The Primary muscles for cycling and how to train them
Each sport has its own set of primary muscles responsible for the majority of work of the sports specific motion. These primary muscles,...
The Key sessions for Criterium Racing
A crit or criterium, is a fast-paced ever changing road bike race. Most crits are held on a closed circuit and contain short but fast...
Triathlon Christmas Gift Guide
Wondering what to get the Athlete in your family, perhaps you want to treat yourself, we have The ultimate Christmas gift guide for you,...
An in depth look at Muscle Fibres
Understanding the why of training and the science behind your workouts is important, even if you’re not writing your own training. First,...
The sleep cycle: Why sleep is critical to recovery & performance
With all the focus on nutrition as the key component of recovery from training and racing, it’s easy to forget that the quantity and...
The Best Strength Exercises for Endurance
When you think about the best strength and conditioning exercises for Swimming, cycling or running, you first examine what's needed....
The Triathlete's Guide to Carbohydrates
Bagels, gels, fruit, pasta—here's everything you need to know about this important fuel source. Put simply, carbohydrates are starches...
6 Things you need to know - What is Lactate Acid
What is lactate? Lactate threshold is a term that coaches and riders often use, however it’s often unclear it means. We’ll use this...
6 Things you need to know - Training Zones.
What are training zones? We’ve all heard people referring to which ‘zones’ they are training or racing in – but what does this actually...
6 Things you need to know - The Sweet Spot
What is the Sweetspot in training? After my article on base training a number of people got in touch to ask if it would simply be more...
The Importance of Watts per Kilogram
It seems with each passing week there is a new technological advancement within cycling that analyses more and more metrics. As such more...
6 Things you need to know - Base Training
What is base training? Between the end of your race season and the start of the next one is the time to review what you have done, what...
How to set and understand your 70.3 race pace goals
So you want to have a solid race at your next Half Ironman? You don’t want to make the mistake that we all have in the past of going to...
Enduro Riding, How to train for your best race
ENDURO is the same as Trail Riding, right? The short answer is we sort of Well sort of…. except with more structure, urgency, clock...
Aerobic and Anaerobic Training Benefits
During aerobic exercises, an athlete maintains a steady pace for a prolonged period and the body relies on oxygen for the transportation....
