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This is the time of year that more people are committing to working out in the gym or ramming up their training for marathons, triathlons, cycling, etc. When I meet new training clients I’m always interested in hearing how they’ve been training up to this point. The conversation always turns to their desire to get […]

The last of the four indoor time trials was held this past Sunday at Club 51 in Centerville. Going into the event I had the fastest time of the year at 14:41, two seconds off my all time best set last February. While warming up I was told that earlier in the day another rider,

I have had a few people in recent weeks ask if its good or bad idea to train at the upper end of their zones on consecutive days or even over multiple days. In other words do we always need a day off between tough days? Absolutely not. I know that in the schedules I

This is from the January 19, 2012 edition of RoadBikeRider. Just some additional reasons why strength training is important for cyclists and other endurance athletes especially in the Master age groups. Weight Training and the Master Cyclist: Coach Harvey Newton weighs in on the need for older cyclists to accept sarcopenia and adopt resistance training.

The last 6-8 weeks have been heavy on Tempo efforts. We’ve been doing three consecutive days per week of 3×20 minute efforts holding around 300-310 watts average. While they always go by faster outside the power inside vs outside was always about the same. Last Sunday was the third out of the four Indoor Time

At the upcoming Queen City Wheels banquet in late January we’ll be handing out the awards for the various age and gender brackets for our Cleves Time Trial Series from 2011 in addition to recognizing the 50 plus members our our youth racing team, the Lionhearts, and the many accomplishments of the other men and

This week in addition to the Indoor Time Trial last Sunday my coach had on my schedule some power profile tests yesterday and field tests tomorrow.The power profile test consisted of two 10 second efforts to test maximum power and then one 60 second all out effort and a 5 minute all out effort to

I’m glad that I took advantage of the day after Thanksgiving (sunny, high in the upper 50’s to low 60’s) to get in another 100 mile ride. I’ll continue to get plenty of miles in over the next three months but too many of them will be on the trainer inside. It’s boring but also

The following responses are from the USA Cycling Coaches google group regrading a topic on stretching. Personally, I’ve always been one to believe that you should condition all of your muscles because this will usually increase the range of motion, lesson the chance of injury and ensure that you counteract the muscles that are over-developed

The following is from TrainingPeaks……. As 2012 approaches, this is a great time to sit down and think about how to avoid some basic but all too common training mistakes in the upcoming season. Here is my list of the top eight mistakes to avoid in 2012. #8: Skipping your post-workout meal All too often,