes It’s Possible)
Letโs cut to the chase: if youโre not seeing improvements within your season as an aging athlete, adjustments must be made. This is keeping in mind that training, and thereby training adaptation, is cyclical in nature. So the magnitude of improvements will be largely dependent on what level of athlete you already are. Nonetheless, there…