Recovery ↓ Cycling Recovery ↓ What is Cycling Recovery? ↓ What is the Importance of Recovery in Cycling? ↓ How Long Does It Take for Legs to Recover After Cycling? ↓ How Long Should I Rest After Cycling? ↓ Top Ways You Can Recover Like A Professional Cyclist ↓ Things to Avoid During Cycling Muscle Recovery ↓ Does The Pro Peloton Do Recovery Rides? ↓ What The Pro’s Had To Say ↓ Top 10 Ways You Can Recover Like a Professional Cyclist ↓ Conclusion Cycling Recovery We’re training day in and day out: putting in the miles, hitting the gym and lifting, and trying to do all of the little things that ..read more

↓ Best Anaerobic Bike Workouts: Intervals to Improve Anaerobic Cycling Power ↓ Demands of a Road Race ↓ When Do I Start Doing Anaerobic Bike Workouts?  ↓ How Often Should I Do Anaerobic Intervals? ↓ Our Favorite Anaerobic Bike Workouts ↓ The “Cost” of Anaerobic Bike Workouts Best Anaerobic Bike Workouts: Intervals to Improve Anaerobic Cycling Power It’s February. You’ve spent months building your cycling base fitness and strength in the gym – racing is only a month away! All those long trainer rides and ice cold mornings out on the bike are about to pay off.  You’ve improved your e ..read more

↓ Strength Training Program For Cyclists ↓ Weight Training For Cyclists: When Should You Lift? ↓ Should I Lift Once or Twice A Week for Cycling? ↓ Why is Strength Training Important for Cyclists? ↓ Top Benefits of Strength Training for Cyclists ↓ Does Weight Lifting Make You A Faster Cyclist? ↓ Top Strength Training Exercises for Cycling ↓ Cycling Strength Training Plan ↓ Sample Cycling Strength Training Program  ↓ Should I Lift Before or After Cycling Training? ↓ Should I Lift On Hard Cycling Day or Easy Day? ↓ Is Weight Lifting Worth It For Cyclists?  Strength Training Program For ..read more

↓ Cycling Climbing Technique ↓ How Do I Get Faster at Climbing for Cycling? ↓ Climbing Road Bike ↓ Climbing Wheels ↓ Cycling Race Weight You’ve seen them, and probably ridden with them–the natural climbers that seem to fly up the mountains with ease, dancing on the pedals. How do they do it? Is it purely power to weight ratio and a lighter body, or is it more about technique and biomechanics?  There’s no one correct answer, but being a good climber is multifaceted, and it takes time and practice to get good at it. A time trialist must spend time training in an aerodynamic position, a sp ..read more

↓ Physiological Differences Between Pros and Amateurs ↓ How To Become a Professional Cyclist: Training Differences ↓ Application to Your Training You’ve watched them on TV dancing up the climbs or tearing around a time trial course at blazing speed. You’ve seen their mind boggling power numbers on Strava and mega training sessions. When we look at the best professional cyclists in the world, it’s pretty obvious there’s something different about them. But, just what makes a pro, a pro? What gives them that little bit extra to take the step up to the pro ranks? There are thousands of young and ..read more

Cordyceps For Endurance Sports ↓ Why Take Cordyceps M For Cycling? ↓ How Much Cordyceps Do I Take? ↓ Other Cordyceps Products On The Market ↓ First Endurance Optygen HP Review ↓ Where Should I Buy My Cordyceps For Cycling From? Cordyceps mushroom fungus was originally used by Chinese medicine to treat a number of different ailments. They were also used by sherpas to climb to extremely high altitudes where lower air pressure at high altitude makes it feel like there is a lower percentage of oxygen making it hard to breathe. The fungi first became popular in sports as a mushroom supplement in 1 ..read more

↓ Energy Systems for Hill Climbs ↓ Hill Climb Physiological Profile ↓ Hill Climb Course Durations and Training Focus ↓ Pacing a Hill Climb In Cycling ↓ Training Plan for Hill Climbs ↓ Conclusion Hill climbs have become quite popular throughout the UK and there are some big ones here in the United States as well. While you may not be competing formally in a hill climb race, I bet there is a Strava KOM or QOM that you are eyeing…that is the same thing! What we want to focus on in this article is to understand how you can best train to become better at climbing hills very quickly, whether for r ..read more

Homemade Drink ↓ Make Your Own Sports Drinks ↓ The Most Effective Energy Drink For Cycling ↓ Homemade Sports Drink Comparison ↓ Is Sugar Water “Unhealthy?” ↓ Sugar Water - DIY Sports Drink ↓ WARNING: Brush Your Teeth Can a homemade sports drink be just as effective as a store bought cycling drink mix and potentially save you thousands of dollars per year? Read on to find out! Proper on-bike fueling is essential if you want to perform at your best. I speak from firsthand experience because I’ve felt the difference when I was underfueling. To my detriment, I under fueled my rides for many yea ..read more

The Science of Cycling ↓ The Cycling Training Zone Model ↓ Understanding Each Training Zone  ↓ Fat vs. Carb Burning While Cycling ↓ Exercise Physiology - A Very Brief Overview ↓ Type I Muscle Fibers and Type II Muscle Fibers ↓ What Happens At Each Cycling Training Zone? ↓ Cycling Training Zones – Application to Training  ↓ Why Polarized Training Works ↓ Conclusion When you look at a workout in your training calendar, you might see something like “Ride in Zone 2” or “Do 4x8 minutes in Zone 4.” From a practical standpoint, it’s easy to see how riding endurance miles can help you get f ..read more

↓ Low Volume Cycling Training ↓ Low Volume Sweet Spot Plan ↓ Lactate Threshold Training ↓ VO2Max Training ↓ Low Volume Endurance Training ↓ Strength Training ↓ Other Workouts To Substitute ↓ Low Volume Cycling Training Schedule ↓ Try To Add Hours! I had some questions from people regarding the polarized training video that I put out in regards to some more specific low volume cyclist training plans for time crunched cyclists. I realize ten hours of training is a luxury to some folks, so let’s get into what you should focus on with your cycling training if you only have 6 hours a week to train ..read more