by Steve Bale | Oct 5, 2018 | Cycle Training, Masters Cycling
Age and Muscle Loss The sad truth is, that as you move into middle age, you will also likely be prone to loss of muscle mass. Ever felt like you struggle to respond to repeated, high power bursts on flat terrain, or sprinting? It’s not such a big issue on long steep...
by Steve Bale | Sep 4, 2018 | Cycle Training, Indoor Cycling
Erg Workouts on Smart Trainers If you want to get the absolute best bang for your buck from limited time for training, you can’t do better than using erg workouts on a smart trainer. What is an ‘Erg Workout’? An ‘erg’ workout is short for ergometer....
by Steve Bale | Mar 12, 2017 | Power in Races and Training
OK, I’ve always wondered how accurate the algorithm is on Strava for calculating the estimated power. Well I finally tested it out for myself! Now, I’ve always figured that the Strava one works by some kind of weighted algorithm thing, utilising the data that it has...
by Steve Bale | Mar 12, 2017 | Cycle Training, Cycling Sports Science, Sports Testing
This lactate testing can be a bit mysterious for people. I thought you might like to know how it works. I really like the way we do it, because its the scientific gold standard for testing. I know you could google lactate testing yourself but I thought it might be...
