By Coach Fred Matheny I’ve covered some of the unique strategies that Allen Lim, Ph.D., uses to guide his riders. Lim is an expert in physiology, human performance and sports nutrition. He’s the founder of Skratch Labs. Here, along with my comments, are more of Lim’s guidelines: “You can always train harder than your competition as…
By Coach Fred Matheny Lim is an expert in power training, but his coaching approach is often refreshingly candid. Here is a list of his training priorities and the order in which he applies them through the season, along with my commentary: Volume: establish an endurance base. – Base miles are vital to any program. Cycling…
By Coach Fred Matheny Allen Lim, Ph.D., is an expert in physiology, human performance and sports nutrition. He’s known for his quirky but effective approaches to training. I’ll continue my series on Lim, commenting on some of his training pronouncements. “For a given type of interval, the power output is always established during the first interval…
Question: I need your advice on my training schedule. I work 4 consecutive days of 13 hours each, then have 4 days off when I have unlimited time to ride. I usually do 2-4 hours, but especially on the first day I feel sluggish. I just turned 50, and my fitness and endurance seem to be…
Question: I’m 40 and have been training for about two years, four or five times a week, 30-40 miles per ride with a 50-miler on weekends. This year I completed the Hotter’n Hell Hundred in Texas in just over five hours. Now, after many years away from Tae Kwon Do, I started classes for cross-training….
