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Do Evening Cycling Workouts Do More Harm than Good?
For many cyclists, finding time to train during the day can be a struggle due to work, family, and other commitments. However, it is unclear how hard exercise in the evening affects our sleep quality and recovery. The body’s sleep and wake cycle follows a roughly 24-hour cycle called circadian rhythm, which is primarily influenced…
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Heart Rate Variability (HRV): what is it and how it can be used to guide training
Heart rate variability (HRV) is a fairly new metric that has gained popularity in recent years as a way to monitor overall health and wellbeing, in addition to measuring heart rate during exercise. HRV is simply a measure of the variation in time between each heartbeat. The fluctuation in heart rate, or variance in time…
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A Guide to Overtraining and Recovery for Cyclists
Training hard doesn’t always correlate to better race day performance. Pair hard training with inadequate rest and recovery and you might actually lose fitness instead of gaining it. Here’s how you can spot the symptoms of overtraining and address it before before you get slower. Effects of Overtraining Overtraining can have negative consequences for fitness,…
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InsideTracker x Apple Watch, Science-Backed Guidance for Human Optimization
Brings blood biometrics, DNA insights together with activity, heart rate, sleep data from Apple Watch to provide personalized nutrition, lifestyle Action Plan CAMBRIDGE, Mass. /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – March 29, 2022— InsideTracker, the leading truly personalized performance and nutrition system, today announced the availability of Apple Watch integration on its top-performing iOS personalized health app. By bringing…
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4 Plyometric Leg Exercises for Cyclists That Can Reduce Risk of Injury
Most athletes think of plyometrics in terms of building explosive strengths, which they do, but for cyclists they have huge additional benefits in that they create adaptations in you ligaments, tendons, joins and bones which help prevent injury. How Plyometric Exercises Can Prevent Injury When you ride your bike, your joints, tendons and ligaments rub…
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Tour Divide 2021 – Sarah Swallow Divide Preparation
Sarah Swallow, professional adventure cyclist, cycling the 2021 Tour Divide Route. In this video we find out more about; 1. Who she is 2. What she is setting out to achieve 3. Where she is at with her preparation for the 2021 Tour Divide 4. and answers some questions from friends and family “For this…
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Reddiyo Releases Dynamic Training Platform for Cyclists
Reddiyo ensures work on the bike is the right work, that your plan adjusts to your performance, and that you get results. Denver, COLORADO – April 20th, 2021– Reddiyo announces the release of the Reddiyo training platform, available as a mobile app that provides cyclists with a comprehensive, yet simplified, way of training using custom…
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The Bare Minimum: What’s The Least Amount Of Riding You Can Do & Still Get Faster?
Fun discussion from GCN here and a great reminder that if your crunched for time on the bike structured training is the way to go. Junk miles in any quantity are still junk miles.
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TrainerRoad Uses Machine Learning to Offer Adaptive Training Plans
Trainer Road has announced a new, machine learning based training system to help riders tailor their workout plan to their strengths, weaknesses – and goals. Press release and info on how to signup information below: What is Adaptive Training? Adaptive Training is TrainerRoad’s revolutionary new system designed to help you train more effectively than ever…
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Zwift XTERRA Off-Road Series 2021 Starts Today
Looking to shake up Zwift training? The XTERRA Off-Road Series, starting today, has some fun challenges and prizes to keep things going through late winter! Starting January 11, join fellow triathletes in a 6-week training and race series inspired by XTERRA’s scenic locations. These workouts will take you on a journey through six iconic XTERRA…
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How to Train for Gravel Racing
Dylan Johnson drops some awesome knowledge on training for gravel racing in this video. His discussion on U-shaped pacing and the training needs of a long event in which the pace starts high, drops for the bulk of the event and then requires a strong effort at the finish is spot on for gravel racing.
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Is Data Overload Making You Slower?
Ten years ago, my bike had a cyclocomputer with speed, distance and cadence. I’d ride, get home and log my distance and average speed in a notebook and call it a day. With the advent of consumer priced power meters and smart trainers, virtual training platforms, cycling analytics apps and other tools we now live…
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2020 Zwift Academy Road Begins: All the Details on Workouts, Group Rides, Segments and Races
The 2020 iteration of Zwift Academy Road for men and women is live. Here are all the detials on the workouts, group rides, segments and races. Zwift Academy Graduation Requirements First thing first, here are boxes do you need to check to graduate the Zwift Academy Road program: Finish all eight Workouts on your own…
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Strengthen Your Core and Ride Faster in 4 Weeks?
I work really hard to not present any “this one little trick will make you faster” types of reporting, but here’s a protocol with some solid science behind it that can make you faster on the bike in short time. First the science. Kate Wiseman’s dissertation paper at the Durban University of Technology showed that cyclists…
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Zwift Academy is back and looking for riders for Alpecin-Fenix and CANYON//SRAM
Zwift just announced the return of Zwift Academy the virtual talent search program which gives anyone with a Zwift account the chance at a pro cycling contract. The program started in 2016 and has awarded seven professional contracts since. Zwift Academy winners have gone on to win pro races, podium in Elite National Championships and represent their…
