By Coach Suzan Ballmer, M.Ed So, you have spent the winter really focusing on your swim technique, efficiency, power & speed. You have seen a steady improvement and are having a lot of fun keeping pace with the faster swimmers at masters. Then the weather changed and you went for some bike rides outside focused…
By Dean Phillips, Fit Werx Have you ever noticed that your average bike speed is slower when it’s cold out? Look no further than any local 10-mile weekly time trial and some riders seem to be up to a minute slower on the coldest days compared to their PR times on warm mid summer days….
By Mike Burris, USA Cycling Coach I remember when I started riding. It was about ten years ago. I had allowed myself to become an overweight, workaholic during my 20s and was in desperate need of exercise both to halt the weight gain and to reduce the stress. My lawyer at the time was a…
Does Your Power Decline When Riding Indoors? By Dean Phillips, Fit Werx Many cyclists struggle to hold the same power output on a trainer that they maintain outside. Lack of motivation and scenery are often blamed, but the true answers are locked under the dust of your old physics textbooks from high school. I’ll save…
originally published in Triathlete Magazine I’ve been fit to my triathlon bike and I feel like my position is pretty comfortable and efficient. However, despite trying a number of different saddles and shorts, I still have nagging problems with saddle discomfort. Do you have any other suggestions that might help? Susan , TX Dear Susan,…
originally published February 2004/ Copyright © 2004 I come from a running background and started cycling when I got into triathlon a few years ago. I ride a Quintana Roo Picante triathlon bike and put in about 200 miles a week. I have a training partner who I believe to be of similar overall fitness (we…