What is Cardiac Drift? A guide for athletes
Cardiac drift refers to increasing heart rate despite constant intensity over prolonged exercise. What causes it? In a nutshell HR rises in order to maintain cardiac output despite a decline …
How did we get Warm-Ups so Wrong?
Science says everything you believe about warm ups is probably incorrect 🙈 Why do cyclists love warm-ups so much? Well let’s start with some non-specific claims about physiology….Warm ups are …
Coached vs Self-Coached: Is there any real difference?
Today let’s examine whether you should get a coach or go it alone. OK, I am a coach, so I may not be 100% independent on this topic but actually …
How precise is my FTP?
Trouble pinning down your FTP?….this could be why Over on the intervals.icu forum (https://forum.intervals.icu/t/inaccurate-power-meter-or-anaerobic-contribution/1062) Benjamin_Turner asks: “I was l aid off at the start of the pandemic so I’ve had …
Can you cycle AND run (brilliantly)? …on the Science of cross-training
Ask any triathlete and they will tell you…….yes and…..no A regular coached cyclist, with cycling goals…..asked me how much will running harm his cycling (if at all) and can both …
The Magic of Interval Training (HIT or HIIT)
Just how good is high Intensity interval training compared to other types of exercise? Name a fitness trend. Chances are you will mention HIIT training. High intensity interval training (HIIT) …
Sweetspot or Sourspot?
Is sweetspot really the best training method for 99%? Sometimes you can be wrong without even knowing it. You might believe in something 100% and your friends might believe it …
Is FTP physiologically real…or does it exist only in Coggan’s imagination? (updated 2022)
Background Everyone has an opinion on FTP, their own FTP, your FTP, my FTP, their dog’s FTP. There is no denying that FTP has been a success in the sense …
Coach how do I rate as a cyclist from 0–100?!
Have you heard of the Dunning-Kruger Effect? Basically when you have little knowledge you can overestimate your ability but the more you find out the more you realize you don’t know that …