The New Year has arrived, and this is the perfect time to set new goals and targets. So why don’t you challenge yourself to improve your overall cycling skills and performance? Here are ten failsafe ways to boost your performance in 2011. 1 – Take responsibility for your own training Take the bull by the
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Fartlek was developed by the Swedish coach Gösta Holmer back in the 1930’s. Runners initially used it, but many other endurance sports have adopted it as a part of their training. For example, if you read in Wikipedia, you will find a description that sounds like this: “Fartlek, which means ‘speed play’ in Swedish, is
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The $64,000 question for cyclists aiming to boost their performance: should they make lifting weights a part of their training regime? There are many arguments for and against, and few topics raise the hackles of bike fans more than this. But, in my view, one thing is sure: when you have a busy life and
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Most riders enjoy a sprint once in a while with the group they train with. It can be a perfect simulation of the challenges at the end of a race. If you organize these random sprints, you have the opportunity to make your sprints a lot better and still have a lot of fun battling
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The terms overreaching and overtraining are often used interchangeably in the cycling world, but they are not one and the same. It’s important to understand the difference so you can train smarter, not harder. Here’s a quick primer on overreaching vs. overtraining. Overtraining results from your body’s inability to cope with the total amount of
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