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We prepare for a cycle race
Although the season 2022 is coming to an end, Not all cyclists focus on MTB or road federation tests. There is another aspect of cycling that brings together the majority of users: cycle touring races.. These tests, which can be road, gravel o mountain bike, cad
Periodization in cycling or endurance sports – regular loads
Planning models in endurance sports Talking about periodization models is like talking about the path to follow on the map to reach a destination. We have to mark this route well, which will always be important to have some phases or parts so that the destination where we want
Work intensities (Coggn & Allen clasic zones)
Know well each of our training areas or what is the same, The intensity will help us work on physiological markers to improve them and at the same time, our performance will be improved. In the article we are going to review what our main areas of interest are.
Base or background work in winter
It is one of the periods where the athlete trains with less pressure or competitive load., which allows you to be long times on top of the bike to work this "background" that everyone speaks in the grupeta. But really, What is the use of this work? What adaptations does our body have to
Character of the effort
Continuing with previous posts where we talk about the work of strength and its different manifestations or programming of this manifestation during the cycling season, In the entry that we present below we will write to you about different methods of prescribing training for
General preparatory period
“The generic period is the time after the transitional period, where we will begin to work fully on the bike again to acquire the basic skills of physical condition: resistance, strength and to a lesser extent speed. It is the period of the year where we should be quieter.
Range of perceived exertion or RPE
Let's talk about the range of perceived effort or RPE as an element to quantify and that will help us coaches understand a little better what effort our athlete has perceived.. From the outset it is good to know the limits that each individual has regarding the workload.
Los 10 commandments of sports training
To help you a little better in sports training, we have broken down ten basic commandments to understand it and try to incorporate them into your daily life to improve your performance with the time invested.. 1r commandment: Above all we are people. This is one of the pri
Transition between seasons
If we divide the sports season, we can find different parts within the frameworkwork cycle, which would be the largest structure in sports planning that would encompass a year or half of it. In these “parts” or phases and always looking at sports periodization from one point
