Coach’s Corner: How to Determine FTP from a 20-Minute Power Test
Coaches Trevor Connor and Ryan Kohler analyze data from 20-minute power tests, offering important lessons on the proper execution of these intervals.
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The Fundamentals of Sports Nutrition: Optimizing Fuel Supplies
Are you a good nutrition student? By using a gap analysis, you can create a personalized nutrition plan.
How to Create a Race-Day Sports Nutrition Plan, Part 1
The best cyclists know that race-day nutrition must be planned—quantity, types of food, and timing that will best fuel your body for best performance.
How Breathing Is Impacted When Training in the Cold
Breathing cold, dry air while training outdoors can feel painful, but does it hamper your performance? Dr. Stephen Cheung explores.
The Benefits of Taking an Off Season
Many athletes worry that they will lose fitness if they skip too many days of training. While detraining does occur over time, there are also many benefits to taking a break.
An Introduction to Polarized Training
Dr. Stephen Seiler introduces polarized training during this in-studio podcast with FLO Cycling.
Why Can’t I Go As Fast When It’s Cold?
Cold temperatures can have a big impact on our physiology. We detail the performance effects of cold temps, and learn how to combat them.
Coach’s Corner: Power and Cadence Analysis of Climbing Intervals
Coach Ryan Kohler and Trevor Connor analyze climbing intervals at threshold, focusing on the importance of cadence and pace.
The Fundamentals of Sports Nutrition: Introductory Concepts on Fueling the Engine
Carbohydrates, fats, and proteins are the fuels that power human performance and recovery. And water is a critical piece of the puzzle.
What Exactly Is a Long Slow Distance Ride?
Coaches Trevor Connor and Ryan Kohler analyze ride data from one of Trevor’s LSD (long, slow distance) rides in order to explain the correct execution of one of these fundamental rides.
The Importance of Staying Warm on Your Bike
Cold temperatures can affect not only comfort but performance during your rides and races. We teach you how to stay warm and dry all year long.
How to Monitor Your Nutrition
Head Coach Ryan Kohler explores best practices for using mobile apps to monitor nutrition—and reveals the red flags that can indicate when athletes are misusing these apps and developing unhealthy attitudes about their diet.
How Women Can Take Control of Training During Their Hormone Cycle
These nutrition strategies will help reduce the side effects of hormonal fluctuations during the menstrual cycle.
How to Analyze 5×5 Intervals in TrainingPeaks
Coach Trevor Connor and Coach Ryan Kohler walk through their process for interpreting 5×5-minute interval workout sessions in TrainingPeaks.
How to Keep Your Knees Happy
Working on strength, stretching, and stability a few times a week will help keep knee pain away.
How to Analyze Cyclocross Power Files
Coach Grant Holicky and head coach Ryan Kohler teach you how to analyze cyclocross power files in TrainingPeaks.
How to Analyze Whoop Data
Coach Connor walks through the Whoop dashboard, analyzes his data, and points out some peculiarities of his physiology that are only revealed through Whoop data.
How to Climb Like an Angel of the Mountains
We dive into the physiology and physics of climbing by bike, and offer tips on how you should climb given your type of engine.