What is the best advice for cycling beginners? It’s simple: Take action! However, getting started with road cycling and bringing the total return for your effort is not easy. In this post, we’ll go over the basic principles of cycling training and provide some tips to help you get started. So whether you’re just starting
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A frequent question I receive in my inbox is why I don’t include stretching in my article with 5 Simple Tips for a Better Recovery. Here is one of the emails I have received recently: “I have got my personal experience over 20 years that clearly shows that I recover far quicker when I stretch
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1. Know how hard to trainUnderstand the terms’ overreaching’ and ‘overtraining’ and use them to improve your performance. Distinguishing overtraining from overreaching is essential because overreaching is a very natural process when we train. That is an advanced use of the super-compensation principle. 2. Make a training planPlan your training and set a goal for
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Resting heart rate is a simple tool that can be helpful in several situations. I recommend all athletes measure their resting heart rates once in a while to get a picture of their regular resting heart rates. It can help you follow your body’s reaction to training, stress and environment. When you have a good
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All professional cyclists take a short ride of 1 to 2hours as a part of their active recovery. Nevertheless, I guess most non-professionals would perform better without recovery rides. So eliminating recovery rides might be your key to more success. Recovery training for cyclists Recovery rides are often described as low-intensity rides with a <60%
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