1Training & Health

By Hunter Allen, CEO Peaks Coaching Group Do you need a FTP for indoors and a different one for outdoors? Training on the indoor smart trainer or the dumb trainer for that matter, can really make you question your ability as a cyclist. We have all had the experience of not being able to produce the same watts indoors as we can outdoors and that just not fair! On indoor … [Read more...] about Indoor Versus Outdoor FTP Numbers

By Kevin Kolodziejski Doing the research for my last article, “Cycling Aerodynamics: Going Aero Without Going Broke,” also led to some easy pedaling down memory lane. Back to a time when I’d get even more excited about an upcoming time trial than adding the treats to my supper I’d allow myself when a training ride for the time trial went especially well. On those … [Read more...] about Better Your Rides; Be In The Moment

By Martin Sigrist I bought my first power meter back in 2007. It has proved to be, by a very wide margin, the best bike related purchase I have ever made, paying for itself many times over. Back then power meters were a rare sight, if you saw someone else with one it felt almost as if you were in some sort of secret brotherhood.  Now they are a lot more common, they … [Read more...] about 4 Good Reasons to Use a Power Meter

by Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Muscle cramps occur most often at night when you are sleeping, but they also can occur when you exercise vigorously, tear a muscle, or keep one leg in an awkward position, such as sitting in a chair in the same position for a long time. Muscle cramps are classified into those that occur during exercise and those that can occur at any time not related to … [Read more...] about Muscle Cramps: Prevention and Treatment