http://www.training4cyclists.com Heart rate monitor and power meter training tips. Free training programs for beginners and experienced riders. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:38:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Question from Rob Worrell: "My seasonal goal was an 11mile hill climb near my home at the conclusion of the summer. In interval training I once hit 182BPM (I am 39 Years old), but most of my intervals are around 160-170BPM. In the MTB hill climb race (seasonal goal), I ... http://www.training4cyclists.com/average-heart-rate-vs-threshold-power/ Kscheid asked me the following question: "I am interested in knowing a bit more about monitors. I have a heart monitor, which I like using, but I know that there are other monitors out there, say for cadence and/or power output. I am not a racer, so I am not ... http://www.training4cyclists.com/is-a-heart-rate-monitor-w-cadence-helpful-in-sprint-training/ Every week readers send me questions via e-mail, which I answer individually. I believe that most of these questions have interest for a wider audience than just one single person. Thus, I would like to post some of these reader questions in a weekly post for a beginning. I'm ... http://www.training4cyclists.com/got-cycling-training-questions-ask-away/ Exercise-induced muscle cramps are common among cyclists in the end of hard races. Some riders seem to have more frequent episodes of muscle cramps than others, but most cyclists have experienced the phenomena. Your performance will be lowered if you have leg cramps, so there is good reason to learn ... http://www.training4cyclists.com/dehydration-shortens-time-to-onset-of-muscle-cramps/ In the last couple of weeks I have asked the readers here on Training4cyclists.com to answer a couple of questions (here, here and here) that didn’t have a definitive answer. These questions are just some of the questions you should ask yourself at least once in while. I believe it ... http://www.training4cyclists.com/how-decisions-can-make-you-a-winning-cyclist/