In my previous post (The S:6 Testing Protocol, Part 1) I talked about the importance of testing to track the progress of your training. Through testing we look to see improvements in power outputs at specific interval durations over 6-12 weeks between testing.
Before diving into another season of training on the bike, or jumping into serious training for the first time, it helps to know a few things about your current fitness as you get started…
It’s that time of year again. Shorter days and plummeting nighttime temperatures in much of the country make it challenging to ride as much as we’d like. Some resort to riding indoor trainers to maintain their hard-earned fitness, while others would sooner accept water torture.
Since power-based training has risen to the status of "must have" for effective training for serious cyclists, the use of heart rate as a training metric has been tossed aside by many.
Whether you’re headed to the desert over Thanksgiving to shred on single track and red rocks, or you’re dusting off the fat bike for the cold months ahead, this giveaway aims to put a little extra power in your pedal!
