I am a PhD economist with the State Department and provide both education and training to our diplomats. Recently we started offering classes abroad at post – which is an amazing [...]
Right before we left I was asked a question. I have ridden this week more than in the last few months or perhaps at all. What do I do next?? The USMES Camp provided the opportunity to [...]
Dana M. Stryk A few weeks ago we added a new gadget to the list of data gathering devices, a Moxy Monitor (MM), which measures muscle oxygen saturation levels. This device is about the size of [...]
Charles M. Kyle and Dana M. Stryk During the heat generated by both warm summer days and battles in the peloton, non-cycling activities take a back seat to the race calendar. As the days get [...]
On my flight back to Washington from the US Military CyclingTeam ‘s training camp in Tampa, my teammate, Jim, and I chatted about the things coaches find interesting: how much better life [...]
To use a shopping analogy, training with heart rate training (HRT) and power-based training (PBT) is similar to shopping with friends. The friend that tells you to buy the new Garmin 810 because [...]
Winter months make us dust off the trainer that helped us warm-up at races. Even when the weather outside is not so frightful, the shorter days and demands on our time make riding outside [...]
A question has been brought up to me several times when talking about ‘highest power output’ in regards to an interval. The Question: I am a little confused what power range I was [...]
[spacer height=”20px”] Whether your training plan is developed based on periodization or to target specific systems we have all found ourselves knocking out 3 to 5 minute efforts to [...]
Book Review: Racing Weight: How to Get Lean for Peak Performance ~ Matt Fitzgerald Racing Weight: How to Get Lean For Peak Performance By Matt Fitzgerald Velopress, 2009, 288 pages, $18.95 [...]