The terms overreaching and overtraining are often used interchangeably in the cycling world, but they are not one and the same. It’s important to understand the difference so you can train smarter, not harder. Here’s a quick primer on overreaching vs. overtraining. Overtraining results from your body’s inability to cope with the total amount of […]
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Basic Cycling Training Plans Do you have a cycling training plan? If not, here are some of my best example training plans to get you started. Whether you’re looking to increase your speed or endurance, there is a plan for you. And if you’re new to cycling, these training plans will help prepare you for
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This article is a guest post from Shim Ravalia, who studies a master’s in sports rehabilitation at the University of Kent (Gillingham, Medway). Now she is proposing a study on the effects of soy milk and semi-skimmed milk in the recovery period after exercise on trained male cyclists by looking at the time to exhaustion.
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Welcome to the 2nd day of the VO2 Max Booster Program. Yesterday I told you to perform a 1hour workout, including a VO2 max test. Doing a physical test at the beginning of a new training program is a great way to get a picture of your current physical status. When you use physical tests
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I have previously described what cyclists can learn from marathon runners. Effective use of training planning, goal setting, and tapering protocols make marathon runners look more serious in my eyes than many road cyclists. However, there are more lessons that cyclists have to learn from runners, so keep reading! In my recent posts about VO2
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This training program is designed for serious riders who already have a solid mileage. I will recommend that you use a heart rate monitor or even better a power meter in your training. During short intervals a heart rate monitor is worth nothing because the reactions from the cardiac system are delayed with a few minutes. People that enter this program should know about the terms overreaching and overtraining.
Have a look at the 18 hours per week training program
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