by Steve Bale | Jan 16, 2019 | Cycle Training, Cycling Sports Science, Indoor Cycling, Uncategorized
Anyone who has used an indoor trainer and compared power numbers to what they make outdoors, will notice a weird difference. Almost everyone notices that the power levels they can achieve on the road, are better than the indoor trainer. Mysteriously, there never seems...
by Andrew Jamieson | Nov 30, 2018 | Cycle Training
Old School Big Gear Training While this is a hot topic amongst coaches, big gear hill reps have been used for some time (see this article on Francesco Moser using big gear hill training for the hour record in 1984). About 7 minutes into this video you can see Moser...
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 | 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...
by Andrew Jamieson | Jul 17, 2015 | Cycle Training, Cycling Sports Science, Sports Testing, Tour de France
What’s required to do well on a long mountain stage of the Tour de France? Firstly we often forget the physiological make up of these riders when we talk about sprinters, time trialists, “big diesels”, domestiques, climbers and roulers. Fundamentally...
