Given where I live, my job, and my training schedule, attempting to execute workouts during the week by riding outside is a challenge. Years ago, I purchased a CompuTrainer and discovered the [...]
An internet search for “How to take an FTP test” provides a flurry of results. Google and Alexa cannot evaluate this information for you. Which testing protocol should you use? How often [...]
The race is over, you have made it back home. Your to-do list includes cleaning your bike, looking over your training plan for the next day, and uploading your data to Training Peaks and maybe [...]
Another cyclocross season is here and it’s time to step-up the training. Over the past three years, the science of cycling analytics has continued to expand. A spectrum of software and [...]
The Power of Size for the Sprint During the offseason, many cyclists question the benefits of getting off the bike and ‘going to the gym.’ The list of excuses ranges from truths to [...]
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We have converted our garage into a make shift spin studio affectionately called the Bike Torture Chamber or BTC for short. We have four CompuTrainers (CTs), a Wahoo Fitness KICKR, and a Wahoo [...]
Discussion on the top four cycling tactics The end of the road racing season provides an opportunity for reflection. Regardless of the degree of success this season, we always want more. From [...]
During the winter, we complain about boring hours spent riding indoors, going nowhere. As summer arrives, the trainer becomes a forgotten friend, a distant memory until that first outdoor [...]
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2013, more than 60% of adults aged 18 and older in the United States were either obese or overweight. That same year, Americans [...]