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Power Training for Cyclists: Incorporating Essential Five Key Movements
Power Training for Cyclists: Incorporating Essential Five Key Movements Cyclists and runners might want to ditch a one-dimensional approach to fitness and start incorporating pushing, pulling, hinging, squatting, and rotating movements into their routine. These multi-joint exercises not only target neglected muscles but also improve overall strength and mobility. These movements are essential for every…
Read MoreInterval Training for Cycling: Unlocking Your Full Potential
Interval Training for Cycling: Unlocking Your Full Potential We talk a lot about different kinds of intervals for cycling training, but we don’t always talk about why we do them! What is the value of doing intervals in the first place? Why do we want to make our riding harder? Well, you don’t really need…
Read MoreMastering Threshold Interval Training: HIIT-Style Workouts
Mastering Threshold Interval Training: HIIT-Style Workouts The Midwest Gravel Tour kicked off at the start of March at the Dirty South Roubaix in southern Illinois on Saturday. My training has been different over the winter this year, more polarized with slow endurance and more threshold intensity. In the past, I put in long miles with…
Read MoreThe Best Strength Training Routines for Runners Over 50 Need More Weight, Fewer Reps
The Best Routines Of Strength Training For Runners Over 50 Need More Weight, Fewer Reps First, I hope we can establish that strength training for cyclists over 50 is scientifically proven as much as anything can be. If you aren’t strength training, you’re leaving performance on the gym floor. Second, we’re going to discuss HOW…
Read MoreYou can optimize endurance training time by monitoring heart-rate variability daily
You can optimize endurance training time by monitoring heart rate variability daily Do you want to take your endurance performance to the next level? Then it’s time for you to discover the power of personalized training through HRV-based programs. By tracking and analyzing your heart rate variability, you can tailor workouts, recovery periods, and nutrition…
Read MoreTraining Coach for Cyclists: 11 Reasons to Choose a Real Person Over Just Online Programs
Training Coach for Cyclists: 11 Reasons to Choose a Real Person Over Online Programs Popular online training programs can be incomplete With the proliferation of online training programs, especially ones guided by AI (artificial intelligence), you have so many choices when you’re looking at completing some audacious challenge goal or adventure. Honestly, if you use…
Read MoreYoga for Runners: 4 Ways to Enhance Your Performance
Yoga for Runners: 4 Ways to Enhance Your Performance Yoga for runners and cyclists improves performance through better balance, strength, breath control, and mobility: a lot of benefits for a short time of work! Our yoga practice holds poses longer while we focus on breathing. And that, in turn, helps build strength and mobility. Yoga…
Read MoreFocus on unique process goals rather than results goals to find more success in training
Focus on Unique Process Goals Rather Than Results Goals to Find More Success in Training It’s a constant challenge to focus on the process of training specifically for an event and not develop expectations about results. Whether we are training for a cycling or running event, we start to feel a certain way about how…
Read More6 Surprisingly Challenging Exercises to Build Core Strength and Stability
6 Surprisingly Challenging Exercises To Build Core Strength And Stability Most research suggests that doing active isometric work to build core strength and stability is far more effective and safer than crunches or sit-ups. For everyday endurance athletes, a strong core is key to creating forward movement. We have to have a stable core (your…
Read MorePolarized or Pyramidal or a Blend? Your Unique Training Model is Key to Endurance Success
Polarized or Pyramidal or a Blend? Your Unique Training Model is Key to Endurance Success By now, you’ve likely heard the debate about the best model for training between advocates of polarized training model and pyramidal training model. Essentially, the polarized group says that endurance athletes like runners or cyclists should do most of their…
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