I have conversations about heart rate monitors and power meters a lot. People always want to know, “Should I train with a heart rate monitor or a power meter? Is a power meter really worth it? What’s the difference between the two? Is one more effective than the other? Do I really need both?” The … More Heart Rate Monitor vs. Power Meter

The Functional Movement Screening was created in order to help identify areas in which an individual can improve their movement patterns. The screening involves 7 seemingly simple exercises that place an individual in somewhat exaggerated positions in order to expose limitations or deficits that could lead to injury or simply hinder performance. If you are … More Functional Movement Screening

Sometimes it can be nice to just have a couple of go-to ideas in your back pocket. I’ve been thinking for a while now, if I could have all cyclists just do a couple of preventative exercises, what would they be? I have complied my 10 Best Injury Prevention Exercises for Cyclists. Enjoy! Why This … More 10 Best Injury Prevention Exercises for Cyclists (with Video!)

More. More. More. That’s often what we chase. Sometimes it’s better and sometimes it’s not. People usually think that if they want to improve, they must need to do more. Adding an hour of training a week or increasing the intensity must be the way to make gains, right? Sometimes, but not always. The Limiter … More What is Your Limiter? Under-Recovering

Being an athlete is a balancing act. Balancing all kinds of responsibilities in addition to our athletic pursuits. One of the balancing acts that we face is knowing how to push ourselves to be the best we can be without pushing ourselves over the edge. We must learn how to drag ourselves out of the … More Over-Reaching Vs. Over-Training

Rest and recovery are just as important as all of those hard workouts we labor over. In fact, without the proper rest all of those hard workouts can almost be for naught. It’s during the rest and recovery that our bodies can really ‘soak’ in all of the gains that we have worked so hard … More Rest. Recovery. Rejuvenation. Ugh.

I think most of us have high hopes that we will all safely see a start line again in 2021. As we start to dream again of big goals and finish lines, you might start to establish a bit of a race calendar. What races do you hope will happen? What are your biggest goals? … More How to Schedule Your Season

I can hardly believe it’s already January. Winter solstice is behind us and cold weather is full swing. The habits you make now will likely stick around through end of March or later depending on where you live. Some things are out of your control like the weather. Other things are completely individual like your … More 6 Ways to Set Up Your Bike For Winter

It’s Winter break, you planned to sneak away for an hour in the middle of the day to get your ride in. When the time comes, your kids, home from school, have some sort of lunch emergency. Your dog got into the presents under the tree and not only is there a mess to clean … More Tips for the Time Crunched Athlete

A strong core is critical for athletic performance and injury prevention. I’m probably not telling you anything you haven’t already heard before. Yes, core workouts and the concept of core is widely popular. But what does it all really mean anyways? What is the Core? The core is everything other than your arms and your … More Core Concepts of Core