Jem Arnold
Analysing the Team Surprise TT Efforts Today’s first Winter Training Camp of the year marked a friendly competitive time trial along a portion of our usual route, Iona Beach. Everyone was told it was a one-off max effort, individual starts, no drafting, no crossing the yellow line. We were all suitably attired in heavy layers, … Continue reading Surprise TT Pacing
For my money, the ideal post-ride recovery looks something like this: Nothing happens before a shower. Wash the grime off first. Set the bathtub at full-cold and fill 'er up! Static stretch-down while the tub is filling. 30+ sec all muscle groups lower extremity and neck, upper back, shoulders Putter around on Strava Bathtub is … Continue reading Recovery: Part 1 – Ice Baths & Compression Tights
Just a quick addendum to my last post on Inertia and Cadence, I wanted to go over a process I've used for assessing my race cadence and using that to inform training. I took most of this info from Allan & Coggan's Training and Racing with a Power Meter, chapter 6: Interpreting the Data. Cadence vs. Power Allan & … Continue reading Acting on Cadence Data
In a recent Ask a Cycling Coach podcast from TrainerRoad they talk about trainer flywheel inertia - specifically on the Wahoo Kickr - as it pertains to training (26:45 into the audio). ie. using a high gear (low inertia) on the trainer will spin the flywheel faster and better imitate the 'road feel' of coasting, while using a low … Continue reading Inertia and Cadence
This was a concept introduced to me from Joe Friel's training blog over the last year, and substantiated with a number of other resources (see below). I decided to dig into the literature and attempt to follow the protocol myself. A teammate is currently following a similar plan and apparently seeing some great results Polarized Training (POL) refers to specific … Continue reading Polarized Training
Spare Cycles 