Innovative Approaches to Base Training, with The Cycling Gym
We discuss ways to stay motivated, add variety to your training methods, reinvigorate your work ethic, and improve performance for next season.
We discuss ways to stay motivated, add variety to your training methods, reinvigorate your work ethic, and improve performance for next season.
How do we map out our seasons and prepare for a couple events? Do we still need to periodize? Can we be on form all year round?
Should we modify how, where, and when we train based on our potential exposure to pollutants?
We’ve all seen on TV how hard the Tour de France is, but what does it take for these riders to push themselves so far day after day?
Interval training sessions with repeats of 30:30s, 40:20s, and 30:15s have become very popular. How does the (endurance-trained) body respond to this type of high-intensity interval prescription?
In our second Basics episode, we talk about how oxygen travels from the air around us to our working muscles, covering everything from the lungs, blood, and heart, to how our working muscles grab that oxygen.
Erin Carson is a strength coach who has worked with some of the world’s best cyclists, triathletes, and runners. In our latest show, she talks about how female athletes can get the most from their time in the gym.