You really want a power meter and ideally a double sided one! The problem is that although prices have dropped dramatically over the past few years they are still a BIG investment. You could easily spend more on the [...]
HIIT and Tabata workouts are a great way to quickly improve your cycling performance by riding full gas for short periods followed by even shorter recovery periods. HIIT and Tabata are variations of the same theme. HIIT is the latest [...]
Monitoring your body composition is important when dieting, especially for athletes, as relying only on your weight doesn’t tell you how much of your weight loss is fat (good) and how much is muscle (bad). The skinfold test, using calipers, [...]
If you are dieting then you are probably obsessed with your weight, every Kilo you lose is a reason to celebrate, any gains are devastating. Cyclists live or die by their power to weight ratio. The less you weigh (so [...]
Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is a way to measure your stress levels and compare them with your own results over time or with other people with your demographic group. It has been proven that obesity and lower athletic performance [...]
If you want to test out how aerodynamic one riding position is compared to another in order to maximize your speed for a given amount of effort you would normally use a wind tunnel. Or you could use your [...]
